PLOS’ Niamh O’Connor tells CCC’s Christopher Kenneally that in open access, ‘We need to keep asking ourselves open for whom?’
Get the Jump on Frankfurt: A Concise Preparation for Academic Publishing
Know before you go: The Frankfurt Conference tracks on Monday and Tuesday will orient you quickly and efficiently to Buchmesse 2021.
Germany’s Knowledge Unlatched Partners with Canada’s JMIR and Iowa State
The newly opened pilot with Iowa State and Knowledge Unlatched will monitor funds and administer Iowa State University Library’s payments.
Ahead of COP26: Elsevier Joins the 2040 Climate Pledge
The signing of the Climate Pledge this summer by Amsterdam-based Elsevier sets it on course to ‘achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.’
Springer Nature Appoints a ‘Climate Action Officer’ for Sustainability
In the run-up to COP26, the Springer Nature Group creates a Climate Action Officer position as it works with the SDG Publishers Compact.
Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre in Partnership With the Netherlands’ Brill
‘The Journal of Arabic Studies’ premieres in January, in a new partnership between Brill Publishing and Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre.
Springer Nature Opens Another Transformative Agreement in Europe
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.
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.