Space travel is the subject of a new conference from Nature Research and NASA, and Springer Nature creates two new journals in applied science and medicine.
University College London Press Passes 1 Millionth Open Access Book Download
As it reaches its third anniversary, UCL Press declares its open access–only model a success, calling it as transformational today as ‘the invention of movable type printing.’
Springer to Publish the ‘Journal of Public Health’ in Canada and ‘Flow Chemistry’ in Hungary
Canada’s journal on public health will be published by Springer, which also will co-publish ‘Flow Chemistry’ with Budapest’s Akadémiai Kiadó in January.
Berghahn Books on Translation Rights and the Value of English
Even as China is a major part of Berghahn Books’ translation rights trade, the prevalence of English in the world, Marion Berghahn says, is a boon.
Industry Notes: US Authors Guild Issues New Guide; Turkey’s ANKOS Signs With De Gruyter;
The US’ Authors Guild widens its services with self-publishing instruction; university students in Turkey gain access to De Gruyter journal resources.
Ingenta Strikes Deal with China’s CEPIEC; Springer Healthcare Launches ‘Medicine Matters’
In international industry notes, a two-year deal with CEPIEC offers Ingenta publishers new access to China’s market and Springer’s Medicine Matters site launches for medical pros.
UK’s Publishers Association Reports on Journals in China
China ‘is funding 20 new English-language journals a year,’ according to the UK’s Publishing Association report out this week. At the same time, concern is expressed about ‘ideological control.’
If Everything Goes Open Access, How Will Authors Make Money?
Open Access (OA) is picking up steam in publishing circles. But there’s the fear that if everything becomes OA, it will curtail research authors’ income.