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
The Biochemical Society and Portland Press announce new Read & Publish pilot agreement with Jisc - November 19, 2019
The Biochemical Society and Portland Press have announced an agreement with Jisc for a ‘Read & Publish’ transition pilot spanning all Portland Press journals over 2020 and 2021. Portland Press publishes seven journals. Two are fully open access (OA) titles, with one… Read More
University of Zagreb is first research institution in Eastern Europe to adopt ProQuest One™ Academic database - November 19, 2019
The University of Zagreb, the oldest and largest university in Croatia and a research hub in its region, is the first institution in Eastern Europe to adopt the award-winning ProQuest One Academic from educational technology leader ProQuest.
ProQuest One Academic combines more… Read More
