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Jisc and academic publisher Springer Nature have agreed a further ‘read and publish’ agreement that meets the aims of Plan S and offers researchers a funder compliant route to publishing in hybrid journals. Plan S requires that, from next year, scientific publications funded by public grants must be published in Open Access journals or platforms.

John Wiley and Sons Inc., is now inviting original research articles for two newly formed open access journals, Genetics & Genomics Next and Neuroscience Next. The journals are led by esteemed Editors-in-Chief who will publish the highest quality, most impactful and groundbreaking research while embracing open research practices.

Join Joerg Heber, editor-in-chief at the journal PLOS One for his talk, “Advancing Open Science at PLOS One” followed by a panel discussion in the Leo and Dottie Kolligian Library, Room 360, on Monday, April 29, from 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.

e Norwegian consortium for higher education and research and Elsevier, the global information analytics business specializing in science and health, today agreed to a pilot national license, providing Norwegian researchers with access to global academic research while making Norwegian research accessible through open access publishing.

redIt was used by Springer Nature authors, its subscribers and its media partners to create over 7 million free sharable links to content in 2018. These links, which can also be shared on authors’ websites and on social media, were then used to view articles for free nearly 7 million times, significantly opening up access to research and enabling the advancement of scientific discovery.

The Chinese Chemical Society (CCS) is launching its flagship journal, CCS Chemistry, dedicated to serving the global chemistry community. This is the first journal fully owned and published by CCS, one of China’s highly-respected scientific societies.

QxMD Software Inc., a digital learning technology company that makes it easier for healthcare professionals (HCPs) to discover & apply the latest evidence for use in clinical practice, today announced the availability of its newest point-of-care clinical tool ‘International IgA Nephropathy Prediction Tool’ for Calculate by QxMD mobile and web app users.

The Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) first open access partner journal, High Voltage has been accepted for Clarivate Analytics’ Science Citation Index Expanded, (SCIE).

Chorus are delighted to announce that Wolters Kluwer has joined CHORUS as a member.

Clarivate Analytics, a global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics to accelerate the pace of innovation, has opened a new office in Guangzhou, China.

Held on the 21st June at the Millennium Knightsbridge Hotel, the ConTech Forum is designed to continue the conversations started at ConTech 2018, review what has happened since and look to what will happen in the future. It explores the intersection of content and technology, discussing how data science, AI and other emerging technologies are changing the content landscape.

Cambridge University Press has reached a major Open Access agreement with Germany’s Max Planck Society (MPG).