The Basel-based Karger, founded in 1890, has partnered with the UK’s Kortext on an NHS-England digital publishing program.
Switzerland’s Frontiers in ‘Flat Fee’ Pilot with University of California
Ten journals each in fields of sustainability and social sciences are in the Frontiers-University of California open-access publishing pilot.
‘Credit’ Where It’s Due: Switzerland’s Frontiers Adopts the Taxonomy
The Swiss research publisher Frontiers adopts the Credit contributor roles taxonomy for transparency and dispute mitigation.
Swiss Publisher Frontiers in Deal with Polish Biochemical Society
The Polish Biochemical Society has agreed to have Lausanne’s Frontiers begin publishing its journal ‘Acta Biochimica Polonica’ in August.
In Hamburg: Ewald Frie Wins the 2023 German Nonfiction Prize
The German Nonfiction Prize’s jury praises Ewald Frie’s picture of urban-rural tension as ‘inspiring innovative historiography.’
German Nonfiction Prize Names Its 2023 Shortlist
The jury for the German Nonfiction Prize has selected eight titles from an original pool of 231 for its 2023 award cycle.
German Nonfiction Prize: 206 Titles Entered in the 2023 Competition
This year’s books submitted for the German Nonfiction Prize include books written in German from the United Kingdom and Liechtenstein.
Swiss Publisher Helvetiq Expands to the US and Canada
Pointing to a women’s suffrage book for youngsters–and beer hiking guides for older kids–Helvetiq is widening its horizons.
Rights Roundup: Sales Into Galician, Catalan, Portuguese, Korean, and More
Our last Rights Roundup of the year features work selling into Galician, Catalan, Portuguese, Danish, Korean, Dutch, Greek, Slovak, and more.
Taina Tervonen’s ‘Les fossoyeuses’ Wins Switzerland’s 2022 Jan Michalski Prize
The 50,000-franc Jan Michalski Prize-winner is Taina Tervonen’s ‘The Gravediggers,’ called by jurors ‘an incredibly powerful book.’