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The Public Library of Science (PLOS) and the Digital Transformations for Health Lab (DTH-Lab) today announced a strategic partnership between the organizations to increase youth participation in science to include mentorship opportunities, amplifying youth voices in scientific publishing and building a body of research in digital health citizenship with a mini-collection.

Aries Systems Corporation, a leading provider of workflow management technologies for the scholarly publishing community, and Clear Skies, the industry-leader in paper mill detection, announce their partnership to offer publishers an advanced research fraud detection solution directly within in the editorial workflow.

Cactus Communications (CACTUS), a leading science communication and technology company, has announced the appointment of Akhilesh Ayer as its new Chief Executive Officer. Abhishek Goel, founder and outgoing CEO will continue to serve as a board member and transition into the role of Chief Mentor.

Aries Systems Corporation, a leading provider of workflow management technologies for the scholarly publishing community, and Clear Skies, the industry-leader in paper mill detection, announce their partnership to offer publishers an advanced research fraud detection solution directly within in the editorial workflow.

Clarivate Plc, a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today launched its first Pulse of the LibraryTM report. The report reveals that libraries are in the early days of Artificial Intelligence (AI) implementation. Librarians are considering applications of AI that support the library mission, particularly in enhancing content discovery and increasing efficiency for their teams. However, there are notable concerns, including a lack of AI expertise and tight budgets.

ResearchGate, the professional network for researchers, and Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., a global media company dedicated to creating, curating, and delivering impactful peer-reviewed research and authoritative content services, are pleased to announce a new partnership through ResearchGate’s innovative Journal Home offering.

MIT Press’s diamond model for open access monographs levels the playing field for both authors and readers while bringing vital research to communities that need it most

The University of South Carolina and the Public Library of Science (PLOS) today announced a three-year Open Access agreement that allows researchers to publish in PLOS journals[1] without incurring article processing charges (APC). This partnership brings together two organizations that believe researchers should be able to access content freely and make their work available publicly, regardless of their access to funds.

At the MIT Press, we believe that everyone deserves access to scholarship. Our dedication to this mission remains strong as we head into the fourth funding cycle for Direct to Open (D2O), our model for open access monographs. Libraries and consortia can commit to support the program through November 30, 2024.

The Public Library of Science (PLOS) and the Digital Transformations for Health Lab (DTH-Lab) today announced a strategic partnership between the organizations to increase youth participation in science to include mentorship opportunities, amplifying youth voices in scientific publishing and building a body of research in digital health citizenship with a mini-collection.

Karger Publishers is pleased to announce that 38 new medical eBook titles are available under French national licence, as part of the GIS CollEx-Persée acquisitions program. This project to acquire Karger’s eBooks on medicine was led by Université Paris Cité, Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier and Abes, with the support of the Couperin.org consortium and INIST-CNRS.

Wolters Kluwer Health today announced that 15 of its Lippincott healthcare journal titles received 37 wins in the 2024 Awards for Publication Excellence (APEX) Competition. Seven of these titles received a record ten prestigious Grand Awards: Oncology Times, American Journal of Nursing, Nurse Educator, Neurology Today, Nursing Made Incredibly Easy, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and Nursing2024. 

The Microbiology Society, one of the largest microbiology societies in Europe, is pleased to announce a new three-year Publish and Read offering with German consortium ZB MED – Information Centre for Life Sciences, available to its 400 member institutions and 2,000 hospitals. This agreement was established in partnership with HARRASSOWITZ, the Society’s representative agency in Germany.

Knowledge Unlatched (KU), a Wiley brand, is pleased to share the results of its 2023 pledging round, which ended in December 2023 and saw hundreds of institutions worldwide pledge support for Open Access (OA) book and journal collections offered by KU and its publishing partners.

Figshare, a leading provider of institutional repository infrastructure that supports open research, is pleased to announce that the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has chosen Figshare to support them in sharing, showcasing and managing their research reports and non-traditional research outputs.