Edanz have announced the acquisition of Scribendi, an ISO 9001:2015-certified online editing and proofreading company. This strategic merger brings together two industry leaders, creating a global powerhouse in scientific editing and language services.
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The Publishers Association has released its new ‘A Year in Publishing’ summary statistics. These once again show growth for the sector, with total sales for the UK’s publishing industry reaching £6.9 billion- up 4% from 2021. 669 million physical books were also sold last year. This is the highest overall level ever recorded.
Academics from 107 low- and middle-income countries will be able to publish their research open access in Cambridge journals at no cost to them.
STM Solutions, the operational arm of STM, announced the release of the MVP (minimal viable product) of a paper mill detection tool as part of the STM Integrity Hub. It is a stand-alone web application where submitted journal manuscripts can be uploaded and checked for a variety of signals indicative of paper mills.
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Clarivate appoints a new President for the Academic division and Maverick adds new consultants.