ScienceOpen and Brepols Publishers partner to put European humanities research in a global context - November 26, 2019
The research discovery platform ScienceOpen is partnering with Brepols Publishers to integrate two new featured collections in interdisciplinary fields spanning the humanities/science divide into a global and interactive research environment. ScienceOpen’s partnership with Brepols Publishers – an international academic publisher of research in humanities founded in… Read More
Wellcome and KU Leuven are joining forces to transform great ideas and inventions into treatments and cures for diseases - November 26, 2019
The British health research foundation Wellcome and KU Leuven are entering into a partnership to foster a vibrant knowledge translation system for leveraging KU Leuven’s research excellence to deliver benefits for society. Effective January 1, 2020, both partners will invest in a… Read More
The Bibsam Consortium and Elsevier to sign new transformative agreement - November 25, 2019
The Bibsam Consortium is signing a Read & Publish agreement with Elsevier, a global information analytics business specialising in science and health. Under the deal, Swedish researchers will gain access to the publisher's 2000 journals once more. In addition, all Swedish research articles will be published… Read More
Universities UK convene new group to govern negotiations with publishers - November 25, 2019
Universities UK has convened a new group to support and enhance the mandate of Jisc in negotiating publishing agreements with major academic publishers. The formation of this new, high-level group recognises the importance of involving senior leaders from UK institutions in order to achieve sustainable, affordable… Read More
Frontiers partners with journal policy database TRANSPOSE to make science open - November 25, 2019
Frontiers has announced a partnership with journal policy database TRANSPOSE to achieve its aim to make science open. It is expected that this partnership with TRANSPOSE will enable Frontiers’ open-access policies to reach a wider audience. TRANSPOSE is an unbiased database of journal policies on open… Read More
Editage partners with the British Blockchain Association to expand support services to journal authors - November 25, 2019
Editage, a science communications brand by Cactus Communications (CACTUS), has announced a partnership with the British Blockchain Association (BBA) to offer a bouquet of services for authors submitting to the Journal of British Blockchain Association (JBBA). These services will be available on the co-branded service website… Read More
Elsevier and the US Food and Drug Administration collaborate to build predictive drug-induced liver injury algorithm - November 21, 2019
Elsevier, a global information analytics business specialising in science and health, has entered into a Collaborative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR) at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Effective October 8, 2019, NCTR and Elsevier began collaborating on… Read More
Frontiers joins the NAS’ list for author transparency - November 21, 2019
Frontiers has joined the National Academy of Sciences’ (NAS) list for Transparency in Author Contributions in Science (TACS). The NAS list includes publishers and funders committed to setting standards for authorship transparency and defining responsibilities for authors. The requirements for journals to be considered on the… Read More
EDP Sciences joins forces with the Chinese Academy of Sciences and its publisher Science Press Ltd. - November 20, 2019
An exchange of signatures recently took place finalising the sale of EDP Sciences to Chinese Science Publishing & Media Ltd. (Science Press). This concludes the agreement reached earlier this year by EDP Sciences’ former co-owners, Société Française de Physique, Société Chimique de France, Société Française d’Optique… Read More
O’Reilly acquires Katacoda, bringing real on-demand server environments to more than 2.5 million users - November 20, 2019
O'Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, has acquired Katacoda, an interactive technology platform that enables hands-on learning. With the acquisition, O’Reilly is integrating interactive learning scenarios and sandboxes into its online learning solution to help its users master new technologies. Users… Read More
