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Eur 9500 APC rolled out across all Nature research journals, plus new experimental guided pilot introducing Editorial Assessment Charge
The OAPEN Foundation has launched a new open access (OA) books toolkit for researchers and academic book authors. The toolkit is a free-to-access, stakeholder-agnostic resource that aims to help authors better understand OA for books, increase trust in OA book publishing, provide reliable and easy-to-find answers to questions from authors, and to provide guidance on the process of publishing an OA book.
UKSG is proud to be a founder member of this DEI initiative which is now expanding its list of participants.
Trailblazers is a new Open Access initiative for the rising stars of their disciplines. Built on collaboration and knowledge-sharing between the libraries of Lancaster University, University of Liverpool, University of Salford, and the distinguished publisher Liverpool University Press, Trailblazers combines OA publication, to maximise the opportunity for impact from early career research, with a series of author boot camps, which will equip Early Career Researchers with the knowledge and skills to support the publication of their work throughout their careers.
The policy marks the latest move by the publisher in integrating open research practice into its journal and book workflow, making it easier for authors to benefit from open science
International cooperation between the ISSN International Centre and the National Library of Spain is expanding in the context of digital preservation.
ResearchGate and Canadian Science Publishing (CSP) have announced a new partnership that will enhance the reach and visibility of all CSP’s open access journals through ResearchGate’s innovative Journal Home offering.
Digital Science has announced launch of AI-powered summarization for all Dimensions users, accelerating research discovery across 350 million interlinked publications, grants, clinical trials and patent records
Kortext has reached a new agreement with Vodacom Business, part of Africa’s mobile communications group, to provide digital learning material – including textbooks and videos – to higher education institutions in South Africa.
Paperpal, the AI academic writing assistant by Cactus Communications (CACTUS), a science communications and technology company, has introduced an online plagiarism checker to help academics steer clear of accidental plagiarism, and present their best original research.