Emily Poznanski Named Director of CEU Press
CEU President and Rector Michael Ignatieff, announced today that Emily Poznanski, current Director of Strategy at the highly respected academic publishing house, De Gruyter in Berlin, will join CEU Press as its new director on February 15th 2021.
Wiley announces the acquisition of Hindawi for $298m
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. today announced the acquisition of Hindawi Limited, an innovator in open access (OA) publishing and one of the world's fastest-growing scientific research publishers, for a total purchase price of $298 million.
The Charlesworth Group and Researcher agree new strategic partnership for the Chinese market
The Charlesworth Group is excited to announce a new strategic partnership in China with Researcher. Under this partnership, The Charlesworth Group will provide Researcher with a package of digital marketing support services, market insight and advertising sales collaboration to support the growth of Researcher app in China
Springer Nature joins SDG Publishers Compac
Springer Nature has built on its existing commitment to accelerate delivery of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), by joining with other publishers in signing up to the recently launched SDG Publishers Compact.
Enago Hosted See The Future CIS (Russian Language) Virtual Conference on the Future of...
Enago, the trusted name in author services for the global research community, successfully hosted See The Future CIS (Russian Language), a virtual conference that featured senior government officials, distinguished experts in scientific research and higher education, including a Nobel Laureate.
Elsevier Expands Open Access Options for Cell Press Journals from January 2021
Elsevier, a global leader in research publishing and information analytics, today announced that the Cell Press portfolio of journals will be expanding open access publishing options for authors from 1 January 2021.
Cambridge University Press and Jisc reach UK-wide flexible open access read and publish agreement
Cambridge University Press (CUP) and Jisc, the education and research not for profit, have reached a UK-wide open access (OA) agreement that offers a range of flexible Read and Publish options to all UK institutions. Institutions who did not previously take the complete collection, will receive a full upgrade to the complete collection for no additional fee.
University of Buckingham Press to publish International Journal of Maritime Engineering
University of Buckingham Press (UBP) has reached an agreement with the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) to publish its existing publication, the International Journal of Maritime Engineering (IJME). The first Issue under the joint-venture agreement will be published around April 2021 with quarterly Issues published thereafter.
De Gruyter acquires Phonetica journal from Karger
Swiss health science publisher Karger will transfer its phonetic science journal Phonetica to De Gruyter Publishers in Berlin as of 1 January 2021.
Elsevier acquires Shadow Health
Elsevier, a global leader in research publishing and information analytics, and part of RELX, has acquired Shadow Health, a Florida-based developer of virtual simulations in nursing and healthcare education.
PLOS announces two new peer-reviewed article types for PLOS ONE
The Public Library of Science (PLOS) and protocols.io today announced an exciting extension to their partnership to support increased sharing of open research methodologies. In early 2021 PLOS is launching two new peer-reviewed article types in PLOS ONE: Lab Protocols and Study Protocols.
LCSB partners with SciCrunch to promote reproducibility of research
As part of a broad initiative aiming to guarantee research quality and reproducibility of scientific results, the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) at the University of Luxembourg is partnering with SciCrunch Inc.