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Publishers team up to make peer review more efficient
27 April 2020
Scholarly publishers are working together to maximise the efficiency of peer review, ensuring that key work related to Covid-19 is reviewed and published as quickly and openly as possible
Initiative to open up Covid-19 research further
24 April 2020
Several leading publishers, along with Digital Science's ReadCube, are part of an initiative to facilitate access to literature relevant to Covid-19 research
Journal Citation Reports to feature open access data
23 April 2020
Clarivate Analytics has announced the addition of open access data to Journal Citation Reports profile pages to increase transparency around open access models in scholarly publishing
Elsevier and ExactCure review 20 drugs for Covid-19 therapies
17 April 2020
Elsevier and ExactCure have announced a collaboration aimed at developing personalised model simulations to improve the dosing of Covid-19 related therapies
Cactus aiming for world's largest Covid-19 research platform
16 April 2020
Cactus Communications has announced the launch of covid19.researcher.life, a platform aimed at offering researchers a single platform for all Covid-19-related research
Springer Nature commits to transition majority of journals
09 April 2020
Approach means Plan S-funded authors will be able to continue to submit research to these publications
Open Research Community launched
08 April 2020
The Open Research Community, an interactive platform launched this week after a test phase, offers users the opportunity to expand their professional networks
Digital Science partners China tech firm on Covid-19 portal
03 April 2020
Digital Science has teamed up with the Beijing-based technology company Zhipu.AI to conduct data challenges and collaborate in building a Covid-19 information portal
Cambridge launches open research platform
02 April 2020
Cambridge University Press (CUP) has officially launched Cambridge Open Engage, an early and open content and collaboration platform, which is now open to direct submissions from researchers.
Springer Nature launches global learning support programme
02 April 2020
Springer Nature is launching a global programme to support learning and teaching at higher education institutions worldwide, in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak
ProQuest users gain free access to Covid-19 resources
01 April 2020
ProQuest is launching a new Coronavirus Research Database, giving all ProQuest users no-cost access to full-text content covering all facets of Covid-19 and related infectious diseases
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Single sign-on provider OpenAthens announced the winner of its inaugural best publisher user experience (UX) award for 2020 earlier this year
As scholarly publishing communities search for the meaning behind metrics, the need for context is becoming crystal clear, reports Rebecca Pool
In February 160 attendees gathered in London at BMA House for the Fifth Researcher to Reader Conference. Heather Staines reports
Tamir Borensztajn describes attempts to support an open research infrastructure
Mark Carden ponders: does the Covid-19 pandemic mean that the world has changed forever and nothing will be the same again?
Kim Eggleton
Kim Eggleton wonders: how do we solve the problem of diversity in peer review?
Publishing organisations should look to adopt modular infrastructure and modular business models so they can experiment, writes Brian Cody
The pandemic has demonstrated the importance of open access and open science, writes Rossana Morriello
