Knowledge Unlatched will receive funding from the German ministry of education and research to improve sustainable open-access publishing.
Springer Nature: A White Paper on Researchers and Gold Open Access
Results of a survey of almost 1,400 ResearchGate members who had interacted with Springer Nature publications form the basis of this paper.
Association of University Presses Opens International Pairings Pilot
The Association of University Presses launches its ‘Global Partner Program’ to reach publishers in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America.
Springer Nature CEO Vrancken Peeters: Case for Gold Open Access
In his address to the APE conference, the Springer Nature CEO makes a determined case for gold over green open access.
Exclusive: Knowledge Unlatched Flips the Pluto Journals to Open Access
In a project to take Pluto Journals to open access, Knowledge Unlatched has used the Libraria Subscription-to-Open model.
Exclusive: Wiley’s Jay Flynn on the Hindawi Acquisition
Wiley announces a head-turning $298 million acquisition of Hindawi that Jay Flynn says can help ‘drive the global research community forward.’
Frankfurt Academic Conference: Disruption, Resources, Community
Speakers at the debut Frankfurt Academic Conference, held online, examined how the coronavirus pandemic and open access are influencing academic publishing.
Springer Nature Widens Gold Open Access Options, January 1
A new FT report suggests that BC Partners may leverage Springer Nature’s value, as the publisher rolls out new routes to gold open access.
Friday: Frankfurt Academic Conference on Libraries and Publishing
The two-day Frankfurt Academic Conference program looks at how publishers and libraries are managing open access and the pandemic.
Japanese University Library Consortium and Elsevier Announce an Open Access Proposal
The three-year proposal agreed to by Amsterdam’s Elsevier and the ‘JUSTICE’ consortium in Tokyo promotes open access in Japan.