Bloomsbury Publishing has announced that it has completed the asset purchase of the academic imprints and associated titles of Rowman & Littlefield, one of the most respected independent publishers in the US Academic market. It is the biggest acquisition by Bloomsbury to date, and significantly accelerates and strengthens Bloomsbury’s academic and digital presence in North America.
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The survey was conducted between December 2023 and February 2024 in partnership with the Japanese Association for the Advancement of Science (JAAS).
While STM fully agrees with the intent of the PPMi-led effort - authorised by the European Commission it has multiple concerns with the final report and its characterization of access and re-use in Europe, as well as with the preparation phase and process.
OSC-NL, the umbrella organisation of currently twelve local Open Science Communities, will use this grant funding to work on knowledge exchange, community management and sustainability of this bottom-up network.
Public libraries will share a new efficient digital library platform which will make the service more consistent and improve access to books, e-books and other library services.
Charlesworth has announced a strategic partnership with the American Physical Society (APS). Through this collaboration, Charlesworth will provide comprehensive WeChat marketing services to APS to support its engagement with the Chinese physics community.
Wiley has announced a new partnership with OA Switchboard, a community-driven initiative that facilitates information sharing about open access publications between funders, institutions and publishers. Wiley represents the first large publisher to join the initiative.
Through Journal Home, a set of six Bentham Science journals will now benefit from enhanced visibility with ResearchGate’s community of more than 25 million researcher members.
Cactus Communications has announced the expansion of its partnership with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to offer author services for the AAAS Science Partner Journals (SPJ) program.
Most researchers are using AI tools in their research practice, despite concerns over the loss of critical thinking skills, respect for intellectual property (IP) rights, and mistrust in AI providers, according to new research from Oxford University Press (OUP).