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IOP Publishing (IOPP) and Baidu Scholar, a Chinese academic search engine, have formed a partnership to integrate IOPP’s academic resources onto the Baidu platform. The partnership makes it easier for researchers to find and access IOPP’s content via Baidu’s convenient and user-friendly platform. 

The work of researchers in Africa is experiencing increased international reach, supported by new open access (OA) partnerships between research libraries and publishers. Recent forums in South Africa have highlighted the importance of this cooperation for the continued growth and impact of Africa’s rich research output.

MDPI, a leading open access (OA) publisher, is proud to announce its participation in International Open Access Week 2024, 21–27 October. This year’s theme, “Community over Commercialization”, resonates with MDPI’s commitment to publishing insights for everyone, regardless of background.

Silverchair, the leading independent hosting platform partner for scholarly and professional publishers, today announced signing a definitive agreement with Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, to acquire ScholarOne Manuscripts and ScholarOne Conferences (“ScholarOne”).

Researchers and institutions in Qatar are now directly sharing their outputs with the world thanks to Manara, the research repository by Qatar National Library. Powered by Figshare, a leading provider of institutional repository infrastructure that supports open research, Manara was launched in 2022 to serve as a digital archive of Qatar’s research.

This week at the Frankfurt Book Fair, Wiley, one of the world’s largest publishers and a global leader in research and learning, will share key insights on the potential and expectations for artificial intelligence (AI) in scholarly publishing. Wiley will also showcase initiatives to redefine publishing technology with AI-enabled tools, and foster industry dialogue and collaboration.

cOAlition S is pleased to announce the release of an independent, comprehensive study assessing the impact of Plan S on the scholarly communication landscape. Conducted by scidecode science consulting, following a tender process, this study provides the first assessment of the impact of Plan S five years after its launch.

We’re delighted to share that we will have a compliant open access (OA) route for all papers published in Biochemical Society journals in 2025, completing our planned transformation to an OA publisher.

MDPI, a leading open access (OA) publisher, is proud to announce its participation in International Open Access Week 2024, 21–27 October. This year’s theme, “Community over Commercialization”, resonates with MDPI’s commitment to publishing insights for everyone, regardless of background.

Kudos and the Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) are proud to announce a new partnership to increase the reach and impact of research relating to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The collaboration will see ACS Publications joining the SDG Knowledge Cooperative, an initiative led by Kudos wherein publishers join forces to help more people find, understand and act on research that will help drive progress towards achieving the SDGs.

IOP Publishing (IOPP) and Baidu Scholar, a Chinese academic search engine, have formed a partnership to integrate IOPP’s academic resources onto the Baidu platform. The partnership makes it easier for researchers to find and access IOPP’s content via Baidu’s convenient and user-friendly platform. 

The work of researchers in Africa is experiencing increased international reach, supported by new open access (OA) partnerships between research libraries and publishers. Recent forums in South Africa have highlighted the importance of this cooperation for the continued growth and impact of Africa’s rich research output.

PLOS today announced that it has received a $1.5 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and a $1 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to support our mission to drive Open Science forward with meaningful change in scholarly publishing.

The Company of Biologists is delighted to announce a further three-year Open Access agreement with the University of California (UC). This agreement, which follows on...

The Microbiology Society, one of the largest microbiology societies in Europe, is pleased to announce a new three-year Publish and Read offering with German consortium ZB MED – Information Centre for Life Sciences, available to its 400 member institutions and 2,000 hospitals. This agreement was established in partnership with HARRASSOWITZ, the Society’s representative agency in Germany.