Embracing risk
2 May 2019
More conversations are required to deliver sustainable open access plans, writes Steven Inchcoombe
Wayne Sime discusses his hopes for the future of the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers
Springer Nature
Springer/Jisc 'convert previous subscription deal to OA'
29 April 2019
Springer/Jisc 'convert previous subscription deal to OA'
Springer Nature and ResearchGate announce agreement
4 March 2019
Springer Nature is to collaborate with ResearchGate on what the two organisations are calling innovative access models for scientific content
Springer Nature pledges support for Plan S
13 February 2019
Publisher Springer Nature has stated its 'strong support' to accelerate the adoption of open access under Plan S
Springer Nature and Publons to partner on peer review
13 December 2018
Springer Nature and Publons are partnering to improve the peer review process and to enable peer reviewers to receive recognition for their contribution
Open data: growing pains
26 November 2018
While researchers, publishers and funders warm to data sharing, issues over misuse, citation and credit remain, reports Rebecca Pool
Creating ‘fundamental truth’
31 October 2018
SpringerNature’s new CEO Daniel Ropers was keynote speaker at the STM Frankfurt event this month. Here, he outlines his early thoughts as a ‘newbie’ to scholarly communications
Return to responsibility
24 May 2018
From the Journal Impact Factor to the latest altmetrics, scholarly players are crying out for metrics to be used responsibly, reports Rebecca Pool
Publishers join Blockchain for Peer Review project
26 April 2018
Taylor & Francis Group and Cambridge University Press have joined a pilot project to test blockchain technologies applications to peer review
ResearchGate works with three publishers on sharing project
19 April 2018
Three publishers and ResearchGate have agreed to work together on the sharing of articles on the scholarly collaboration platform
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From bypassing aggregators to the influx of new university presses, the world of library-based publishing is changing fast, reports Rebecca Pool
Vivek Mehra explains how the English language is dominating global communication and changing school structure
Chris Smith
Chris Smith explains why they matter, and how publishers and universities can benefit
Rossana Morriello
Rossana Morriello assesses the ways in which librarians are supporting research in Italy
Nandita Quaderi – editor-in-chief of the Web of Science – champions objectivity, selectivity, and data integrity
This article was jointly written by Andrea Chiarelli (pictured), Juliane Kant and Birgit Schmidt on behalf of Knowledge Exchange. Andrea Chiarelli is a consultant at Research Consulting. Juliane Kant is partner representative for the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) in Knowledge Exchange. Birgit Schmidt is head of knowledge commons at Göttingen State and University Library.
Active engagement and collaboration are needed to deliver the promise of preprints, writes Andrea Chiarelli