Enago launches CLARA ― COVID-19 AI-tool for Researchers to Accelerate Scientific Breakthroughs & Overcome...
To help researchers access structured and unstructured data quickly, Enago has developed a cloud-based AI research service, CLARA, which has a corpus of thousands of papers. This tool uses advanced AI, allowing users to make specific queries to the collections of papers.
Taylor & Francis welcomes new guidance from cOAlition S
Taylor & Francis welcomes the new guidance from cOAlition S on transformative arrangements for Journals. cOAlition S have clearly listened to feedback from the community, and we thank them for this.
Alexandra Vance to Become New AIP Publishing CEO
AIP Publishing (AIPP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Alexandra (Alix) Vance as its new chief executive, effective August 1, 2020. AIP Publishing is a wholly owned but independently operated subsidiary of the American Institute of Physics (AIP), a 501(c)(3) membership corporation of scientific societies.
Bloomsbury supports independent bookshops amid COVID-19 crisis
Bloomsbury, the leading independent publisher, today reveals plans to support independent bookshops during the COVID-19 crisis by offering a referral incentive for Bloomsbury titles and sharing its ecommerce and distribution channels.
Revised ‘Transformative Journal’ criteria from cOAlition S are “challenging” but Springer Nature commits...
Springer Nature welcomes the decision from cOAlition S to support Transformative Journals. Subject to acceptability of the yet to be published transparency requirements, it commits to transition the vast majority of its Springer Nature-owned English language journals that are not already Open Access, including Nature and the Nature Research journals, to become Transformative Journals.
A better understanding of APC funding sources could accelerate the transition to open access
A new report published by Springer Nature indicates that a better understanding of the sources of funding for article processing charges (APCs) could accelerate the transition to open access (OA) publishing. “APCs in the wild” refer to those APCs that are funded from sources that cannot easily be identified or tracked, in other words, those funding streams that fall outside of centrally managed library or institution budgets.
Springer Nature makes key textbooks freely accessible for educators, students and academics affected by...
With the Coronavirus outbreak having an unprecedented impact on education, Springer Nature is launching a global program to support learning and teaching at higher education institutions worldwide. This will see institutions able to access for free more than 500 key textbooks across Springer Nature’s eBook subject collections.
From Open Access to Open Science, PLOS Biology is leading change
PLOS announced today the beginning of a new vision for PLOS BIOLOGY which builds upon its earlier successes and pushes boundaries even further to promote Open Science and excellence in publishing.
ChemPubSoc Europe becomes Chemistry Europe – a new look for a new future
John Wiley and Sons, Inc. and its subsidiary Wiley-VCH in partnership with European chemical societies publisher, ChemPubSoc Europe, are proud to announce that from today ChemPubSoc Europe becomes Chemistry Europe.
EBSCO makes COVID-19 resources site freely available
EBSCO and its partners are making resources freely available and expanding access to e-content to help library staff support their institutions as they focus on online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Scholarly publishing community has role to play in protecting U.S. healthcare workers from...
Medical workers across the country are in dire need of personal protective equipment (PPE) to ensure continuity of care for the mounting number of COVID-19 patients. The scholarly publishing community can help to ameliorate this shortage by distributing the information below to the millions of non-medical professionals that they serve.
F1000 Research Ltd wins European Commission contract to set up an open access publishing...
F1000 Research Ltd is delighted to announce that it has been awarded the contract to set up and manage an open access publishing platform for the European Commission as a service for Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe beneficiaries.