First 2019 issue of Research Library Issues explores privacy from a legal, digital, and applied perspective - May 7, 2019
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced the release of the first issue of Research Library Issues (RLI) in 2019. The issue of RLI 2019 looks at privacy from a legal, digital, and applied perspective, with a focus on the implications and opportunities for research… Read More
New OA policy at Penn State to expand reach of University research - May 3, 2019
A new open access policy at Penn State, recently endorsed by the University Faculty Senate, will greatly increase public availability of original, peer-reviewed Penn State scholarly research in support of the University’s land-grant mission. Under the policy — expected to be implemented by Penn State… Read More
Association of American Publishers supports Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act - May 2, 2019
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) applauds Representatives Jeffries and Collins and Senators Tillis, Durbin, Kennedy, and Hirono for introducing the bipartisan Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act, along with original co-sponsors Representatives Nadler, Johnson, Roby, Chu, Cline, Lieu, and Fitzpatrick. AAP has long advocated… Read More
Springer Nature calls for cOAlition S policy to be evidence-based and focus on stimulating ‘demand’ and ‘supply’ - February 12, 2019
Springer Nature is strongly supportive of Plan S's goal to accelerate the adoption of Open Access (OA). The global OA publisher has called on cOAlition S participants to put evidencing and promoting the benefits of OA at the heart of their strategy as one of
SPARC applauds Congressional passage of the OPEN Government Data Act - December 27, 2018
SPARC, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, has applauded Congressional passage of the Open, Public, Electronic and Necessary (OPEN) Government Data Act. The bill, which is included as Title II of the broader Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act, requires federal agencies to publish government data… Read More
IEEE announces retraction of 29 articles published in IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility from 2017 to 2018 - November 21, 2018
Technical professional organisation IEEE is retracting 29 articles that were published in IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility from 2017 to 2018 because of violations of IEEE policy discovered in the peer review process of those articles. IEEE requires strict adherence to its policies, and will issue… Read More
OpenAIRE welcomes EC’s new sets of recommendations to Member States - October 15, 2018
The European Commission has released a new set of recommendations to the Member States that offer guidance and propose the best way to implement and support open science practices. The new recommendations include sections on incentives, rewards and require action plans from member states with concrete… Read More
AAAS launches Center for Scientific Evidence in Public Issues - September 28, 2018
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the non-profit publisher of the Science family of journals, has announced the launch of the Center for Scientific Evidence in Public Issues, which will bring clearly and strategically communicated information to decision makers -from policymakers to parents… Read More
Serbia adopts national science policy called the ‘Open Science Platform’ - August 20, 2018
Serbia recently adopted a national science policy called the 'Open Science Platform'. The Serbian version of the policy is available on the official webpage of the Serbian Ministry (MESTD) and the version in English is available on OpenAIRE. The discussion about OS… Read More
Atypon prepares its Literatum and nearly 1000 client websites for GDPR-compliance ahead of deadline - June 22, 2018
Atypon's online publishing platform, Literatum, and nearly 1000 websites it hosts became GDPR-compliant well ahead of the European Union's deadline, enabling Atypon customers to meet GDPR requirements. Atypon's implementation also gives publishers control of how most of those requirements are implemented on their sites. The… Read More
