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London Info International 2017 takes place in just under four weeks.

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Places are now filling up fast for the LII conference and exhibition but there’s still time to book and take part in this global event. There is a wide array of features, events and things to do and we will host participants from almost 30 different countries in London in December.

Open access academic books downloaded, discussed and cited far more than traditional books

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A report from Springer Nature launched today shows there is a tangible benefit to publishing academic books using immediate, or ‘gold’, open access (OA) models.

Clarivate Analytics & Chinese Academy of Sciences announce annual report identifying 100 hottest and...

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Clarivate Analytics, the global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics to enable the research ecosystem to accelerate discovery, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences today released “Research Fronts 2017”, their joint annual report identifying 143 prominent areas of scientific research over the past years.

Springer Nature blocks access to at least 1,000 articles in China

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Springer Nature, which publishes science magazines Nature and Scientific American, said on Wednesday it had pulled access to a small number of articles in China to comply with regulations, adding that it viewed the move as regrettable but necessary.

Edinburgh University Press Partners with Enago to Offer Manuscript Preparation Services

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Edinburgh University Press (EUP) announced their partnership with Enago, a leading author service provider that specifically caters to the large section of the global research community for whom English is a second language (ESL).

London Info International hosts the Copyright Card Game as part of the Open Conference...

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Copyright is an important subject for all information professionals but one that often causes anxieties. Some of the anxiety is related to the complexity of copyright law and fact the law is open to interpretation.

Health Research Board to become first public funder to launch publication platform with F1000

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Ireland’s Health Research Board (HRB) is to launch a new publishing platform that will enable HRB–funded researchers to publish all research outputs quickly, in an open and transparent way. HRB Open Research will be the first publication platform operated by F1000 on behalf of a public funder.

Wiley Announces Launch of Wiley Digital Archives

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John Wiley and Sons Inc., (NYSE:JW-A) (NYSE:JW-B) is pleased to announce a new program of digital primary sources providing unprecedented access to historical records across the sciences and medicine.

Annual Report from Figshare Released: The State of Open Data 2017 Looks at Global...

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Open data has become more embedded in the research community - 82% of survey respondents are aware of open data sets and more researchers are curating their data for sharing

Medical Online Content Sales to Surpass Books in 2018

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Steep declines in medical books and the rise of dynamic online content combine for a sea change in medical publishing — original online content in the form of products like electronic clinical references, drug databases and training tools will overtake books as the No. 2 sales producing publishing activity in 2018.

Wiley Announces Brian A. Napack as President and CEO

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John Wiley and Sons, Inc. today announced that Brian A. Napack has been named its new President and CEO, effective December 4. Mr. Napack succeeds Matthew Kissner, who has served as interim CEO since May of 2017. Mr. Kissner, a 14-year veteran of Wiley’s Board of Directors, will remain as Chairman.

Wiley Announces Ella Balagula as New EVP of Publishing Business

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John Wiley and Sons, Inc. (NYSE: JWA) (NYSE: JWB), a global research and learning company, today announced that Ella Balagula has been named Wiley’s new Executive Vice President of Wiley’s Publishing segment.