NEWS
OUP joins Initiative for Open Citations
16 January 2018
Oxford University Press has announced that it has joined the Initiative for Open Citations (I4OC)
Publishing news
NEWS
New CEO for Emerald Publishing
10 January 2018
Emerald Publishing has appointed Vicky Williams as its new CEO
NEWS
SAGE Publishing acquires journal portfolio from Wichtig
9 January 2018
SAGE Publishing has acquired the full portfolio of journals from the STM publisher, Wichtig. The first issues with SAGE will publish January 2018
ANALYSIS & OPINION
Ensuring the accessibility of all learning content
2 January 2018
The accessibility of learning content is undergoing a dramatic change right now, writes Rick Johnson.
NEWS
Springer Nature platform now holds a billion metadata statements
2 January 2018
SciGraph, the linked open data (LOD) platform launched by Springer Nature in March, now holds more one billion metadata statements about content published by the company and links to established external datasets.
ANALYSIS & OPINION
What is blockchain for research?
28 November 2017
Jon Treadway (pictured) explains Digital Science's new report, Blockchain for Research: Perspectives on a New Paradigm for Scholarly Communication, exploring the impact the technology could have on scholarly communication and research
NEWS
Digital Science releases 'blockchain' report
28 November 2017
Digital Science has released a report titled: Blockchain for Research – Perspectives on a New Paradigm for Scholarly Communication
NEWS
Researchers 'overwhelmingly' say Brexit effect will be negative
23 November 2017
Brexit will have a negative impact on the research sector – while access to funding, free movement for researchers, and international collaboration are researchers’ biggest priorities as the UK prepares to leave the European Union
ANALYSIS & OPINION
Does research evaluation in the sciences have a gender problem?
20 November 2017
Stacy Konkiel wonders if altmetrics might help understand the influence of research in a more gender-balanced way
ANALYSIS & OPINION
Widening student participation through technology
20 November 2017
Universities can gain from employing digital tools in their teaching and learning strategies, writes John Donovan
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Interview
IntechOpen's new CEO Anke Beck talks about her early inspirations, and of 20 years working in academic publishing