Springer Nature has signed a memorandum of understanding that it says will set the scene for the ‘world’s most comprehensive open access agreement’
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CISPC 2019 team set to deliver
21 August 2019
Organisers of his year's CISPC event, entitled Delivering the Open Research Agenda, are delighted to have secured the services of a superb team of moderators
Researcher to Reader 2020 – final call for papers
19 August 2019
Organisers of the Researcher to Reader Conference in February have announced that the Call for Papers closes this Friday
BioOne teams up with Charlesworth Group on language editing services
14 August 2019
BioOne, a nonprofit publisher of more than 200 journals from scientific societies and independent presses, has selected Charlesworth Author Services as its partner to provide language editing services to publishing partners
Transparent peer review pilot announced
08 August 2019
The Web of Science Group has entered a partnership with Emerald Publishing to pilot the industry’s first cross-publisher, scalable and transparent peer review workflow
London Art House
A venue like no other
07 August 2019
This year's CISPC event, entitled Delivering the Open Research Agenda, returns to a conference venue like no other – London Art House
Packed programmes for 'twin' conferences
02 August 2019
Organisers of this year's Internet Librarian International (ILI) conference in London have once come up with a packed programme for the October event
Rachel Bruce
CISPC keynote speaker confirmed
30 July 2019
UKRI's head of open research, Rachel Bruce, has been confirmed as keynote speaker for Research Information's 2019 event, Challenges in the Scholarly Publishing Cycle (CISPC): Delivering the Open Research Agenda
Jisc launches three library services
29 July 2019
Jisc, the not-for-profit technology solutions provider for education and research, is launching three library services.
Library hub discover, Library hub compare, and Library hub cataloguing are aimed at making it easier for UK higher education libraries and researchers to access, discover and manage academic collections.
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Cambridge University Press reports strong growth
29 July 2019
Cambridge University Press says a continuing focus on digital products and services has helped deliver strong results while pursuing its mission to advance learning, knowledge and research
Publons and ScholarOne join IOP on transparent peer review
24 July 2019
Publons and ScholarOne have entered a partnership with IOP Publishing to introduce the industry’s first cross-publisher, scalable transparent peer review workflows
London Art House
Counting down to CISPC 2019 – Delivering the Open Research Agenda
22 July 2019
It's four months until the next Research Information event – Challenges in the Scholarly Publishing Cycle – and plans are progressing fast
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Wayne Sime discusses his hopes for the future of the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers
From bypassing aggregators to the influx of new university presses, the world of library-based publishing is changing fast, reports Rebecca Pool
Vivek Mehra explains how the English language is dominating global communication and changing school structure
Chris Smith
Chris Smith explains why they matter, and how publishers and universities can benefit
Rossana Morriello
Rossana Morriello assesses the ways in which librarians are supporting research in Italy
Nandita Quaderi – editor-in-chief of the Web of Science – champions objectivity, selectivity, and data integrity
This article was jointly written by Andrea Chiarelli (pictured), Juliane Kant and Birgit Schmidt on behalf of Knowledge Exchange. Andrea Chiarelli is a consultant at Research Consulting. Juliane Kant is partner representative for the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) in Knowledge Exchange. Birgit Schmidt is head of knowledge commons at Göttingen State and University Library.
Active engagement and collaboration are needed to deliver the promise of preprints, writes Andrea Chiarelli
