SAGE acquires Pion Limited, strengthens geography and psychology portfolio Academic publisher SAGE has announced the purchase of Pion Limited, independent publisher of high quality academic journals founded by Adam Gelbtuch and John Ashby in 1959. The sale was announced jointly … Continue reading →

Open Access books slowly on the rise, says new PCG study Publishers and libraries are increasingly experimenting with Open Access (OA) books, according to a new survey by industry advisors, Publishers Communication Group (PCG). Books published under the so-called ‘author-pays,’ … Continue reading →

FBF acquires minority stake in IPR License Ltd The Frankfurt Book Fair (October 14-18, 2015) has announced a significant investment in IPR License, the global rights and licensing trading platform. The deal will see FBF take a minority shareholding in … Continue reading →

Springer and IMISCOE partner on open access journal and book series on migration STM publisher Springer has announced a partnership with IMISCOE, the largest network of excellence on migration and diversity in the world, for the publication of their open … Continue reading →

Nature Publishing announces three new Nature journals: Nature Energy, Nature Microbiology and Nature Reviews Materials Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group has announced that three new titles will join the Nature family of journals in January 2016: Nature Energy, Nature Microbiology … Continue reading →

Text and data mining in the EU: Legal certainty already exists The International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM) has noted the desire expressed in the ‘Communication on Single Digital Market Strategy for Europe’ issued on 6 May … Continue reading →

SAGE announces pilot partnership with Publons Academic publisher SAGE has announced a new pilot partnership with Publons, a new company working with reviewers, publishers, universities and funding agencies to turn peer review into a measurable research output. Publons, established in … Continue reading →

Elsevier announces its first Green and Sustainable Chemistry Challenge STM publisher Elsevier has announced its first Green and Sustainable Chemistry Challenge. As the world’s population quickly approaches 9 billion, the strain on the planet’s resources is steadily increasing too. This … Continue reading →

Elsevier presents sixth edition of Murray & Nadel’s Textbook of Respiratory Medicine at 2015 American Thoracic Society Conference STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of the sixth edition of Murray & Nadel’s Textbook of Respiratory Medicine, 2-Volume Set. Similar … Continue reading →