Springer Nature formalizes its 14th national transformative agreement, 13 of which are in Europe. This one is for four years.
Germany’s Knowledge Unlatched Starts Its 2021 Open Access Funding Round
Knowledge Unlatched seeks cooperation from a widening array of libraries in converting more agreements and titles to open access.
Industry Notes: PRH USA’s International Sales Teams; Taylor & Francis, Jisc in Deal
PRH’s international sales shifts affects work in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East; Taylor & Francis and Jisc partner on open access.
Wiley Opens New Pilot Program With Germany’s ResearchGate
Content from more than 100 journals is to be included eventually in this new pilot from Berlin-based ResearchGate and Hoboken’s Wiley.
Springer Nature Reports on 2020: ‘Sustainable Business’
In both corporate social responsibility and in content production as a major academic publisher, Springer Nature had a big 2020.
Elsevier Enters Transformative Agreement With University of California
Bridging a divide that saw the University of California cut ties with Elsevier two years ago, the school and publisher have a new agreement.
Springer Nature Acquires Paris’ Open Access Atlantis Press
Atlantis Press, a French publisher of conference proceedings, is bought by Germany’s Springer Nature, which adds to its portfolio a platform that sees 1.5 million downloads monthly.
German Ministry Funds Knowledge Unlatched Open Access Project with Von Humboldt Institute
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.