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Biophysics Colab to move to full ‘Publish, Review, Curate’ service
Expanded service will provide biophysicists with new way of validating their research
Figshare partners with African libraries group
Partnership aimed at promoting open data awareness and participation in Africa
Society publishers’ OA output grew four-fold since 2012
Members of the Society Publishers’ Coalition (SocPC) are making steady and deliberate progress towards open access (OA) publishing - white paper
Fifty per cent of Cambridge papers now open access
Publisher has signed transformative agreements covering more than 2,000 institutions worldwide
Springer Nature acquires researcher-created writing tool
Springer Nature continues its focus on tailored solutions for academics with acquisition of researcher-created writing tool, TooWrite
OpenAthens publishes global library user experience research
Around a third of library users do not have the research skills and support to successfully research their chosen subject area
Clarivate adds Preprint Citation Index to the Web of Science
Helping researchers more easily access preprints within trusted platform to advance scientific progress
Access Lab 2023 programme announced
OpenAthens launch their annual conference programme. Speakers will discuss global challenges and opportunities in access to resources
Taylor & Francis is the newest supporter of Open Pharma
Open Pharma and Taylor & Francis are delighted to announce that Taylor & Francis is the latest supporter of the Open Pharma initiative
Digital Science appoints its first VP of Research Integrity
New leadership role created, as a new Dimensions technology for tackling papermills, plagiarism and fake science is also launched
67 Bricks joins the SDG Publishers Compact
Technology consultancy 67 Bricks is the latest signatory to the SDG Publishers Compact, joining an impressive roster of the leading players within the publishing industry. As a member, 67 Bricks will be committing to supporting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) both by working with clients to ensure best practices and scrutinising their own processes.
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Patrick Hargitt explains why 2022 became the year that accessibility got serious
Joseph Koivisto and Jordan Sly from the University of Maryland discuss the implications of the publications-as-data model
Despite the collective and decisive step changes in enabling the transition to open access this year, we should not be complacent, writes Susie Winter
Thomas Shaw and Andrew Barker from Lancaster University Library discuss the realities, challenges and future impact of open access in the research community
It’s not a question of if, but how. The future of scholarly publishing is open, yet the debate on how to accelerate the growth of open access continues