A new accord between Springer and Projekt DEAL will produce 13,000 or more articles annually. And B&T now has international distribution of McSweeney’s.
In Switzerland, Springer Nature Presents Author Survey on Open Access
Springer Nature says this is the first survey ‘dedicated to understanding the views of book authors on open access across all subjects and regions.’
Sven Fund on Knowledge Unlatched’s New Open Research Library
Responding to researchers’ need for unfettered open-access content, Sven Fund’s Knowledge Unlatched and its partners have created the Open Research Library.
Springer Nature Solicits Input on Open Access Transition
Springer Nature’s leadership says it’s ‘encouraging a significant shift in publishers’ view[s] of their role in the transition to open access.’
Interview With the Plan S Implementation Committee’s David Sweeney
‘My question for those who say it’s too tight a time scale,’ says Plan S task force co-chair David Sweeney, ‘is how long do you want?’
During London Book Fair: Copyright Clearance Center on ‘Open Scholarly Communications’
Plan S and expanding the discussion around open access publishing are on the agenda at an invitational workshop led by Copyright Clearance Center and Outsell.
‘Cyberwar’ Wins AAP’s Hawkins Award: Jamieson Sounds Alarm for Publishers
At the Annenberg, Kathleen Hall Jamieson’s ‘Library of Alexandria moment’ is a warning to publishers that their essential content could go up in cyber-flames.
AAP’s 2019 Professional and Scholarly Conference: ‘Mission Critical’
At the Association of American Publishers’ PSP conference on scholarly and professional publishing, speakers will address data security, licensing, AI, and leadership.
AAP Announces 2019 PROSE Award Category Winners, Board Officers
The 48 subject category winners of the 2019 PROSE Award cycle from the Association of American Publishers will yield four top category titles and an overall winner.
Denmark’s UNSILO Working With BMJ; France’s Vivendi Approved To Buy Editis
UNSILO announces a partnership with journal publisher BMJ, while Vivendi is approved to close its acquisition of Editis in France.