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Yale University Press (YUP) and De Gruyter have formed a partnership for the worldwide sales of YUP’s electronic publications. This includes a significant frontlist of titles and a selection of backlist and archive publications. The partnership will expand YUP’s international reach and also strengthens De Gruyter’s portfolio with a range of outstanding academic publications.

Maverick Publishing Specialists, the specialist strategic consultancy and outsource services company for the publishing industry, today announced that in conjunction with Lettie Y. Conrad Consultancy, they will be launching two new specialist publisher support packages at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair

fullstopp offers an innovative new advisory service to media companies which aim to invest in start-ups. fullstopp strategic investments relies on the experience in both leadership and consulting of investors as well as investing in a successful portfolio itself.

The Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) has today announced the publication of a special open access issue of their journal Learned Publishing. The University Press Redux comprises articles arising from the conference of the same name held in March and hosted by Liverpool University Press.

OpenAthens today announced it has renewed its contract with NICE on behalf of the NHS in England, providing access to essential content for hundreds of thousands of front-line medical workers and researchers across the country.

Elsevier, has today launched a Brexit Resource Centre (www.elsevier.com/connect/brexit-resource-centre). The site provides free access to comprehensive research data, metrics and other online resources to help researchers, institutions, funders and government decision makers within and outside of the UK to monitor effects of the referendum on the UK’s research base, and support decision-making based on this data.

ALPSP Council is delighted to present this year’s award to Alice Meadows. As Director of Community Engagement and Support at ORCID, Alice has played a central role in expanding its presence with an endeavour that really bridges the divide between publishers and authors.

Public Library of Science (PLOS) and Apex CoVantage are hosting a webinar for publishers looking to streamline their production processes for greater speed and accuracy. Helen Atkins, PLOS Director of Publishing Services, will share a case study of how PLOS achieved:

London Info International has today announced that “Outsell Inc” has become its Exclusive Research Partner. In this role Outsell will play an important part...

More than 70% of publishers remain committed to their business investment plans despite Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, a survey of UK...

The Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) has launched a new blended learning online workshop to help those new to international scholarly...

Manchester University Press is delighted to announce that after an international search and appointment process Simon Ross, formerly Cambridge University Press's deputy managing director...