Technology software company Digital Science has invested in Peerwith – a marketplace for author services, matching academics seeking support for their work with experts who can provide services to increase the impact of their work

Cambridge University Press has appointed Brigitte Shull as senior vice president for academic publishing in the Americas

Figshare, an online digital repository for academic research, has teamed up with Springer Nature to support BioMed Central and SpringerOpen authors in openly sharing their supplementary data.

Figshare is now hosting additional files from more than 300 BioMed Central and SpringerOpen journals. This new service to authors and readers is aimed at:

Scholarly publishing company HighWire Press is to acquire Semantico, a provider of technology and services for the scholarly publishing market. Highwire says the acquisition will bring it an increased capacity for technological innovation, a broader range of publishing expertise, and a more powerful range of products.

Following the success of the founding University Press Redux conference, ALPSP has announced that it will now be partnering with presses to deliver the event every two years

Overleaf, a provider of scientific writing and publishing tools, has announced a partnership with Cambridge University Press