American Chemical Society and the Hungarian EISZ consortium sign their first transformative agreement - November 13, 2019
The American Chemical Society (ACS), Publications Division, and the Hungarian Electronic Information Service National Programme (EISZ) have announced a transformative open access pilot agreement that enables corresponding authors affiliated at the seven consortium member institutions to publish journal articles under an open access license in any… Read More
ARTiFACTS announces ORCID integration - November 13, 2019
ARTiFACTS has announced the successful integration of its blockchain system with ORCID records. This means that 7.4 million users can register their research works on ARTiFACTS, thereby securing the provenance of their research via their ORCID credentials. Works registered on ARTiFACTS will also become immediately citable.… Read More
Springer Nature becomes first publisher to implement SeamlessAccess.org service - November 12, 2019
Users of nature.com are to be the first to benefit from an enhanced user experience when accessing research content from outside of their university network. As part of its commitment to finding solutions to problems researchers are facing, Springer Nature has been… Read More
ARL supports MIT Framework for Publisher Contracts - November 8, 2019
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) supports the MIT Framework for Publisher Contracts as an important pathway to making scholarly content more openly available. The framework sets forth six core principles for library contracts with publishers, such as author retention of copyrights, automatic deposit of manuscripts… Read More
Impact Science and Vertigo Ventures partner to assist research institutions in the UK offer more robust support for research impact - November 8, 2019
Impact Science, a division of Cactus Communications that provides end-to-end support for the research impact life cycle, has partnered with Vertigo Ventures (VV), a UK-based company that offers innovative technology solutions for impact measurement, to provide research institutions with services and systematic support for more efficient… Read More
Research produced by 275 units affiliated to the University of Paris-Saclay now accessible in a single category within the Scopus database - November 7, 2019
The University of Paris-Saclay and Elsevier, a global information analytics business specialising in science and health, have announced that the research works from the 275 units affiliated to the University of Paris-Saclay are now accessible in a single ‘University of Paris Saclay’ category within the Scopus… Read More
CEA selects MyScienceWork to develop tools for knowledge management projects - November 7, 2019
MyScienceWork has announced that the CEA - the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission has selected the Sirius solution to establish ‘Proof of Concept’ for the extraction of information from scientific records. MyScienceWork’s expertise and the advanced technologies Sirius relies on offer the CEA a… Read More
Wiley and Editage partner to enhance and expand services for authors - November 6, 2019
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Inc. has announced a new partnership with Editage, a leading global scholarly communications brand by Cactus Communications (CACTUS), to enhance and expand the services available from Wiley Editing Services. This partnership enables Wiley to provide comprehensive support… Read More
Several European institutions now using Altmetric Explorer for Institutions to provide richer reporting on the influence of published research - November 5, 2019
Altmetric has announced new agreements with several European institutions, who will use the Explorer to enhance their marketing and communications activity, strengthen grant applications, and to gather broader insights for strategic planning. Since its launch in 2013, Altmetric Explorer for Institutions has been increasingly used by… Read More
Harvard Library joins the Open Preservation Foundation - November 5, 2019
The Harvard Library is the latest to join the Open Preservation Foundation (OPF) as a member. The academic Library is tasked with stewarding the world’s knowledge for Harvard and sharing Harvard’s knowledge with the world. The Harvard Library advances scholarship through fundamental commitments to the creation,… Read More
