ResearchGate and MIT announce Journal Home agreement
ResearchGate, the professional network for researchers, today announced a new Journal Home agreement with the MIT Press, one of the largest and most distinguished university presses in the world.
STM Report: Trusted Identity in Academic Publishing
As the digital landscape evolves, the foundational trust that has long supported academic publishing faces new vulnerabilities. Rising cases of identity fraud and integrity breaches are challenging the scholarly community to protect research integrity without imposing unnecessary burdens on genuine contributors.
PLOS Partners with CLOCKSS to Safeguard its Journals: A Milestone in Open-Access Preservation
PLOS (Public Library of Science) has played a pivotal role in advancing open-access publishing, promoting the goal of making scientific knowledge freely available to all. By eliminating barriers to access, PLOS has enabled researchers, scholars, and the public to engage with important research without the hindrance of paywalls.
Clarivate Publishes 2023 Sustainability Report
Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, has today published its fourth annual sustainability report, showcasing its commitment to sustainability and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
New AI-based natural language feature makes complex searches in Dimensions faster and easier
Digital Science is pleased to announce that its flagship product Dimensions, the world’s most complete database of linked research information, is launching a beta to explore the responsible use of a new AI-based Natural Language to Query technology.
Clarivate Launches New Sustainability Research Solution
Clarivate Plc, a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today announced the launch of ProQuestTM One Sustainability. The new solution is an expansive, curated, multi-format content collection designed to meet the growing demand for sustainability curricula across research, teaching and learning.
Springer Nature Launches Latin American Research Advisory Council, Expanding Global Partnerships with Researchers
Springer Nature announced that it has founded a Latin American Research Advisory Council (LARAC) to better support and collaborate with researchers in the region. This joins the publisher’s existing research advisory councils in Africa (ARAC), Europe (ERAC), Japan (JRAF), Korea (KRAF), and the United States (USRAC).
New research helps publishers meet researchers’, institutions’ and policy-makers’ expectations around SDGs
Kudos, the leading service for increasing the impact of research, has published recommendations for how publishers should respond to the research sector’s evolving needs around sustainability research. The report explores how the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are influencing research funding and scholarly practice based on: findings from a survey of over 4,500 researchers; teleinterviews with policymakers; and in-depth desk research on global funder policies.
Karger Publishers and CAPES Sign New 5-Year Agreement
Karger Publishers extended the partnership with the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), providing access to the entire Karger Journal Collection for researchers from 260 Brazilian institutions.
Sherpa services combined into new user-friendly platform: open policy finder
Single platform will continue to streamline decision making in open access publication and compliance for authors and institutions. We have combined the three Sherpa services, Sherpa Fact, Sherpa Romeo and Sherpa Juliet, into a single platform with a new name, open policy finder.
ProQuest Research Assistant helps students use academic AI responsibly
Recent research reveals college students are struggling to understand how to use AI responsibly in their studies. When asked if they know when or how to use generative AI to help with coursework, more than 30% of undergraduates don’t know or are unsure. The same research shows that alleviating the confusion about when AI is okay – and when it’s not – is often falling on the shoulders of faculty, a group whose time is already stretched.
DEAL consortium calls on scientific authors to give preference to the open access license...
To raise awareness among scientific authors in Germany of the importance of choosing the right licence for Open Access publications, the DEAL consortium is launching an information campaign.