Despite one-year delay Plan S may still be too rushed, warn researchers
The funders behind Plan S – an ambitious set of policies that aims to speed up the transition to open access publishing – have released updated guidelines that delay implementing the plan for a year and provide more clarity on transformative publishing agreements.
ResearchFish integrates Kudos article summaries and author perspectives to help broaden reach and engagement...
ResearchFish, the research impact assessment platform provider, today announced an integration with Kudos, the award-winning service for accelerating research impact through strategic communications management.
PLOS welcomes the revised Plan S guidelines.
As a fully Open Access publisher entirely ready to support cOAlition S-funded authors, PLOS has always been in a position to give our support to this bold initiative, and entirely agree that the driving principles and overall objective of Plan S have not been lessened or changed.
cOAlition S Releases Revised Implementation Guidance on Plan S Following Public Feedback Exercise
Today cOAlition S releases revised guidance on Plan S implementation which has been approved by all coalition members. “Plan S is a bold step forward which the European Commission, along with a growing number of national funders, is committed to implement” explained Carlos Moedas, the European Commissioner for Science, Research and Innovation.
Steven Inchcoombe, Chief Publishing Officer, Springer Nature comment on Plan S revised guidance
“We are and continue to be committed to the fastest and most effective route to immediate OA for all primary research and we welcome the inclusion by cOAlition S of some of our most recent feedback in their revised guidance.
Contech Forum – Why is London the place to be on the 21st June?
An international audience is set to attend the brand new ConTech Forum in London next month. The Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, Bulgaria, India, US, Israel, France and the UK are all represented so far.
Springer Nature announces transformational agreement with Qatar National Library
Springer Nature and Qatar National Library have announced a three-year agreement that combines reading access and open access (OA) publishing in a single arrangement.
Hindawi Limited partners with The Charlesworth Group to collaborate with academic researchers in China
Hindawi is working with The Charlesworth Group to provide the academic community in China with researcher resources and information.
Research Square Launches Pre-Publication Platform
This week, Research Square launches a unique new pre-publication platform, also called Research Square. Following the success of the In Review service, which launched in October 2018 in partnership with Springer Nature, researchers can now post their manuscript directly to the platform as a preprint and gain early feedback from the scientific community.
PLOS Announces Published Peer Review Option
PLOS today announced that all its journals will offer authors the option to publish their peer review history alongside their accepted manuscript.
Elsevier launches Physics Open
lsevier, the global information analytics business specializing in science and health, is launching a novel broad scope open access journal, covering all areas of physics and related interdisciplinary areas - be that fundamental or applied.
Clarivate Analytics announces Executive Chairman Jerre Stead will expand his role and be Chief...
Clarivate Analytics, a global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics to accelerate the pace of innovation, today announced that Executive Chairman Jerre Stead has agreed to expand his role at the company and become Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective June 30.