Editorial
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Knowing me, Knowing UKSG: An interview with Lucy Barnes, Senior Editor and Outreach Coordinator, Open Book Publishers
In this episode of the UKSG podcast, Anna Hughes is joined by Lucy Barnes, Senior Editor and Outreach Coordinator, Open Book Publishers. During the episode, Lucy discusses their career journey so far, their career inspirations, and the role of professional development within their career.
UKSG news
Forthcoming Events
Industry news
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Sage acquires Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Journals will continue to be published under the Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. name, and Sage will begin publishing a segment of Sage’s life sciences and medical journals under the Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. imprint.
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Wiley and IEEE expand partnership to enhance publishing and advertising opportunities
Effective January 1, 2025, the new agreement builds on their existing collaboration, adding media sales and content initiatives across IEEE’s extensive portfolio of publications, journals, and online platforms.
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UKRI developing new research data policy framework to advance open research practices
The framework is being developed in collaboration with research councils, Research England, and Innovate UK. It will update and streamline policies related to research data management and promote the principles of FAIR data—ensuring data is findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable.
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SirsiDynix acquired by Harris Computing
SirsiDynix has been acquired by Harris Computing, one of six operating companies of Constellation Software, Inc, a publicly traded company based in Toronto.
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Sage expands its business portfolio by acquiring titles from Textbook Media Press
Sage expands its business portfolio by acquiring titles in accounting, finance, business, and marketing from Textbook Media Press, a publisher of digital and print higher education textbooks.
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Paris Declaration calls for data-driven forensics to spearhead the fight against fake science
Research integrity champions say Forensic Scientometrics (FoSci) will decontaminate “polluted” science and scholarly literature.
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Learned Society Publishing Survey – closes soon
Your input will help establish a valuable evidence base to guide the publishing community. Participants will gain access to an exclusive event in spring 2025 and contribute to solutions for common challenges.
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Knowledge Rights 21 Funding Extension
Knowledge Rights 21 Programme has been extended for a further five years thanks to the generous support of Arcadia. This continued funding, amounting to €5.5 million, allows further investment in building capacity for reforms that enhance 21st-century access to research, education and culture.
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CSIRO Publishing Selects Silverchair
Silverchair has announced a partnership with CSIRO Publishing to host their rich repository of over 120,000 articles and extensive book collection.
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Creative Rights in AI Coalition urges government to safeguard copyright as AI policy evolves
A newly formed Creative Rights in AI Coalition has called on the government to prioritize copyright protection as it shapes policies surrounding generative artificial intelligence (GAI).
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Bone & Joint launches AI-generated podcast developed by 67 Bricks
‘AI Talks with Bone & Joint’ is a new podcast that will turn ground-breaking papers from the journals Bone & Joint Open, Bone & Joint Research and Bone & Joint 360 into bitesize audio summaries.
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People
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eNews 579 People
Changes at Edinburgh UP, eLife, Imperial, Jisc and Wolters Kluwer
Awards
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Submissions Now Open for the 2025 John Cotton Dana Awards
Up to Eight Winners Will Receive $10,000 in Development Awards, funded by the H.W. Wilson Foundation