ARL, CNI, EDUCAUSE release final report on emerging technologies in research libraries - April 12, 2021
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), and EDUCAUSE have released their final report on Mapping the Current Landscape of Research Library Engagement with Emerging Technologies in Research and Learning. Part of the ARL, CNI, and EDUCAUSE joint… Read More
Springer Nature Group is carbon neutral for emissions associated with its offices, fleet and flights, says its latest Sustainable Business Report - April 9, 2021
Springer Nature Group has published its fourth annual report on its progress as a Sustainable Business. The report, which covers environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, shares the steps being taken to champion open science, support delivery of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals,… Read More
New Clarivate report highlights research renaissance across MENAT region with opportunity to expand local collaborative networks - April 8, 2021
Clarivate Plc, a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, has released a report which explores the seismic shift of the research landscape in 19 countries across the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT) region over recent decades. It… Read More
Latest Nature Index supplement tracks research collaboration trends in the APAC region - March 18, 2021
China is growing in dominance in Asia-Pacific collaborations, according to the Nature Index 2021 Asia Pacific supplement. The supplement draws on Nature Index data to track trends in research output and collaboration in the Asia-Pacific region. The strongest partnership in the region is between Australia and China,… Read More
Kudos’ ‘Brave New World’ study provides critical insights around publishing and purchasing - March 18, 2021
Kudos has announced the publication of its ‘Brave New World’ study, which provides publishers, societies and providers of related services with data and insights about the effects of COVID-19 on scholarly communication, including emerging opportunities, and recommendations for strategic and tactical responses. Critical insights include the… Read More
Social Science, Humanities Publishing fell on Covid-19 disruption, says new report - March 11, 2021
Simba Information has published its latest report Global Social Sciences & Humanities Publishing 2021-2025, according to which, the impact of the COVID-19 virus and associated economic disruption will tighten the market for publishing materials in the humanities and social sciences. Social science and… Read More
New Springer Nature Whitepaper provides insights into versions of articles most preferred by researchers - February 19, 2021
Research publisher Springer Nature has released a whitepaper “Exploring researcher preference for the Version of Record”, produced in collaboration with data from ResearchGate. Preprints, accepted manuscripts, and the final published version of record (VOR) signify researchers currently have access to increasing multiple versions of research papers. In… Read More
New report details impact of proposed Open Access policy on the UK’s research ecosystem - February 18, 2021
The economic impact of the potential new Open Access (OA) policy from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is detailed in a new report. The report, produced by FTI Consulting for the Publishers Association, assesses the impact of the policy on the UK’s research ecosystem… Read More
Findings of the most comprehensive survey of publishing workforce released - February 12, 2021
The latest findings of the Publishers Association’s UK publishing workforce survey show that while publishing continues to meet its target to employ at least 50% women in senior roles within five years, there has been little progress in its other target of increasing the ethnic diversity of… Read More
Clarivate report introduces data-driven approach to citation-based classification - February 11, 2021
Clarivate Plc, a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, has released a report that examines the organisation of information in the global scientific community and introduces a flexible new data-driven approach to citation-based classification. The report highlights new technology,… Read More
