AUPresses releases Report: The Cost to Publish TOME Monographs - July 15, 2022
The TOME (Toward an Open Monograph Ecosystem) pilot is now in its fifth and final year. The partner organizations—the Association of University Presses (AUPresses), the Association of American Universities (AAU), and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL)—are committed… Read More
Survey finds open access model embraced by more next-generation faculty in the US - July 14, 2022
Interest in open access is on the rise for American higher education faculty aged 22 to 44. At the same time, a journal’s Impact Factor continues to diminish in importance for most faculty, according to results announced recently from Ithaka S+R’s US Faculty Survey 2021, aided by… Read More
Elsevier launches global initiative to assess the impact of the pandemic on confidence in scientific research - July 13, 2022
Elsevier, a global leader in research publishing and information analytics, announced the launch of a global collaboration that will include new, independent research led by Economist Impact. The initiative aims to assess the drivers of confidence in research, examine how researchers have experienced the increased public attention… Read More
The 2022 Nature Index Annual Tables show Chinese institutions on the rise, but the United States holds its position at the top - June 16, 2022
The Nature Index Annual Tables, released recently, examines the institutions and countries that contributed most to high-quality natural-sciences research in 2021. China had a strong year, second for research output overall, as measured by Share. With 14.4% growth in output in 2021 compared with 2020, it was… Read More
First national survey on research integrity in Australia found 73% of researchers want research integrity training to be mandatory - June 9, 2022
The results of the first national survey to investigate research integrity in Australia, a collaboration between the Australian Academy of Science and publisher Springer Nature, indicate broad support for mandatory research integrity training. The survey found that while 68% of respondents stated that their… Read More
Clarivate’s Annual Sustainability Report highlights 2021 milestones and identifies sustainability as a strategic business imperative - May 25, 2022
Clarivate Plc, a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, has published its second annual sustainability report. The interactive report outlines the progress Clarivate made in 2021 in the areas of Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG), and… Read More
Science Europe welcomes new DFG position paper on Academic Publishing and Research Assessment - May 19, 2022
Science Europe has welcomed the German Research Foundation (DFG) position paper "Academic Publishing as a Foundation and Area of Leverage for Research Assessment" on two important and timely topics. The paper reflects broad discussions that are taking place across the research landscape and neatly… Read More
Springer Nature and UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network whitepaper finds interdisciplinary knowledge exchange key to addressing crises - May 12, 2022
Springer Nature and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) have published a white paper featuring some of the most compelling ideas explored in a series of interdisciplinary roundtables which aim to spur new perspectives on, research in, and interdisciplinary approaches to global crises.… Read More
Springer Nature Group establishes short-term goals to build on its carbon-neutral status - April 7, 2022
Springer Nature Group has launched its latest annual Sustainable Business Report, Unlocking Potential, with a special focus on climate action. The report features new short-term carbon targets, building on last year’s announcement that Springer Nature Group had become carbon neutral for emissions associated with its offices, fleets,… Read More
Trends in Academic Publishing Survey 2021 - March 7, 2022
In 2021, Deanta surveyed academic publishers across the globe to discover how the industry was reacting after a Covid-hit 2020. The results of that 2021 survey revealed how the skills that publishers need were diversifying and, although confidence across the industry was high, evidence of immediate meaningful change was low,… Read More
