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We are delighted to announce an agreement with University of Kansas (KU) Libraries to join our Three-Year Memberships Program, giving their faculty a high-quality and sustainable Open Access publishing option. Under the agreement, which provides an alternative to Article Processing Charges (APCs) for OA, KU Libraries will cover the cost of Three-Year Memberships in their entirety.

Elsevier, a global leader in research publishing and information analytics, joins World Federation for Mental Health and all global citizens affected by mental illnesses to observe World Mental Health Day.

SAGE has launched a free-to-read collection of research and other resources supporting library professionals as they make improvements in their library, across their institutions, and build their own leadership skills. Categories in the collection include:

The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) is excited to begin planning our 45th Annual Meeting, scheduled for May 31 – June 2, 2023, in Portland, Oregon. Proposal submissions are now open! 

Over the last decade, Wits has more than tripled the number of research outputs published annually, with the share of Open Access (OA) publications increasing even faster. Today, about 50% of Wits’ more than 3,000 research articles are gold or hybrid OA, which require complex processes for handling payments of Article Processing Charges (APCs). 

China could surpass the US and the EU to become the most dominant voice in global research within a decade, according to a new analysis released this week by research technology company Digital Science. The analysis – conducted by Digital Science CEO Daniel Hook and VP Research Futures Simon Porter – coincides with this week’s Communist Party Congress in which China’s political and economic might are a key focus. But what of its strength in research?

Striving to lead the way on accessibility, Underline Science recently enhanced its website in order to achieve full WCAG and ADA compliance. These new features promote equitable access for the vision- and hearing-impaired and persons with photosensitive epilepsy and ADHD, among other disabilities impacting website user experience.

Now in our 5th year, why do our chairs love working on ConTech Live and what are they particularly looking forward to at this year's conference? We caught up with them a couple of weeks’ ago to find out.

SciencePOD proudly introduces its latest innovation: ScioWirebeta, at the 2022 Frankfurt Book Fair. Using artificial intelligence (AI), ScioWire helps any knowledge economy professional – from scientists to publishers – access the evidence they need, quickly.

The MIT Press is pleased to announce that it has joined the OpenAthens Federation. A secure cloud-based service that provides a fast and reliable connection to digital content, OpenAthens will help extend the reach of MIT Press content to more library customers globally.

TNQ and Enago recently celebrated a milestone in their strategic partnership - TNQ’s product SmartLanguage, which assesses the quality of language of a scholarly manuscript, has been adopted by a large publisher for their journals portfolio.

IOP Publishing has expanded its growing ebook collection today with the publication of ‘Creativity for Scientists and Engineers: A practical guide’ which explores how scientists can utilise collaboration and thinking outside the box to be more creative and in turn, further scientific development and breakthroughs.