The Company of Biologists connects to the OA Switchboard
The Company of Biologists is delighted to announce a partnership with the OA Switchboard which makes it much easier for our library customers to manage their Read & Publish agreements and to monitor the success of their Open Access (OA) strategy.
Academic publishers collaborating in fight against bias announce key action on diversity data collection
the collection of author data that can work between different publishers – an issue that has long been a challenge for the global scientific community.
Hindawi announces first partnership journal with a Chinese partner
Hangzhou Aimeida BioTech Co., Ltd. and Hindawi have recently entered into a publishing partnership agreement whereby the latter will publish and develop a fully open access journal – Advanced Gut & Microbiome Research (AGMR) – led by an Editorial Board who are all active members of their community. The journal aims to publish research articles, reviews, short communications, and commentaries on all aspects of gastroenterology and microbiology, and their interactions.
IntechOpen launches portfolio of open science journals
After years of being acknowledged as the world's leading publisher of Open Access books, today, we are proud to announce we’ve successfully launched a portfolio of Open Science journals covering rapidly expanding areas of interdisciplinary research.
Wiley journal renewal now includes open access publishing options
As part of Washington State University Libraries’ renewal of their Wiley journal contract, WSU authors can now have articles published in roughly 1,400 different Wiley journals using an open access license without paying an article processing charge (APC). The service is available until the end of 2024, barring a cancellation of the Wiley package.
Research Square and Aries Systems Support Authors, Publishers through AI-based Digital Editing
Research Square, an innovative quality service provider for the global research community, is pleased to announce its partnership with Aries Systems, a leading technology provider of workflow management solutions for scholarly publishers, to improve the quality of submitted research.
Springer Nature and Figshare announce pilot to improve data sharing
Springer Nature and Figshare have launched a free pilot to better support authors in making their data openly available. Authors submitting to a number of Nature research journals and Academic Journals will now be able to easily opt into data sharing, via Figshare, as part of one integrated submission process.
Scientific journal Nature to expand presence at Hay Festival, bringing science communicators together to inspire and...
Leading international journal of science, Nature - part of publisher Springer Nature - will this year expand its partnership with Hay Festival. Events at Hay Festival 2022, running 26 May - 5 June in Hay-on-Wye, will support a wider range of exceptional communicators of science to attend and present their work.
Finland and Frontiers establish a national Open Access agreement
Facilitated by FinELib consortium and commencing on 1st April, this three-year agreement will allow academics from participating institutions to utilize all the benefits of open access while enjoying simplified processes and discounted fees for their institutions while publishing with Frontiers, the world’s third most-cited publisher.
SPIE chooses Charlesworth to provide WeChat marketing services in China
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has chosen Charlesworth to provide WeChat marketing services to promote their journals and events in China.
Springer Nature expands fully OA portfolio with new medical technologies title 
As the largest publisher of open access (OA) primary research, Springer Nature continues to explore new outlets and platforms for the advancement of scientific discovery. BMC’s (part of Springer Nature) latest addition to the fully OA journal portfolio BMC Digital Health, is a key example of that. Providing a venue for research on virtual healthcare, wearable technology, as well as the role of social media and other communications technology in digital health - this journal will sit at the cutting edge of research around developments in digital medical practice.
PubHive Eases Aggregate Reporting Oversight with KPI Analytics
PubHive Ltd., a cloud-based software company, today announced a new enhancement to its cloud software platform, unveiling a new aggregate reporting tracker analytics dashboard with interactive charts that provide drug safety teams with anytime-anywhere visibility into the status of reports by product, geographic location, report type and other variables.