Since the COVID-19 onset, Michiel Kolman says, Elsevier’s workforce has found a new sense for its work’s importance–and for belonging.
Germany’s Springer Nature: Transformative Agreements Can Flip Markets
Based on data from eight of them, Springer Nature sees gold-open-access rates in the 90th percentile in some cases.
The UK’s Emerald Publishing Issues International Inclusivity Report
Emerald Publishing plans to decline panel appearances in events that don’t reflect their communities, following a springtime diversity study.
Richard Charkin: Ten Publishing Things That Will Never Be The Same
Richard Charkin even takes aim at publishing’s parties as he reviews some of the practical lessons of the pandemic–and revisits the hairstyle of his youth.
Trump Administration Would ‘Eviscerate’ Copyright, Say Industry Players
The US Office of Science and Technology Policy effort to change IP protections in research publication draws ‘serious legal, policy, and economic concerns.’
Coronavirus Updates: ProQuest Opens Access to Coronavirus Research Database
ProQuest platform users are being given access to the Coronavirus Research Database which aggregates and parses COVID-19 content for fast access by researchers.
Industry Resource Lists: Publishers’ Responses Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic
In both the UK and the US, the publishers’ associations are offering guides on how publishers are—and can—respond to the coronavirus crisis.
Coronavirus: International Publishers Make COVID-19 Research Content Freely Available
Research houses and scholarly publishers and associations are pooling their content for professional and public access free of charge.
Carmen Bambach’s ‘Definitive’ Leonardo Study Wins AAP’s 2020 Hawkins Award
Yale’s publication of Carmen C. Bambach’s four-volumne Leonardo work takes the top honor in the Association of American Publishers’ PROSE Awards.
AAP PROSE Awards Names Its Five 2020 Winners
The winners of the 2020 PROSE Awards’ main categories honoring scholarly writing now are in competition for the top RR Hawkins Award.