Lay summaries could help public understand health research
Publishing a lay summary alongside every research article could be the answer to assisting in the wider understanding of health-related information, according to the…
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Open Index Week launches
Knowledge for All will host the first Open Index Week, which will be from 24 to 28 October, alongside the international open-access week
Projects delve into enhanced publication
Six projects financed by SURFfoundation have been giving researchers insight into enhancing publications
EU addresses orphan works and ‘out-of-commerce’ books and journals
A new European agreement is tackling the challenge of how to revive books and journals that predate the internet without damaging the rights of…
New tool searches UK’s repositories
A new search engine should help academics, students and the general public navigate papers held in the UK's open-access repositories
Nawin Gupta becomes secretary general of the ASA
Nawin Gupta has been appointed secretary general of the Association of Subscription Agents & Intermediaries
Evolution, revolution or something else?
Sian Harris reports back from the ALPSP conference on discussions about the future of the scholarly publishing industry
How do we incentivise data sharing?
From standards and support to awarding 'data Oscars', we need to start encouraging researchers to share data, writes Sarah Porter
Japanese institutions join SCOAP3
The High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, National Institute of Informatics and Coordinating Committee for Japanese University Libraries have jointly established a partnership with the…
Swets acquires Accucoms
Swets has bought Accucoms. The provider of sales and marketing services to academic and professional publishers will remain an independent entity under Swets' umbrella
CrossRef revises DOI display guidelines
CrossRef has announced an update to its Digital Object Identifier (DOI) online display guidelines
UK hopes intellectual property reforms will promote growth
The UK Government has accepted recommendations made by an independent review for modernising the country's intellectual property laws