Wolters Kluwer offers Emmi’s COVID-19 video free for health organisations to empower and educate health consumers - March 31, 2020
Wolters Kluwer, Health is helping health consumers stay healthy and informed about COVID-19 with trustworthy information through an easy-to-understand video, ‘Understanding COVID-19 and How to Stay Safe’. The video makes Emmi’s® proven behavioral design and multimedia patient engagement expertise available to any… Read More
ARL urges publishers to maximise access to digital content during COVID-19 pandemic - March 30, 2020
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has joined global library associations in urging publishers to maximise access to digital content during the emergency conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an unprecedented time for the academic enterprise, and humanity will benefit from an unprecedented response by… Read More
SAGE waives Article Processing Charges for COVID-19 research - March 27, 2020
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has announced that it will publish open access any accepted research that is relevant to the treatment, transmission, cure, or social impact of COVID-19 without requiring article processing charges (APCs). Additionally, SAGE will fast track these papers for rapid publication and dissemination.… Read More
EBSCO makes COVID-19 resources site freely available - March 27, 2020
EBSCO and its partners are making resources freely available and expanding access to e-content to help library staff support their institutions as they focus on online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the world is grappling with the impact of COVID-19, the move to online… Read More
Elsevier Infographic: Global Research Trends in Infectious Diseases - March 26, 2020
Over the past two decades, the world has faced several infectious disease outbreaks. Ebola, Influenza A (H1N1), SARS, MERS, Zika virus and currently COVID-19 have had a massive global impact in terms of economic disruption, strain on local and global public health resources and, above all, human health. Using… Read More
HighWire announces support for dissemination of knowledge during COVID-19 pandemic - March 25, 2020
Scholarly publishing technology provider HighWire has announced its ongoing commitment to enabling access to critical information and supporting the dissemination of knowledge during the COVID-19 pandemic. The organisation, which supports and hosts key information providers such as WHO, BMJ, Cochrane and Read More
AAAS and Science journals provide COVID-19 related scientific information - March 24, 2020
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the Science family of journals are applying formidable resources to keep the scientific community and the public well informed on the coronavirus pandemic. Science, published by AAAS, has shared research findings and made data swiftly available… Read More
AAP provides COVID-19 resource page to outline publisher efforts to help communities during pandemic - March 24, 2020
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has posted a COVID-19 central resource page to provide information about what publishers are doing to support authors, readers, researchers, educators, booksellers, and libraries during the coronavirus pandemic. Publishing is built upon the principal of transformation.… Read More
Taylor & Francis’ new microsite to provide full access to breaking COVID-19 research - March 23, 2020
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis has published a new microsite that aggregates and organises all recently published COVID-19 research in one easy to navigate portal, including all relevant research articles and book chapters. All breaking research relating to COVID-19 continues to be freely accessible in support… Read More
Jisc issues joint statement on access to content in response to COVID-19 - March 20, 2020
Jisc, together with its partners, has issued a collective call to all providers of digital content and software to take action to help institutions maintain their teaching and research activity during this time of crisis. A joint statement was sent to The… Read More