The scientific publisher IOP announces its pre-COP28 program–free to register–focused on environmental issues and the UN’s SDGs.
Ten Years of Knowledge Unlatched, and What’s Next for Open Access
At this 10-year milestone for Knowledge Unlatched, Sven Fund talks about what’s next for the company and open access.
At CONTEC Mexico: Examining the Hopes and Hurdles of Sustainability
Challenges facing publishers in the bid for industry sustainability were the chief topic on CONTEC Mexico’s first conference day.
CONTEC Mexico: ‘Is the Publishing Industry Sustainable?’
In his opening keynote at CONTEC Mexico, Hugo Setzer has encouraged publishers to join the SDG Publishers Compact and work together.
Plan S’ 2022 Report: ‘Clearly Disappointing’
In its analysis of transformative-journal program progress in 2022, Plan S sees the open-access transition moving more slowly than hoped.
IOP’s New Journal Coincides With Readmagine’s Sustainability Focus
Responsive to the UN’s SDGs, ‘Food Systems’ from IOP Publishing waives open-access article publication charges for submissions before 2025.
Climate: Martin Predicts Carbon Emission Labels on Books
Exclusive to Publishing Perspectives: Elsevier’s Rachel Martin, speaking at a climate conference, predicts carbon labeling on printed books.
Elsevier’s Cell Press and Hong Kong Polytechnic To Publish ‘Nexus’
The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals are a specifically named element of the coverage that ‘Nexus’ is meant to publish.
London’s Sadiq Khan on the Climate: ‘Buy My Book’
London mayor Sadiq Khan pitches his book to the publishing industry, a potential ally in the United Kingdom’s response to the climate crisis.
As London Book Fair Opens: Authors Seed a ‘Tree to Me’ Campaign
Authors are asking their publishers in the UK 10 questions about the climate crisis and what it takes to get a book from the ‘Tree to Me.’