Initiative for Open Abstracts calls for unrestricted availability of abstracts to boost discovery of research – September 24, 2020
The Initiative for Open Abstracts (I4OA) calls on all scholarly publishers to open the abstracts of their publications, and specifically to distribute them through Crossref, in order to facilitate large-scale access and promote discovery of critical research. I4OA – a collaboration between… Read More
Drug development timelines shortest since 2013, says new Centre for Medicines Research report from Clarivate – September 24, 2020
Clarivate Plc, a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, has announced the release of the 2020 Centre for Medicines Research (CMR) International Pharmaceutical R&D Factbook. The factbook reveals a decrease in R&D spending for the first time since… Read More
SPIE and the Eindhoven University of Technology announces three-year “read and publish” agreement – September 24, 2020
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has announced a three-year ‘Read and Publish’ agreement with the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands. The new agreement is effective September 1, 2020. It incorporates read access to all SPIE journals and proceedings in… Read More
Ex Libris achieves certification for ISO 27701:2019 – September 24, 2020
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced that the company has achieved certification for ISO 27701:2019, an international standard published by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), the only organisation in the library software industry to do so. ISO 27701:2019 provides a… Read More
Macmillan Learning promotes Susan Winslow to President – September 24, 2020
Macmillan Learning, part of the family-owned Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, has announced the promotion of Susan Winslow to President of Macmillan Learning, effective immediately. The promotion follows the departure of outgoing Macmillan CEO John Sargent, who will step down on January 1, 2021. Winslow has been… Read More
Knowledge E and the International Federation of Dental Educators and Associations collaborate to improve teaching excellence in dental education – September 24, 2020
Knowledge E and the International Federation of Dental Educators and Associations (IFDEA) have signed an agreement to further raise the importance of teaching excellence in dental education. Their first pilot programme will contribute to supporting Egypt in its ambition to move towards a competency-based integrated curriculum.… Read More
