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New research helps publishers meet researchers’, institutions’ and policy-makers’ expectations around SDGs

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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

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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

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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.

Digital & Platforms

Sherpa services combined into new user-friendly platform: open policy finder

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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

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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.

Silverchair To Acquire ScholarOne From Clarivate To Expand Investment & Innovation In Critical Publishing...

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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”).

Open Access

DEAL consortium calls on scientific authors to give preference to the open access license...

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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.

cOAlition S announces the release of an independent study on the impact of Plan...

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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.

Biochemical Society journals transformed

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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.

Editorial

PeerJ Launches PeerJ Open Advances in Zoology: A New Free to Read, Free to Publish...

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PeerJ has announced the launch of PeerJ Open Advances in Zoology, a new Open Access journal dedicated to publishing research and commentary that addresses the most pressing challenges in the field of zoology. With a focus on equity, collaboration, and openness, the journal will eliminate financial barriers to publication and dissemination, making high-impact research and commentary accessible to all by being free to read and free to publish.

ACS Publications partners with Kudos to accelerate global sustainable development

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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 partners with Baidu Scholar to provide excellent publishing services in China 

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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. 

Institutions

Karger Publishers and CAPES Sign New 5-Year Agreement

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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.

Rebecca Lawrence appointed as new Chief Executive of the British Library

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Rebecca has had a long and successful career in leadership roles across the public service and university sector. From 2019 to 2023 she was Chief Executive of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), where she led the organisation through the pandemic, implementing large scale innovation to improve performance and support digital transformation.

New report demands greater understanding of the impact of change on academia

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Digital Science, a technology company serving stakeholders across the research ecosystem, is today calling for greater awareness that a myriad of fast-developing technologies are having on academics and their institutions. This follows the publication of a new report from Digital Science looking at how changing attitudes and behaviors towards research are affecting traditional research models and dynamics. Key themes to emerge from the findings relate to areas of open research, impact and evaluation, tech and AI, collaboration and research security.

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