Emerald Group Holdings positions itself for growth - November 23, 2016
Emerald Group Holdings Limited (Emerald) - the global knowledge business that brings research to life - has positioned itself for further growth after agreeing a £27.5m financing package with Barclays and HSBC. Emerald employs around 400 people worldwide and generates over £40m of turnover, principally… Read More
Nature Communications to incorporate transparent peer review following a successful ten-month trial - November 10, 2016
Nature Communications is incorporating transparent peer review into the journal on a permanent basis, following a successful ten-month trial. In this scheme, authors are given the option to publish the peer review history of the paper alongside their published research. All papers submitted from January 2016 qualify for this scheme.… Read More
Crossref now accepts preprints - November 3, 2016
Crossref, the not-for-profit member organisation for publishers, has announced that it is now accepting the registration of Crossref DOIs for preprints. The key decision is to acknowledge that preprints are a valuable part of the research story, and ensure that authors' own or institutional repository versions… Read More
Springer and BioMed Central to retract 58 articles published across seven journals - November 2, 2016
Springer and BioMed Central are retracting 58 articles published across seven journals this week, after a thorough investigation which revealed evidence of plagiarism, peer review and authorship manipulation, suggestive of attempts to subvert the peer review and publication system to inappropriately obtain… Read More
UC Press expands course material offerings for Higher Education - October 6, 2016
Beginning Fall 2016, University of California Press will broaden its over 100 year educational commitment by growing its presence through its Higher Education publishing program. Recognised as one of the most forward-thinking publishers in the world, UC Press has championed work that influences public discourse and… Read More
OpenAthens announces Publisher Manifesto - July 21, 2016
OpenAthens has announced their Publisher Manifesto following an extensive program of research into librarians and end-users views and experiences of Identity and Access Management (IAM). The Publisher Manifesto is a series of commitments that aim to address the common issues around IAM faced by publishers and… Read More
The Society for Scholarly Publishing becomes Approved CAE Provider for educational programs - July 7, 2016
The Society for Scholarly Publishing is now a Certified Association Executive (CAE) Approved Provider. The CAE program, governed by the CAE Commission, an independent certifying body of ASAE, is designed to elevate professional standards, enhance individual performance, and designate association professionals who demonstrate the knowledge essential… Read More
The UK Government commissions Tech Partnership to create standards for basic digital skills - June 13, 2016
The Tech Partnership has been asked by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to define the standards for basic digital skills – the skills that everyone needs for life in a digitally-enabled world; for getting… Read More
The University of Cincinnati set to launch new academic press - May 31, 2016
The University of Cincinnati has announced today the formation of a new academic press. With a dual publishing focus on social justice and community engagement, the mission of the University of Cincinnati Press is to cultivate and disseminate scholarly works of the highest quality for the… Read More
Clinical trials data now linkable with publications - May 18, 2016
A group of publishers have announced a development to uniquely identify each clinical trial and easily link to related publications for the first time. This will make it easier for health professionals to obtain all the necessary information relating to a clinical trial for their patients, and to ensure transparency… Read More
