The Optical Society has launched the first issue of its newest peer-reviewed, open-access journal, Photonics Research
Jenzabar and Perceptive Software announce partnership
IOP Publishing announces new journal, Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties
The Physics Research Promotion Center of Taiwan is joining the high-energy open-access physics consortium SCOAP3
AIP announces materials science journals
Powder diffraction journal moves to Cambridge
De Gruyter extends portfolio with new photonics journals
AIP creates app for authors and reviewers
Knovel takes on optics and photonics
Bentham launches three journals, with plans for more
Wayne Sime discusses his hopes for the future of the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers
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
