The Nature Index 2018 Rising Stars supplement (attached) shows that Chinese institutions are leading the world in rapidly increasing high-quality research outputs. 51 of the top 100 most improved institutions across the globe are from this scientific powerhouse, with 28 of those showing growth above 50% since 2015.
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Cambridge University Press has announced that its new content sharing tool, Cambridge Core Share, is now a permanent feature of its online books and journals platform following a successful ten-month pilot.
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Building on HighWire’s experience of supporting larger publishers with their submission and publishing workflow management, HighWire has introduced a new, simplified and intuitive version for publishers with low volume and straight-forward submission processes; BenchPress Unlimited.
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PubGrade’s platform-as-a-service solution: PubGrade for Publishers provides the Journals division of Taylor and Francis with an integrated advertising platform that enables the commercial Sales team to offer their clients cutting-edge digital advertising solutions.
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The Peter Lang publishing group and the Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Open Access marketplace have reached an agreement on the promotion of Open Access publications in the field of law
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc., a global leader in education and scholarly research, today announced a signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Banyuwangi Regency, Indonesia, at the Inaugural ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN) Meeting in Singapore.
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The Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) Open Programme has added three more fully Gold Open Access journals to its collection spanning the subjects of Energy, Manufacturing and Cognitive Systems.
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Bringing Greater Transparency to Peer Review: Wiley and Clarivate Analytics Partner to Launch Innovative Open Peer Review
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SAGE Publishing has acquired technology start-up Lean Library and its associated products to promote the value of the academic library to patrons and bring library services directly into the patron’s workflow via their web browser.
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Peerwith is pleased to announce a new partnership with the independent academic publisher, De Gruyter, a company with a tradition dating back to 1749.
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Largest Ever Study of Peer Review Shines Light on Under-Representation in the Peer Review Process and the Growing Demand for Non-Western Researchers to Participate.
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A new landmark agreement ensures scientists at all academic and governmental scientific organizations in Russia have access to Springer Nature publications
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