De Gruyter’s new open access pricing model to prevent ‘double dipping’ - October 9, 2015
Academic publisher De Gruyter is introducing a new pricing model that prevents 'double dipping' with open access publications. Double dipping is when publishers are paid twice for articles in hybrid journals, on the one hand through charging for the open access publication itself and, on the… Read More
New licensing terms for Springer eBooks and journals expand online learning permissions - October 7, 2015
STM publisher Springer, part of the newly formed publishing group Springer Nature, will offer customers a way to make their online educational initiatives even more attractive, starting October 2015. A unique offer to licensed institutions will allow them to embed, at no extra charge, up to… Read More
EBSCO releases Serial Price Projection for 2016 - October 1, 2015
The 2016 Serials Price Projection Report from EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) advises that the overall effective publisher price increases for academic/medical libraries are expected to be in the range of 4 to 6 percent (before currency impact). EBSCO releases the Serials Price Projections based on surveys… Read More
PLOS announces first increase in PLOS ONE APC since 2009 - September 23, 2015
Open Access scientific publishing makes scholarship available globally and relieves scholarly institutions from the overwhelming burden of commercial subscription fees. Because of this proven success, institutions, funders, foundations and government agencies dedicate significant resources to encourage authors to publish in Open Access journals. For the past six years,
Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers launches 2016 prices for journals, collections and packages - August 5, 2015
Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers has launched the 2016 prices for journals, collections and packages. The journal program for the next year comprises 103 biomedical titles, most of them in English. It includes 20 Open Access journals and 3 new titles. The Price List 2016… Read More
ICIS adds CFR northeast Asia price assessment to Asian phenol price report - July 27, 2015
ICIS, an information service provider for the chemical industry, has enhanced its Asia phenol price report by adding a CFR (cost & freight) northeast (NE) Asia price assessment, to better reflect current trading patterns and give a vital benchmark for industry players operating in the region.… Read More
Health Education England partners with ProQuest to supply healthcare research information to professionals and students - June 3, 2015
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), working in partnership with and on behalf of Health Education England, have signed a three year national license with ProQuest to provide access to a variety of core healthcare databases. This agreement will enable all NHS staff… Read More
China National Science and Technology Library approves purchase and hosting of Karger Journal Archive Collection - April 28, 2015
The China National Science and Technology Library (NSTL) has approved the purchase and hosting of the Karger Journal Archive Collection. It comprises journal issues from 1893 to 1997. The licence covers nationwide access for academic and non-commercial organisations in mainland China. It is the first national… Read More
FIZ Karlsruhe and RightsDirect co-operation to offer customers new rights management features when ordering journal articles via FIZ AutoDoc - April 10, 2015
FIZ Karlsruhe — Leibniz-Institute for Information Infrastructure has again enhanced its document delivery service, FIZ AutoDoc. Before ordering a full-text article, customers can already verify the document’s license coverage under the VG WORT Digital Copyright License or other licenses granted by RightsDirect. This new feature was… Read More
CCC and IPR License collaborate to help publishers discover and secure rights to republish full works - April 8, 2015
Global licensing and content solutions organisation Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC) has partnered with IPR License to simplify and speed up the process for rightsholders to search, offer, negotiate and complete transactions on a range of subsidiary rights deals through IPR's online marketplace. CCC refers… Read More
