(6 Apr 2022) Non-profit publisher Annual Reviews has announced that over the next 18 months they will make their entire portfolio of 51 academic journals freely available to everyone under a new model called Subscribe to Open. These highly cited journals cover topics across the sciences, including astronomy, environmental science, genomics, marine science, public health, and sociology.…
(28 Mar 2022) The Public Library of Science (PLOS) today announced that it is testing a new experimental open science feature intended to promote data sharing and reuse across the PLOS journal portfolio. A subset of PLOS articles that link to shared research data in a repository will now display a prominent visual cue designed to help…
(10 Mar 2022) The Microbiology Society and Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMCAS) have announced their transformative agreement starting in 2022. The Publish and Read model will allow researchers at affiliated institutions to publish an unlimited number of Open Access (OA) articles in hybrid and fully OA titles, as well as have full reading access to the…
(10 Mar 2022) Since Russian forces invaded their country, Ukrainian scientists have repeatedly issued a plea to the world’s journal editors: Punish Russia by declining to publish manuscripts from its scientists. But editors and publishers have largely refused the call. The journals cite a long-held principle in scientific publishing, enshrined by the International Science Council and…
(12 Mar 2022) Clarivate respects and supports the rule of international law and joins the global community in condemning Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Given the continued aggression against Ukraine by Russian forces, Clarivate has made the decision to close its office in Russia effective immediately and we will work to cease commercial activity in Russia…
(7 Mar 2022) ACS (American Chemical Society) has integrated Writefull’s unique Manuscript Categorization service into its publishing workflow, using it to automate the classification of manuscripts after acceptance based on language quality. Writefull’s Manuscript Categorization API generates data that empowers publishers to increase workflow efficiency and positively impact post-acceptance production costs. ACS has now fully integrated…
(3 Mar 2022) Amazon plans on shutting down all 24 of their bookstores in the United States. These bookstores were often found in big cities and filled a niche, with all of the indie bookstores that have closed. They will also be closing two other physical retail concepts: Its “4-star” stores, which sold products that…
(2 Mar 2022) Hindawi is set to expand its use of AI-based technology Writefull. Writefull, which is part of Digital Science, is an AI-based language platform that helps authors, institutions, publishers, and typesetters with all stages of manuscript and academic book and journal production. It applies machine learning, trained on millions of scientific papers. Following two years…
(24 Feb 2022) Announcement from Wiley: We’re excited to announce a new partnership with the Wikipedia Library, a project of the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation, which will connect Wikipedia editors with full-text access to Wiley Online Library content to drive better citations and more accurate content on Wikipedia, one of the Internet’s most-visited websites. With millions of…
(22 Feb 2022) vLex is delighted to announce a brand new partnership with SAGE, a global academic publisher of books, journals, and a growing suite of library products and services. This exciting collaboration will enable researchers to access an additional 82 journals on vLex, covering the UK, the US and India. Titles in this collection…