IPR License signs up with Peter Lang and ICE Publishing, strengthens key partnership network - July 6, 2017
IPR License, the marketplace for publishers to trade rights globally, has continued to expand its network globally by announcing that it has signed up both independent publisher of academic books Peter Lang, and the publishing arm of the Institution of Civil Engineers, ICE Publishing. Peter… Read More
Aries Systems and HighWire Press announce data partnership - July 6, 2017
Online submission system provider Aries Systems and scholarly publishing company HighWire Press have announced a data partnership to help publishers assess their manuscript pipeline, editorial policies, and strategic plans. Publishers using Aries' Editorial Manager® Enterprise Analytics Reporting tool will now benefit… Read More
Emerald signs up to the Initiative for Open Citations (I4OC) - July 5, 2017
Academic publisher Emerald Publishing has signed up to the Initiative for Open Citations (I4OC), a collaboration between scholarly publishers, researchers and other interested parties to promote the unrestricted availability of scholarly citation data. Before I4OC, only about 1% of the publications with reference data deposited in… Read More
ACCUCOMS to represent American Psychiatric Association Publishing in Europe from August 1 - July 5, 2017
ACCUCOMS and the American Psychiatric Association Publishing (APA Publishing) have agreed on an exclusive multi-year institutional representation agreement for journals and online services in Europe (excluding Turkey and Cyprus), starting on August 1. The collaboration will ensure better access to APA Publishing… Read More
Korean Association of Medical Journal Editors Press adopts Aries Systems’ Editorial Manager - July 5, 2017
Online submission system provider Aries Systems, US, has announced the adoption of Editorial Manager by the Korean Association of Medical Journal Editors (KAMJE) Press. KAMJE Press, which is operated by XMLink, is the publishing component of the KAMJE, a membership association with 256 member journals.… Read More
Taylor & Francis and Macat sign sales and distribution agreement - July 3, 2017
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis and Macat International have announced an agreement under which Taylor & Francis will undertake exclusive sales and distribution for the Macat Library in the English language. Macat International is focused on developing resources for critical thinking alongside tests which measure… Read More
ASTM International signs MOU with four more national standards bodies - July 3, 2017
ASTM International, a global standards organisation, has signed memorandums of understanding with the national standards bodies of Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Ukraine, and Armenia, bringing the total number of MOUs to 105. The four MOUs were signed by ASTM International's president, Katharine Morgan. The program supports… Read More
Ingram Publisher Services acquires Book Network Int’l Limited, expands UK footprint - July 3, 2017
Ingram Publisher Services LLC, an operating unit of Ingram Content Group, has acquired Book Network Int'l Limited ("NBNi"), an international physical and digital book distributor, based in the UK. NBNi's client service business will stand alongside Ingram's wide range of digital, physical and print-on-demand solutions to… Read More
Elsevier and Wiley collaborate to provide more trusted and accessible answers and insights to engineers in industry and academia via Knovel platform - June 30, 2017
Elsevier, the information analytics company specialising in science and health, is enabling engineers, researchers and students to confidently solve engineering problems and prepare the next generation of engineers through its collaboration with Wiley and the Knovel platform. This collaboration empowers companies and institutions to create what's… Read More
The University of Sheffield and Figshare partner to launch ORDA, a custom portal to manage research data - June 30, 2017
The University of Sheffield has announced the outcomes of a joint venture with Figshare, an online digital repository for academic researchers. Through this partnership, they have delivered an integrated hub for managing and sharing research data, named ORDA (Online Research Data https://orda.shef.ac.uk/).… Read More
