The Zayed Award honors finalists in ‘he Development of Nations’ and criticism from Egypt, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, and Tunisia.
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.
International Students, Scholars Have Access to NYU’s Pilot With ProQuest
The ProQuest-NYU Libraries project is available to thousands of international students and scholars during its pilot until August 31.
Sheikh Zayed Book Award Shortlists: ‘Arab Culture in Other Languages’
The Sheikh Zayed Book announces its 2021 shortlists in ‘Arab Culture in Other Languages,’ ‘Publishing and Technology’ and Translation.
University Presses’ Self-Assessment: ‘An Extremely White Industry Segment’
‘Do we practice what we publish?’ is the key question in the Association of University Presses’ new look at workforce diversity.
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.
‘Arabic Voices in Academic Publishing’: A Look at the Challenges
The importance of Arabic in the scholarly world, our experts agreed, needs to be recognized by bringing more of it to the wider conversation.
The UK’s Emerald Publishing: A Decline in Research Output from Women
Reporting a 35-percent drop in research from women in early-stage roles during the COVID-19 pandemic, Emerald opens a support network.