Springer Nature divests Scientific American and Spektrum der Wissenschaft
Move part of a decision to focus on its core activities across research, health and education
Business deal
Wiley acquires Emerald Publishing in £337m deal
Deal adds nearly 500 journal brands, 8,000 book titles, and a substantial archive of case studies and backfile content
Digital Science acquires Virtual Knowledge Graph pioneer Ontopic
Acquisition aimed at strengthening technology company's capabilities in semantic data and enterprise AI
Signals raises $1.1m seed funding with backing from ACS Publications and Enago
Funding will support further development of its research evaluation and integrity technology, according to the company
Company of Biologists renews deal with Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
The Company of Biologists has announced the renewal of a Read & Publish Open Access agreement with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS).…
Emerald Publishing acquires now publishers
Sale comprises more than 50 books, 14 peer-reviewed journals and 28 "Foundations and Trends" serials
Sage acquires Mary Ann Liebert
Acquisition "marks the joining of two mission-driven publishers founded by women who are pioneers in academic publishing"
Sage acquires documentary distributor
Good Docs is a film distribution company promoting social justice through powerful documentaries
Silverchair to acquire ScholarOne from Clarivate
Buyer says deal will make it "uniquely capable of helping publishers solve their greatest content and technology challenges"
Clarivate to acquire ProQuest for $5.3bn
Clarivate has announced it will buy ProQuest, establishing what it describes as ‘a premier provider of end-to-end research intelligence’
Accucoms Latin America wins six publisher agreements
Accucoms reports a healthy start to 2021 with the launch of new clients and a growing team
Wiley announces Hindawi acquisition
Wiley says the purchase adds 'quality, scale and growth to the company’s open access publishing program'