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DataSeer And IOP Publishing Collaborate On Open Science Indicators And Open Data Pilot

DataSeer.ai, a leading provider of open science analytics and compliance solutions, is partnering with IOP Publishing, a leading society physics publisher, to deliver a pilot project in support of open science.

The pilot project will help build an understanding of how researchers are adopting open science practices across IOP Publishing’s portfolio of proprietary journals.  Supported by DataSeer.ai’s advanced analytics platform, it will explore the use of open science indicators with a focus on open data practices.  The findings will help enhance knowledge of current practice and indicate future directions for supporting open research.

This work forms part of a wider move towards the open sharing of research data in many disciplines. Access to data enables replication of research and strengthens trust in the results. Giving access to original data, researchers allow others to learn from their practices and build on their results. Open sharing of research data can also expand the visibility and impact of researchers’ work.

“We’re excited to start out on this innovative pilot project with IOP Publishing,” said Dr Tim Vines, Founder and CEO at DataSeer.ai. “By combining our expertise in open data analytics with IOP Publishing’s commitment to open science, we can generate actionable insights , and ultimately drive positive change in how research is conducted and communicated.”

Daniel Keirs, Head of Journal Strategy and Performance at IOP Publishing says: “Our partnership with DataSeer will provide an important insight into open science practices across the physical sciences and support our future efforts to help accelerate scientific discovery and promote a culture of transparency and reproducibility in scientific research.”

Cambridge University Press announced as this year’s OpenAthens UX Award winners for Research Directions 

OpenAthens is excited to announce Cambridge University Press as the winner of its UX Award 2024. Award organizer, Jane Charlton, declared Cambridge University Press the winner at OpenAthens’ annual online Access Lab event on Monday 26 February for their Research Directions open access journal series. 

This year’s panel judges chose Cambridge University Press as this year’s winner as they clearly evidenced improvements to user experience. Judges were particularly impressed with the publisher’s commitment to accessibility, user-centric approach and cross-team collaboration. Judges also highly commended their use of personae in product development and incorporation of user behavior data and feedback at each stage. 

Now in its fifth year, the UX Award aims to showcase vendors that demonstrate strength in UX innovation and the sustainability of their organization-wide approach to UX. The award aligns with OpenAthens’ mission to remove barriers to knowledge and make access to information as simple as possible. 

Research Directions is a new series of question-led, open access journals that break free of the limitations of the traditional publication model to better reflect the research process. Hosted on Cambridge Core, it leverages peer-reviewed and early research output platforms, and encourages collaboration through an interactive network map. Their user-centered approach defines Research Directions, with iterations based on user research. The platform continues to evolve with further enhancements to user experience. 

Rubem Barbosa-Hughes, head of user experience at Cambridge University Press expressed his excitement at winning the award: 

“We’re delighted to have won the OpenAthens UX Award 2024, as it recognizes our dedication to enhancing user experience with our groundbreaking Research Directions open access journal series. Our user-centric approach and commitment to innovation has the potential to truly transform the research process.” 

The judging panel made their final decision after this year’s UX Award finalists webinar, where Joint & Bone/ 67 Bricks and BMJ Impact Analytics also presented their work to improve user experience. During the webinar, Sage Publishing also gave an update on improvements made to Research Methods since winning in 2023. 

UX Award organizer, Jane Charlton, explains why the award is so important for the industry: 

“Over the last few years we have seen publishers and other library vendors invest more in user experience. Because creating a simple user journey to content and services increases usage and demonstrates the real value of your resource – enabling learners and researchers to access knowledge easily and achieve great things.” 

“Our UX Award champions are leading the industry forward in ensuring researchers get to the content they need, quickly and easily by investing in a business wide UX approach.” 

Registration is Open for SSP’s 46th Annual Meeting!

The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) is excited to announce registration for our 46th Annual Meeting, “Inflection Point: Setting the Course for the Future of Scholarly Communication,” is open! Catch up on industry trends and network with scholarly communications colleagues May 29–31 in the vibrant city of Boston, Massachusetts. Seize the opportunity to stay at the forefront of industry trends and forge meaningful connections with peers in the scholarly communications field. Secure your spot now and benefit from our early bird rates available until April 19!

Kickstart the Annual Meeting on May 29 by engaging with industry thought leaders who share advice, case studies, expertise, and the latest market solutions in our Industry Breakout sessions starting at noon on Wednesday, followed by what promises to be an exciting Keynote Address by Deborah Blum, Pulitzer Prize-winning science journalist and Director of the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT. 

Thirty educational sessions over two days led by top industry experts are complemented by two additional plenaries:

  • Opening Plenary (May 30) Dive into “The Rise of the Machines” during a thought-provoking moderated discussion.
  • Closing Plenary (May 31) Engage in an Oxford-style debate on a crucial question: “Has the Open Access Movement Failed?”

Preliminary program details are available on SSP’s website.

In addition to early registration discounts, special rates are available for Librarians, Students, Retirees, Funders, Researchers, and organizational member staff.

Can’t join in person? Keynotes, plenary sessions, and selected educational sessions will be streamed live, with recordings and real-time chat available for a comprehensive virtual experience. 

As a community dedicated to advancing scholarly communication, SSP’s 46th Annual Meeting is more than an event—it’s a chance to contribute to shaping the future of our field. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or new to the scene, we welcome you to join us on this exciting journey! Let’s explore the opportunities at this inflection point together and set the course for a bright future in scholarly publishing.

De Gruyter declares offer for Brill unconditional; 96.12% of the Securities tendered

  • A total of 96.12% of the Securities have been tendered.
  • All Offer Conditions have been satisfied or waived.
  • De Gruyter declares the Offer for Brill unconditional.
  • Settlement of the Offer will take place on 20 February 2024.
  • Remaining Securities can be tendered during the Post-Closing Acceptance Period, commencing on 16 February 2024 and ending on 28 February 2024.

With-reference to the joint press release dated 12 October 2023 and 8 November 2023 and the Offer Memorandum, Brill and De Gruyter are pleased to announce that Securities representing 96.12% of Brill’s outstanding capital have been tendered under the Offer and that all other Offer Conditions have been satisfied or waived. As a result, the Offeror declares the Offer unconditional (doet gestand). Securityholders who have not yet tendered their Securities may tender their Securities during the Post-Closing Acceptance Period, commencing on 16 February 2024 at 09:00 hours CET and ending on 28 February 2024 at 17:40 hours CET.

Read the full press release

Charlesworth partners with the Association for Computing Machinery to provide WeChat marketing services in China.

Charlesworth is happy to announce an extension to our partnership with ACM to include WeChat marketing services in China. Charlesworth currently provides sales representation services in China, which includes managing the largest transformational publishing deal in China between ACM and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. 

Association for Computing Machinery is the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society, committed to advancing computing as a science and a profession. Through this partnership, Charlesworth will support the growth of ACM authorship in China, aligning with the opportunities offered through its ACM Open model for authors.

Scott Delman, ACM’s Director of Publications, notes, “Over the past decade, China has become a global force in computing research and is now on par with the United States and Europe in terms of both quality and quantity of computer science research results being published in the top computer science publication venues by ACM and the other major scholarly publishers. Engaging with the Chinese computing community on platforms like WeChat has become a high priority for ACM and we are thrilled to be working with Charlesworth to make this happen.”

Andrew Smith, Product and Marketing Director at Charlesworth commented “WeChat is the largest social media platform in China and presence on the platform is vital for any brand looking to create an online community in the country. By bringing together sales and author marketing services in China, Charlesworth can support ACM in its ongoing transformation towards ACM Open and facilitate ACM’s ongoing efforts to better communicate with and serve the Chinese-speaking computing community.”  

US funders meet to discuss cultural change in open science

In January, Frontiers hosted a discussion forum for United States-based research funders to explore the challenges and opportunities funders face in supporting and incentivizing open science. Representatives from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and the Alzheimer’s Association came together to address three major topics:

  • The role of funders in leading open access
  • Prominent, practical, and promising examples of open access
  • New initiatives to define and shape open access

The parallels with European funders were also discussed, in follow-up to a similar funders’ session Frontiers hosted in spring 2023.

The US funders in January’s session were asked how the OSTP Nelson Memo – the August 2022 guidance on widening public access to federally funded research – has changed the way they operate and view scholarly communication. They appreciate that the Memo supports policies that the funders themselves have suggested and incentivized for some time, and they acknowledge that federal policies can support more open science frameworks, many of which (such as open access) are already mainstream.

Funders play a significant role in driving the cultural change required to fulfill the visions of open science generally and of the Nelson Memo in particular. Funders have a responsibility to understand their communities’ needs, particularly in areas that might be less developed, such as open data, open protocols, and other types of outputs. There is a generational distinction as well; funders noted the differences between established principal investigators and emerging ones, along with traditional incentive structures.

The cultural shift plays out in other ways for funders. In terms of research assessment, funders see a general trend to move away from quantitative metrics and toward a more holistic approach to assessing researchers.

These shifting views of assessment have led funders to diversify their views of appropriate outputs for grant funding. A peer-reviewed article arrives in a late stage of the research cycle, whereas pre-prints, open datasets, and other sharable materials are seen as increasingly valuable by the funders and their communities. But how to share these kinds of outputs and how to incentivize their communities to share them in a timely manner is a challenge for the funders.

As an open access publisher with the mission to make all science open, Frontiers emphasizes building relationships with research funders who are important strategic actors with the power to accelerate the transition to open science. Frontiers is committed to ensuring that we provide the necessary support to researchers, authors, editors, other stakeholders and, of course, the funders themselves. As part of this commitment, we strive to provide fair, high-quality, and tailored solutions to funders who want to enter an institutional partnership with us.

If you would like to learn more about this or future events or discuss our partnership models, please contact institutions@frontiersin.org or visit our institutional partnerships website.

Publishers Association welcomes Lords Committee AI report

A call for the government to take urgent action to support rightsholders in the face of mass infringement by Artificial Intelligence Large Language Models (LLMs) has been welcomed by the Publishers Association.

The recommendation forms part of a new report from the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee published today which says government “cannot sit on its hands” while LLMs exploit the works of rightsholders for huge financial gain. The report criticises tech firms for using data without permission or compensation and encourages the government to end the copyright dispute “definitively” using legislation if necessary. It calls for greater transparency for rightsholders to see if their work has been used without consent and for investment in new datasets to encourage tech firms to pay for licensed content.

Dan Conway, CEO of the Publishers Association, said: “This report rightly recognises that the benefits of AI do not warrant the violation of copyright law and its underlying principles. As the Committee states, it is not fair for tech firms to use rightsholders’ content for huge financial gain without permission or compensation.  

“The Publishers Association welcomes the prominent call for the government to take action to support rightsholders. We gave evidence to the committee’s inquiry last year and it’s great to see their report backing many of our key arguments – that LLMs shouldn’t use copyright-protected works without permission or compensation, that there should be support for licensing, that there should be transparency, and that the government should legislate if necessary.

“Publishers have long embraced the benefits of AI in their work and share the committee’s ambition for a positive vision on AI, where the myriad opportunities are embraced but rightsholders and human creativity are respected, permissions are sought, and licensing is supported. This report is a call to action for government at a pivotal moment for the UK’s approach to AI.”

Silverchair and OUP launch Sensus Impact

In collaboration with more than 30 industry organizations, Silverchair and Oxford University Press (OUP) have today launched Sensus Impact— a new initiative to enhance reporting and demonstrate the impact of research supported by funders. By connecting the academic community with a range of insightful metrics in one place, Sensus Impact will help address the industry-wide challenge of fragmented measurement and reporting. 

At the initiative’s core is a new platform that collates and centralizes a range of metrics about the impact of research, including citation, usage, and attention data. This combination of high-quality data from sources such as Altmetric, will provide funders with unique insight into the performance of the research they fund. In turn, this further enables them to measure and evaluate its impact following publication in academic journals.    

Sensus Impact is supported by an engaged Community of Practice, including representatives from publishers, funders, and learned societies. This community will continue to play a key role in shaping the initiative, by actively identifying opportunities for additional data visualizations, data points, and functionalities, ensuring that the platform is built by and for the academic community.  

As Hannah Heckner Swain, VP of Product at Silverchair shares: “I’m incredibly happy to publicly launch Sensus Impact, having been a part of this initiative’s ideation since it was just a twinkle in our eye. This launch reflects the impact of our engaged Community of Practice, Silverchair publisher partners, other technology vendors, and friendships in the funding community. Today’s launch is just the beginning. I look forward to being a part of this product’s maturation into a multi-faceted and multi-publisher product that demonstrates the full value of publishers and funders within the scholarly ecosystem.”  

Speaking about the value of Sensus Impact, Alison Denby, VP of Journals at OUP, comments: “Solving industry-wide challenges requires a collaborative, industry-led approach. By engaging in initiatives like Sensus Impact, both funders and publishers can enhance their ability to showcase and assess the impact of funded research. This increased transparency in academic publishing will help drive ambition for high-impact and influential research, which is fundamentally what we are all here to do.” 
 
Sensus Impact is live today with 18 funder hubs, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the Smithsonian Institute.  

To learn more about Sensus Impact and explore the funder dashboards, visit the website here.  

To get involved in the Sensus Community of Practice, reach out here.  

BioOne and CSIRO Publishing Expand Partnership with New eBook Collection

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A newly curated collection of more than 200 eBooks will be available on the BioOne Digital Library in 2024 through an extension of BioOne’s partnership with CSIRO Publishing, an editorially independent business unit of CSIRO, Australia’s National Science Agency.

Through this collaboration BioOne will make available a specialized collection of CSIRO Publishing catalog titles specifically selected to complement BioOne’s areas of focus, invaluable resources for environmental, plant and animal scientists, and researchers, practitioners, and students in related disciplines. The strength of this eBook curation is the diversity of content relevant to BioOne customers, covering decades of trusted knowledge. Representing unique species from Australia, as well as outcomes of key research with global applications, the collection will enhance the depth and breadth of any library. The CSIRO Publishing BioSelect Collection will be available for cost-effective institutional license under a one-time purchase model beginning in mid-2024.

“We are pleased to be expanding our relationship with BioOne to now include an eBook Collection,” said Briana Melideo, Books Publisher, CSIRO Publishing. “This collection represents decades of trusted knowledge, through a curation of titles offering a broad range of biological subject matter. The content represents not only unique Australian flora and fauna but also globally relevant conservation science and applications. We are thrilled to see these titles reach a wide audience through this partnership with BioOne.”

“We’re proud to expand our partnership with CSIRO Publishing to bring their important research to the libraries and institutions we serve,” said BioOne Director of Sales and Community Outreach, Christine Orr. “This project, the second collection from our BioOne eBooks program, demonstrates our commitment to collaboration with our publisher partners and our shared vision to find new sustainable pathways to advance the biological sciences.”

De Gruyter and American Political Science Association (APSA) sign partnership agreement

De Gruyter and the American Political Science Association (APSA) are pleased to announce an agreement on a cooperation partnership to publish two new book series: The De Gruyter-APSA Teaching Civic Engagement Series and The De Gruyter-APSA Political Science Professional Development Series.

The De Gruyter-APSA Teaching Civic Engagement Series will publish must-have texts that offer unique, comprehensive, and applied research in support of civic engagement pedagogy globally, to help faculty to prepare students with the knowledge, skills, values, and confidence they need to be active, engaged citizens. The De Gruyter-APSA Political Science Professional Development Serieswill publish essential texts on professional development topics for those navigating the academic life cycle in political science, from graduate school to academic and applied careers – and beyond.

In its many activities, APSA plays a key role both in advancing civic engagement and in supporting current and aspiring political scientists on their career paths. Books in these Book Series will continue to serve these audiences well.

“Providing resources for teaching and learning, civic engagement and professional development for political scientists is a key part of APSA’s mission,” said Steven Rathgeb Smith, APSA Executive Director, “and we are delighted to be partnering with a historic publisher like De Gruyter on these new book series to expand our offering and reach of these titles for our members and the entire discipline.”

De Gruyter’s growing Social Sciences program is rapidly building up its own global English-language political science publishing program. Books in the program address contemporary and applied concerns, embrace interdisciplinarity, and feature books that make an impact in American politics, international politics, and broad political studies.

With 270 years of experience, De Gruyter is one of the leading global academic publishers, internationally renowned for publishing the critical editions of great philosophers such as Kant, Marx, and Nietzsche, and serving an ever-growing academic community worldwide. Through the Institutional Partner program, De Gruyter is a trusted partner to support the goals, values, and brand of centers, societies, and organizations like the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities at Bard College and Medieval Institute at Western Michigan University.

“We are proud to publish these new Book Series together with the American Political Science Association. The partnership with APSA is a key milestone in our North America plan and we are so pleased to be working with such an esteemed scholarly society to advance their mission and ours,” said Gerhard Boomgaarden, Editorial Director for Social Sciences at De Gruyter.

Introducing CABI Cases in Animal Science and Food Science and Nutrition

CABI is pleased to introduce two new titles in its collection of case studies: Animal Science Cases and Food Science and Nutrition Cases. The titles have been launched to answer the need for practical, educational resources in these subject areas. CABI Cases are backed by CABI’s longstanding expertise in research and publishing in agriculture, the environment, and the applied life sciences.

“Alongside our traditional online resources and our books and journals, CABI Cases reflect the work we’re doing to meet the needs of academic users,” commented Damian Bird, Publishing and Operations Director, CABI. “CABI Cases offer valuable insights in support of learning objectives and authors appreciate the short format to easily share their experience and expertise.”

Animal Science Cases and Food Science and Nutrition Cases join four other titles, namely Animal Behaviour and Welfare Cases, One Health Cases, Plant Heath Cases, and Tourism Cases. Feedback on CABI Cases is very positive – users appreciate the diversity of authors and experiences, and authors regularly describe their publication experience as fast, professional, and supportive.

Animal Science Cases is a collection of case studies which explore examples of animal science in practice. The case studies apply the biological, physical, and social sciences to problems associated with livestock production and management. Subjects range from livestock nutrition to climate change adaptation.

“The value of Animal Science Cases is that they show how academic, scientific advances have been translated into advances in commercial practices. The insights are invaluable for young scientists to understand some of the constraints that industry faces and how ideas are brought to the market.” Mike Bedford, AB Vista Feed Ingredients Ltd, UK andAnimal Science Cases advisory board member.

Food Science and Nutrition Cases is a collection of case studies with a focus on the growing area of food science and nutrition. The case studies address nutrition, food quality and quality of diet and their impact on health. They also consider food in relation to chemistry, microbiology, production, processing, formulation, engineering, analysis, and regulation. As for anyone looking to improve their diet, an app like the Calorie calculator could be an invaluable tool.

“Food Science and Nutrition Cases reflects the intricate relationship between food science and nutrition in modern food systems. Each case study brings together the latest research developments and knowledge in the topic area, to demonstrate how these disciplines work together to support food security and public health. This is a welcome addition to our teaching resources, and the accessible and lively style is appreciated by students.” Edward Fox, Associate Professor, Northumbria University and Food Science and Nutrition Cases advisory board member.

Morressier partners with imagetwin to provide powerful AI-based image analysis to protect research integrity in life sciences

Morressier, the Berlin-based startup transforming scholarly communications, today announced its partnership with imagetwin. Under the partnership, Morressier’s workflows now feature automated analysis of scientific images, providing editors and peer reviewers with tools to detect potential issues such as plagiarism and manipulation, early and at scale.

Images used for the communication of research in the life sciences, from western blots to microscopy and x-ray scattering images, are increasingly prone to copying and manipulation. The problem is so bad that integrity sleuth Elisabeth Bik declared that Science Has a Nasty Photoshopping Problem.

Dr. Bik and other volunteers in the life-science community, such as David Sholto, who recently identified issues with research at the Harvard-affiliated Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, have been successfully offering crowdsourced analysis to identify potential issues with scientific images and raising awareness of integrity issues in the life sciences. However, the scale and rate of publication in the field means that fraudulent or sloppy research inevitably slips through the submissions process and ultimately enters the scientific record.

Leveraging recent advances in machine learning, imagetwin can now automatically and rapidly perform deep analysis of images, providing editors and peer-reviewers with signals at the very moment that they are assessing research and making editorial decisions.

imagetwin’s state-of-the-art technologies are now available in Morressier’s Integrity Manager as well as across its workflows for proceedings, and will be available in its manuscript submission system which is currently under development.

“Image manipulation is a massive threat to research integrity in the life-science community,” said Sami Benchekroun, Morressier co-founder and CEO. “imagetwin’s powerful AI-based image fraud detection is the perfect addition to the integrity checks Morressier offers, from identifying suspicious citation patterns to paper-mill detection. The academic publishing community now has the tools it needs to rip out scientific fraud at the root.”

“We are delighted to build a partnership with a strong player like Morressier to make our software available to a bigger audience,” said imagetwin CEO and co-founder Patrick Starke. “Image manipulation is a growing problem and it is vital to get these AI-based tools

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