Two state library networks have expanded the portfolio of North American transformative agreements for Springer Nature.
UK and USA: Physics Publishers Say They’ll Put ‘Purpose Before Profit’
A newly announced coalition of three nonprofit physics-society publishers announces its intention to support science.
Netherlands: Wolters Kluwer Adds ‘NEJM AI’
Expanding its scholarly journals from the ‘New England Journal of Medicine’ group, Wolters Kluwer adds an artificial intelligence journal.
Thailand’s Mahidol University in Deal with Taylor & Francis
The first open-access agreement for Taylor & Francis in Southeast Asia, the Mahidol University deal features more than 2,000 hybrid journals.
Academic Publishing: Berlin’s ResearchGate Expands Sage’s Journals
The broadened offer of Sage journals on Germany’s ResearchGate ‘Journal Home’ is to number 100 open-access titles.
Germany’s Medical Library Signs Open-Access Deal With Switzerland’s Frontiers
The ‘ZB Med’ medical library program in Germany signs with Frontiers an all open-access, flat-fee scientific research agreement.
COP28: Switzerland’s Frontiers Introduces an ‘Open Science Charter’
In a series of panel discussions and special events, Lausanne-based Frontiers is rolling out its ‘Open Science Charter’ at COP28 in Dubai.
Research Publishing: Switzerland’s Frontiers Announces a Flat-Fee Partnership
Potentially dwarfing its University of California deal, Switzerland’s Frontiers opens a 223-journal flat-fee program with the University of Kansas.
Sustainability: SBTi Verifies Springer Nature’s Targets
The Sustainable Business Report that Springer Nature released in April gets an update with new verifications of its targets from SBTi.
Taylor & Francis: A Platform for Pitching Submissions to Its Journals
Taylor & Francis describes its new platform as offering research writers a way to find ‘the right home’ for their ‘rejected manuscripts.’