DOAJ and Crossref sign MoU to remove barriers to scholarly publishing for all - June 22, 2021
The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and Crossref have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The MOU formalizes an already strong partnership between the two organisations and furthers their shared pursuit of an open scholarly communications ecosystem that is inclusive of emerging publishing communities.… Read More
College of Family Physicians of Canada and HighWire renew hosting deal for another 3 years - June 21, 2021
HighWire, the scholarly publishing technology provider, has announced that The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) has chosen to renew its hosting provision. HighWire has provided hosting for CFPC’s flagship journal, Canadian Family Physician (CFP), for over a decade. CFP is a… Read More
Ovid users gain access to evidence-based orthopaedic research summaries from OrthoEvidence - June 17, 2021
Wolters Kluwer, Health has announced that Ovid® users will now have access to OrthoEvidence, a first of its kind evidence-based summary provider for orthopaedic specialists, surgeons, nurses, medical residents and students. The move is intended to help clinicians stay current on orthopaedic and musculoskeletal research. With… Read More
EBSCO collaborates with K-Int to support resource sharing and development of Controlled Digital Lending in FOLIO - June 16, 2021
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is increasing its development commitment to Controlled Digital Lending (CDL) and resource sharing on the FOLIO Library Services Platform (LSP). Collaborating with Knowledge Integration (K-Int), EBSCO will advance the development of these solutions for libraries worldwide. With… Read More
Platinum Equity set to acquire McGraw Hill from Apollo Funds for $4.5 billion - June 16, 2021
Platinum Equity has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire McGraw Hill, a global leader in educational content and digital platforms, from funds (the "Apollo Funds") managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, "Apollo") for a purchase price… Read More
SciBite and L7 Informatics partnership drives to support discovery, collaboration in life sciences - June 15, 2021
SciBite and L7 Informatics have announced a partnership that enables L7 Informatics to deliver ontology management powered by SciBite's CENtree™ software within L7's Enterprise Science Platform (L7|ESP). This feature will be available in 2021 and will offer users the ability to leverage ontologies to… Read More
RSNA and Jisc sign transitional ‘Read and Publish’ agreement - June 15, 2021
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has signed a transitional ‘Read and Publish’ agreement with Jisc, an education and research not-for-profit organization based in the United Kingdom. This transitional agreement offers unlimited access to RSNA’s flagship journal Radiology and the Society’s premier education… Read More
Springer Nature and LYRASIS announce new sponsoring partnership for a suite of open access books - June 9, 2021
Springer Nature has signed its first sponsorship agreement for open access books with LYRASIS, a US non-profit membership association of libraries, archives, and museums, starting in 2021. The agreement is set to lead to the publication of new open access book titles. The collaboration will focus on… Read More
IOP Publishing collaborates with OpenAthens and SeamlessAccess to enhance user experience, streamlines its online authentication process for researchers - June 9, 2021
IOP Publishing (IOPP) has enhanced access to scientific research by streamlining its online authentication process for researchers. IOPP achieved this by working with identity and access management specialist, OpenAthens, and the global cross-stakeholder SeamlessAccess organisation. The trio collaborated to enhance the user login… Read More
The Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society moves to ARPHA Platform - June 9, 2021
The Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society, the oldest and most representative academic outlet of the Bulgarian Geographical Society, now boasts an improved publishing infrastructure after moving to the technologically advanced ARPHA Platform and signing with scholarly publisher and technology provider Pensoft. The… Read More
