PLOS Global Public Health celebrates 1000th paper published - March 8, 2023
PLOS Global Public Health, a journal committed to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion in global health research, is celebrating a significant milestone. The journal has published its 1000th paper, marking a major achievement since it launched in April 2021. With a mission to address deeply entrenched… Read More
ARL members invited to host the 2024 Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in Libraries & Archives (IDEAL) Conference - February 9, 2023
Association of Research Libraries (ARL) members are invited to submit expressions of interest to host the 2024 IDEAL Conference. Formerly the National Diversity in Libraries Conference (NDLC), the conference provides participants with an opportunity to engage in discussions and present research… Read More
Cambridge University Press & Assessment achieves 100 percent score for accessibility information - February 3, 2023
Cambridge University Press & Assessment has become one of only four publishers globally to achieve a 100 percent score from ASPIRE, providing a high quality of accessibility information for web-users who have disabilities. The accessibility statement on the main website, cambridge.org, has been… Read More
Publishers Association unveils industry-wide Inclusivity Action Plan - February 1, 2023
The Publishers Association has released an updated version of their 'Inclusion Action Plan' to encourage diversity, equity, and inclusion in the publishing industry's workforce. The strategy, which was developed in collaboration with the industry's foremost social enterprise dedicated to diversity and inclusion, Creative Access,… Read More
IGI Global integrates with CORE to offer greater open research accessibility - January 30, 2023
Academic publisher IGI Global has recently integrated with CORE, the world’s largest aggregator of open access research papers from existing repositories and journals. IGI Global welcomes the opportunity to add their 3,800+ highly cited and readily discoverable open access papers to join other credible… Read More
Wiley and Joint University Librarians Advisory Committee sign new OA agreement to promote research accessibility - January 16, 2023
Wiley, a global leader in research and education, has announced a new open access agreement with Joint University Librarians Advisory Committee (JULAC) in Hong Kong, starting January 1, 2023. This agreement, which represents Wiley’s first in Hong Kong, allows eligible users of the three participating JULAC… Read More
Taylor & Francis signs Accessible Books Consortium and Publishing Accessibility Action Group Charters - December 19, 2022
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis has reaffirmed its ongoing commitment to accessibility by signing the Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) and Publishing Accessibility Action Group UK (PAAG) charters. The objective of the ABC Charter for Accessible Publishing is ’to make e-books accessible to all’ by asking publishers… Read More
Journey for Teams launches first DEI learning module to support diversity - December 5, 2022
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and Veterinary Medical Association Executives (VMAE) have launched Journey for Teams (JFT), the most ambitious diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative in their history, with the release of the first monthly DEI learning module for workplaces… Read More
Springer Nature champions inclusive leadership through the Generation Valuable initiative - December 2, 2022
The Generation Valuable mentoring program, created by the Valuable 500, aims to develop the next generation of leaders with disabilities by matching a mentee with a member of its Executive team. The program addresses the gap in disability talent at all levels and the absence of disability… Read More
Learned Publishing publishes a Special Redux Issue - November 24, 2022
A special free-to-read supplement based on the 2022 Vitual University Press Redux Conference has been published. This year the conference focussed on the big issues of how university and other presses were tackling sustainability and inclusivity within the workplace. The conference was well attended and had… Read More
