Sweden stands up for open access – cancels agreement with Elsevier
Large science publisher Elsevier does not meet the requirements of Swedish universities and research institutes.
In order to take steps towards the goal of immediate open access by 2026 set by the Swedish Government, the Bibsam Consortium has after 20 years decided not to renew the agreement with the scientific publisher Elsevier. To be able to make the necessary transition from a subscription-based to an open access publishing system the Bibsam Consortium requires:
Immediate open access to all articles published in Elsevier journals by researchers affiliated to participating organisations
Reading access for participating...
Source: News from STM - May 16, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: European Featured Source Type: news
New F1000Research gateway to maximise the 3Rs impact of NC3Rs-funded research
Launching today, the NC3Rs Gateway is a new publication portal on the F1000Research publication platform dedicated to the 3Rs – replacement, refinement and reduction of animals in research, featuring methodology articles, reviews and source data. All articles will be published almost immediately and then undergo invited open peer review.
The NC3Rs has previously described a 3Rs “valley of death” between the development of new 3Rs technologies and approaches and their subsequent uptake into practice. This lag is influenced by a range of factors including a lack of information in the published literature on 3Rs app...
Source: News from STM - May 16, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: European Source Type: news
Springer Nature commits to support collaborative solutions to society ’s grand challenges
Springer Nature is helping to uncover research-based solutions to real-world problems, with the launch of its third Change the World, One Article at a Time campaign. The campaign – which launches today – will showcase more than 250 articles published in Springer Nature journals in 2017, which have been handpicked because the research within them has the potential to have a significant impact on society’s grand challenges. All articles in the campaign are freely available until 31 July 2018 through the dedicated Change the World page on Springernature.com.
As one of the world’s largest publishers focused on academic...
Source: News from STM - May 16, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Featured World Source Type: news
AJE, a division of Research Square, promotes three PhDs to top executive level positions
American Journal Experts (AJE), provider of author services to researchers worldwide, is proud to announce the promotion of three long time employees to executive positions.
Dr. Sarah Taylor, PhD, has been promoted to General Manager of American Journal Experts (AJE). She will have the primary responsibility of converting vision into execution across the company and all teams. She joined the company in 2010 and quickly rose to several supervisory and management positions. Dr. Taylor was most recently the Vice President of Operations. She received her PhD in Vascular Biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel H...
Source: News from STM - May 15, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Editorial Source Type: news
Peer review information now available for online articles
You can now access detailed information about the peer review process research published on IOPscience has been through.
In response to community feedback, we have introduced a new peer review information module for online papers.
The module is displayed in the ‘article information’ section. It tells you if the article went through single or double blind peer review; the number of revisions before publication, and if it has been checked for originality.
Kim Eggleton, senior managing editor at IOP Publishing, said: “The science community told us this is information they are keen to have available. It adds some transpa...
Source: News from STM - May 15, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Editorial Source Type: news
De Gruyter launches Sciendo
Publishing services division supports authors, societies and conference organizers
The international independent scholarly publisher De Gruyter is increasing and expanding its publishing service offering and has launched a new division to do so: Sciendo ([‘sjɛn|do] for the linguists).
Sciendo provides specialized custom publishing services and solutions for third parties, especially academic and research institutions, societies, university presses, conference organizers and individual authors. In addition to services for journals and books – including open access – other allied services, such as self-publishin...
Source: News from STM - May 14, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: European Featured Source Type: news
The American Physical Society chooses Aptara ’s SciPris platform for the invoicing and collection of their publishing-related charges to authors and institutions.
The American Physical Society (APS) has chosen Aptara to manage the invoicing and collection of its Open Access, publishing, color, reprint, and rights and permissions charges utilizing Aptara’s SciPris platform. APS is the premier publisher of physics content in the world, publishing over 19,500 journal articles each year.
Aptara recognized a need for an invoicing and payment platform that was customizable based on each publisher’s unique workflow, peer review and production systems, and collection categories. The web-based platform automates the calculation of each charge, provides a user-friendly payment gateway, an...
Source: News from STM - May 14, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Editorial Source Type: news
Weak demand forces Springer Nature to cancel 3.2 billion euro float at last minute
The planned initial public offering of publisher Springer Nature has been postponed on the eve that trading in shares was expected to begin, “due to market conditions”.
Springer Nature cited “market conditions” as the reason for pulling the listing in Frankfurt at the last minute, adding it may revisit the plans for an initial public offering (IPO) at a later stage.
Full report here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-springer-nature-ipo/weak-demand-forces-springer-nature-to-cancel-32-billion-float-at-last-minute-idUSKBN1I91FU
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Source: News from STM - May 9, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Featured World Source Type: news
Clarivate Analytics Appoints Keith Collier as Managing Director, Publisher Services
Clarivate Analytics, the global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics to accelerate the pace of innovation, has announced the appointment of Keith Collier to a newly created leadership position of Managing Director, Publisher Services in the Scientific and Academic Research division.
Collier brings more than 23 years of experience gained from working both in close collaboration, and within the publishing sector and has a deep understanding of publisher workflows. Collier previously headed up ScholarOne – which provides comprehensive workflow management systems for scholarly journals, books, and conferenc...
Source: News from STM - May 2, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Featured World Source Type: news
G-Med Partners with Enago to offer Medical Publication Services
G-Med, a global medical and social network for physicians, today announced its new partnership with Enago, an internationally recognized author services provider. Leveraging Enago’s extensive expertise in manuscript preparation and submission services, G-Med members can now avail of a suite of publication-specific services comprising Substantive Medical Editing and Developmental Medical Editing services.
Under this collaboration, Enago’s expert medical consultants will work with physicians, surgeons and doctors on the G-Med network to convert their data into impactful, publication-ready manuscripts. This will allow the...
Source: News from STM - May 1, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Editorial Source Type: news
Taylor & Francis and Cambridge University Press Join Blockchain for Peer Review Project
Two more publishers have joined the initiative, announced in March 2018, which focuses on the problems of research reproducibility, recognition of reviewers and the rising burden of the peer-review process. The project will develop a protocol where information about peer review activities (submitted by publishers) are stored on a blockchain. This will allow the review process to be independently validated, and data to be fed to relevant vehicles to ensure recognition and validation for reviewers. By sharing peer review information, while adhering to laws on privacy, data protection and confidentiality, we hope to foster in...
Source: News from STM - April 26, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Digital Source Type: news
IntechOpen Embeds Dimensions Badges from Digital Science
Scientific Open Access Publisher First to Provide Citation Badges for Books.
Today at the STM Conference, an annual gathering of the STM publishing community, IntechOpen, the first native scientific publisher of Open Access books, announced the first ever implementation of Dimensions badges by a book publisher. The badges are live now and can be found on IntechOpen books pages.
IntechOpen is the market leader in scientific publishing of Open Access books with more than 3,350 published OA books to date and 1.7 million downloads of scientific chapters and books in the last year. More than 107,500 researchers, including Nobel...
Source: News from STM - April 26, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Digital Source Type: news
IntechOpen Introduces Strategic Change in Technology and Brand
IntechOpen, the first native scientific publisher of Open Access books, today announced it recently completed a strategic transformation in its technology and rolled out its new brand. The company’s “by the scientists, for the scientists” concept is based on always listening to the needs of individual scholars and the academic community as a whole. This change includes new technology features, a new logo and a new book design to better present authors’ scientific discovery.
“What at first might look just like a visual rebrush, was a process of diving into the very core of the company,” said Alex Lazinica, “...
Source: News from STM - April 26, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Featured World Source Type: news
ALPSP Awards for Innovation in Publishing 2018. Closing Date for Entries 5 May 2018
Every year ALPSP brings the scholarly communications community together to celebrate the very best in the industry with the ALPSP Awards, sponsored by MPS
Submissions can relate to any part of the scholarly and professional publishing industry but must demonstrate excellence in terms of:
– originality and innovation
– significance and value to the community
– utility and long-term viability
Our international panel is looking forward to receiving submissions from across the world. Finalists will be showcased and the winners announced at the ALPSP Conference & Awards 2018 in September. receiving widesp...
Source: News from STM - April 25, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Digital Source Type: news
Wiley Inclusive Access increases affordability and access for students
John Wiley and Sons Inc. today launched a comprehensive program to partner with leading content platform providers to make it more affordable and easier for students to purchase their Wiley course materials, as part of their tuition and fees. Wiley Inclusive Access, in partnership with Barnes and Noble College, Follett, Red Shelf and VitalSource enabled campus stores, not only saves students more than 60% off the cost of a bound text, but also provides valuable first-day of class access. In a study by Vital Source, 63% of students who had their textbooks with them on the first day of class completed the course, while only...
Source: News from STM - April 25, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Featured World Source Type: news
