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CHORUS is pleased to announce a pilot initiative to help the academic community effectively comply with the US Funder Public Access requirements. CHORUS signed a letter of agreement with the University of Florida (UF) and Scopus to explore how our services can be extended to institutions to monitor and increase the rate of compliance.

As part of Peer Review Week, IOP Publishing are launching a reviewer survey to better understand the experience of refereeing an article and to provide an evidential basis for the further development of our referee services. Developments in scientific publishing can often focus on the experience of the authors and the readers of articles.

collectionHQ, the world's leading collection performance improvement solution has today announced the release of its new Dashboard that enables users to monitor the progress of collection management tasks and identify changes in circulation and turnover over time.

The reviewer recognition landscape just changed forever. Wiley, one of the world's most prestigious publishing houses, have announced that over 750 of their journals will offer reviewers streamlined recognition for their contributions to science and research.

The open access journal, BMC Psychology, has announced it will launch the first ever randomized controlled trial to find out if a ‘results free’ peer-review process can help reduce publication bias.

A new initiative started by Springer’s journal Environmental Earth Sciences will enable people in developing countries to gain access to safe drinking water. For every review completed for a paper in the journal in 2017, Springer Nature will donate one household water filter – on behalf of the peer reviewers of this journal – to the non-profit humanitarian organization “Filter of Hope.”

SAGE Publishing, one of the world’s leading independent and academic publishers today announced the purchase of the full portfolio of journals from the open access (OA) publisher, Libertas Academica. The acquisition marks a significant milestone in SAGE’s OA publishing program.

Ranku, a recruitment technology and predictive analytics software company for higher education, announced today that it has been acquired by John Wiley & Sons (NYSE: JWa and JWb), a global provider of knowledge and learning solutions that improves outcomes in research, professional practice, and education.

Three engaging seminars will be offered for scholarly communication professionals by the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP). These events will be held at the American Geophysical Union in Washington, DC, October 4-5. All seminars include lunch and networking breaks.

More than 120 library professionals from around the world are meeting at OCLC in Dublin, Ohio, to offer best practices and discuss their experiences with WorldShare Management Services (WMS), the cloud based cooperative library management system.

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and solutions, announces the launch of two new journals: Materials Today Chemistry and Materials Today Energy.

PLOS announced today that after an extensive search, Dr. Joerg Heber has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of PLOS ONE. Heber will be responsible for setting the editorial course of the journal and continue its mission of improving scholarly communication. His appointment is effective November 21, 2016.