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F1000 research wins EC open access platform bid
25 March 2020
F1000 Research has been awarded a contract to set up and manage an open access publishing platform for the European Commission as a service for Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe beneficiaries
In appreciation of APE
24 March 2020
Tim Gillett travelled to the APE conference in Berlin earlier this year. Here, he spells out why it’s a must for those involved in academic publishing
Taylor & Francis launches Covid-19 portal
23 March 2020
Taylor & Francis has published a microsite that aggregates and organises all recently published COVID-19 research in one portal
Cambridge gives free access to HE textbooks and coronavirus research
19 March 2020
Cambridge University Press is offering free online access to higher education textbooks and coronavirus research during the Covid-19 outbreak
British Library closes reading rooms but maintains online services
19 March 2020
The British Library in London has closed its public spaces due to the onset of Covid-19 but is keen to ensure users are aware of its online services, which continue to operate
Kortex and Jisc to ensure UK learning resources access
19 March 2020
Kortext, the UK digital textbook platform, in conjunction with Jisc, the UK’s not for profit education and research services provider, is launching a nationwide programme to ensure all 2.4m university students and 217K academic staff have access to key learning resources
Covid-19; a message to our readers and commercial partners
17 March 2020
We are still open for business! As of today, everyone at Europa Science – publisher of Research Information – has been advised to work at home, but we are committed to keeping our publications running
UKSG meeting cancelled amid further reaction to health crisis
16 March 2020
The scholarly communications industry continues to react to the health crisis, in terms of practical measures to protect business and staff – as well as in making available research related to Covid-19
CISPC 2020 – call for papers
13 March 2020
Organisers of the CISPC 2020 event, to be held in central London in November, have issued a call for papers
Jisc supports Subscribe to Open model
11 March 2020
Jisc has announced its support for the global initiative ‘Subscribe to Open’ developed by the non-profit publisher Annual Reviews
Covid-19 claims another conference – Redux 2020
06 March 2020
The Redux Conference 2020 is moving to the summer and will become an open, online event called Redux Online
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Five organisations define, describe, and share their thoughts on a subject that has become something of a hot topic in recent times
A growing number of mandates, incentives and declarations are driving progress in open data, reports Rebecca Pool
Leon Heward-Mills and Rebecca Lawrence discuss the Taylor & Francis acquisition of F1000 Research
Ann Michael looks back on a varied career encompassing nine different industries
The open-access movement is calling into question business models in scholarly publishing, writes Sami Benchekroun
In time for International Women's Day Caroline Birkle, vice president of research operations at Clarivate Analytics, spoke to us about flagship brands, research data services and metrics
Nick Fowler and Steven Inchcoombe introduce SNSI, an initiative to solve the cyber challenges facing the scholarly communications industry
Lisa Hinchliffe
The open research agenda – for publications, data, and code – is driving companies to explore new business models, writes Lisa Hinchliffe
The rise of preprints and the move towards universal open access are potential threats to traditional business models in scholarly publishing, writes Phil Gooch
