Frankfurt Book Fair’s one-month-preview news conference emphasized the show’s programming in ‘politics, philosophy, and poetry.’
At Frankfurter Buchmesse: Politics and Policy in the Pavilion
Programming at Frankfurt Pavilion in October will feature issues in politics and publishing’s role in the protection of democracy.
England’s IOP Publishing Announces ‘Environmental Research 2023’
The scientific publisher IOP announces its pre-COP28 program–free to register–focused on environmental issues and the UN’s SDGs.
The United States Rejoins UNESCO After Its Trump-Era Exit
The Biden administration, with UNESCO member-states’ approval, has reinstated the United States’ membership in the UN’s cultural body.
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.
In Ukraine: Kyiv’s Book Arsenal Festival Draws 28,000
The 11th Book Arsenal Festival–prevented in 2022 by Russia’s attack–has been staged successfully in Kyiv this week, with Zelensky on-hand.
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.