Aurora and OpenAIRE partner to make Open Science more accessible and demonstrate the Societal impact of research with SDGs - May 16, 2022
The OpenAIRE-Nexus consortium and Aurora recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding. Under the deal, both parties will collaborate to map research output to the SDGs, provide new functionalities like SDG-oriented discovery and statistics on Open Science, and learn from each other. In this… Read More
Emerald and Knowledge Unlatched partner to create an OA business management and economics eBooks collection aligned to the UN’s SDGs - May 11, 2022
Emerald Publishing has announced a partnership with Knowledge Unlatched (KU) to create and promote an open-access eBook collection in the area of business management and economics. The exclusive deal starts in 2023 and is the first open-access partnership of its kind for the… Read More
Oxford University Press publishes its first Responsible Publishing Report - May 9, 2022
Oxford University Press has published its first Responsible Publishing Report. The report outlines OUP’s intent to reduce its environmental impact and support its people and communities. It reflects on the progress made in 2021-2022 and outlines OUP’s commitments for the future, in line with… Read More
Springer Nature and the University of Tokyo to host SDGs Symposium 2022 on energy systems for a sustainable future - February 28, 2022
Springer Nature and the University of Tokyo will be hosting a symposium to bring together researchers in Japan, alongside members of the academic, business, civil society, and policy communities to critically discuss aspects of the energy systems needed for a sustainable future. This event marks the third… Read More
Springer Nature unveils new SDG content hub to mark International Day of Education - January 24, 2022
Springer Nature has launched a new content hub for UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number four, Quality Education, to mark International Day of Education (January 24th). The hub contains research and resources relevant to SDG4 and marks the completion of Springer Nature’s commitment to… Read More
AIP Publishing joins SDG Publishers Compact and the Climate Change Knowledge Cooperative - January 6, 2022
AIP Publishing (AIPP) has become a signatory to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Publishers Compact and the Climate Change Knowledge Cooperative. The SDG Publishers Compact brings together leading scholarly publishers to raise awareness of and accelerate the achievement… Read More
IntechOpen joins the UN SDG Publishers Compact - December 31, 2021
IntechOpen has joined the United Nations SDG Publishers Compact as part of its ongoing commitment to increase awareness, publish and promote scientific research in support of the global SDG programme. In the words of the UNDP, the 17 SDGs, also known as the… Read More
Springer Nature Group to plant 10,000 trees in support of sustainable development goals after reaching one million OA milestone - December 9, 2021
To celebrate becoming the first to publish one million Open Access (OR) articles, research and education publisher Springer Nature has announced it will fund the planting of 10,000 trees – one for every employee - over the next year, in the Khasi Hills in… Read More
Redux Conference 2022 to focus on diversity and sustainability - November 11, 2021
The fourth University Press Redux conference will take place virtually in 2022 as the organisers open it up to a wider audience. Run by the Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) and Cambridge University Press, the conference is scheduled for May… Read More
The IET joins the United Nations SDG Publishers Compact - November 5, 2021
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has joined the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Publishers Compact, committing to develop and implement sustainability principles aimed at accelerating progress towards achieving the SDG by 2030. By joining the SDG Publishers Compact, the IET joins publishing organisations… Read More