The Institution of Engineering and Technology has announced the launch of 'IET Smart Cities', which will publish advanced research that aims to resolve issues that affect quality of life, such as traffic congestion, air pollution, health hazards, natural disasters, public safety and housing.
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Journal news
'Astronomy & Astrophysics' has signed a two-year open access agreement with the Max Planck Society in Germany.
SAGE Publishing has formed a partnership with the British Orthodontic Society to publish its journal, the 'Journal of Orthodontics'.
Resources
Brill has renewed and extended its agreement with Chest in the UK for a further three years.
Springer Nature and the Knowledge Media Institute of The Open University are collaborating to provide a Computer Science Ontology.
People
The Information Power team is expanding to include Lorraine Estelle and Alicia Wise.
Innovative has announced the appointment of Joe McMorris as Global Chief Information Officer.
Conferences
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) is organising a pre-conference for Sunday 7 April, the day immediately preceding UKSG’s 42nd Annual Conference and Exhibition.
Following the 14th Berlin Open Access Conference, the conference website has been updated with a Final Conference Statement, a Conference Report, and presentations.