From ‘Macbeth in Harlem’ to ‘Nitrogen Overload,’ the 2021 AAP PROSE Awards longlist spotlights 130 titles in scholarly publishing.
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.’
Richard Charkin: A ‘Chasm’ Between Academic and Trade Publishing
‘The last 20 years have seen an ever-growing chasm between academic and trade publishing on the technology front,’ writes Charkin.
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.
University of Johannesburg Joins ProQuest’s Publishing Program
The University of Johannesburg becomes one of the schools that add some 200,000 works annually to ProQuest’s Dissertations & Theses program.
Germany’s Knowledge Unlatched Partners with European Investment Bank
The new arrangement with the European Investment Bank in Luxembourg already comprises almost 60 reports on the Knowledge Unlatched platform.