Elsevier Archives
$715 Million Deal: “India Takes Out Giant Nationwide Subscription to 13,000 Journals”
From Science: Last week, the Indian government announced a giant deal with multiple publishers that will allow an estimated 18 million students, faculty, and researchers free access to nearly 13,000 journals, including some top-tier ones, through a single portal. Under the One Nation One Subscription scheme, which kicks in on 1 January 2025, India will […]
We Need to Start Wrestling with the Ethics of AI Agents; How Libraries Shape the Future Of Research Infrastructure; & More Headlines
AI How Federal Funding Terms and Conditions Could Encourage Safe Artificial Intelligence Development (via RAND) Research University Strategies for Implementing Generative Artificial Intelligence Systems: Webinar (via CNI) We Need to Start Wrestling with the Ethics of AI Agents (via Technology Review) Accessibility W3C Web Accessibility Work Boosted by Ford Foundation Core Funding (via W3C) Infrastructure […]
FCC Sees Strong Interest in the Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program; Sage Acquires Cambridge Business Publishers; Taylor & Francis Announces Open Access Collective Funding Pilot; & More Headlines
Cybersecurity FCC Sees Strong Interest in the Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program (via FCC) Scopus (Elsevier) Scopus AI: Introducing Emerging Themes Sage Sage Acquires Cambridge Business Publishers Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis Announces Open Access Collective Funding Pilot
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Final Report on Summit For Academic Institutional Readiness in Data Sharing (STAIRS) Published; Call for Nominations to the FORCE11 Board of Directors; & More Headlines
Data Final Report on Summit For Academic Institutional Readiness in Data Sharing (STAIRS) Published (via DCN: Data Curation Network) Sustainable Business Models For Open Data: A Strategy For Reuse in the Public Sector (via Data.europa) Elsevier Research Tools: Scopus Turns 20 (via Scopus Blog) FORCE 11 Call for Nominations to the FORCE11 Board of Directors […]
Report: “Web of Science Index Puts eLife ‘On Hold’ Because of its Radical Publishing Model”
From Science: The Web of Science, a leading bibliometric indexing service, yesterday suspended the journal eLife from its listings because the novel publishing model adopted last year—which includes public peer review but no final decision whether a manuscript is accepted or rejected—conflicts with Web of Science’s standards for assuring quality. The move could jeopardize eLife’s journal impact factor […]
Reports: Academic Publishers Face Class Action Over ‘Peer Review’ Pay, Other Restrictions
Ed. Note: We will be updating this post with additional coverage, statements, and filings as they become available. Please check back. From Reuters: University of California Los Angeles neuroscience professor has sued six major academic journal publishers, claiming in a proposed class action that they violated antitrust law by barring simultaneous submissions to multiple journals […]
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Now Available: “Academic Library Pricing Dataset for SciFinder Scholar, Web of Science, and Scopus: 2018-2024”
The dataset linked below was published today by the Journal of eScience Librarianship. Title Academic Library Pricing Dataset for SciFinder Scholar, Web of Science, and Scopus: 2018-2024 Authors Curtis Brundy Iowa State University Joel Thornton University of Utah Source Journal of eScience Librarianship 13 (2): e959 Abstract This dataset contains database pricing and agreements received through […]
Language Co-Option in the Open Space; Survey Reveals Students Rate Digital Learning Highly But Some Lack Suitable Learning Devices; & More Headlines
COUNTER Metrics Code of Practice for Research Data (via COUNTER) IOP Publishing IOP Publishing Partners with Hum to explore Data and AI use to Enhance Content Strategy (via IOP) Elsevier Elsevier Provides Free Access to Research and Clinical Resources via Mpox Information Center JISC Survey Reveals Students Rate Digital Learning Highly But Some Lack Suitable […]
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Preprint: “Estimating Global Article Processing Charges Paid to Six Publishers For Open Access Between 2019 and 2023”
The preprint linked below was recently shared on arXiv. Title Estimating Global Article Processing Charges Paid to Six Publishers For Open Access Between 2019 and 2023 Authors Stefanie Haustein School of Information Studies, University of Ottawa Scholarly Communications Lab Centre interuniversitaire de recherche sur la science et la technologie (CIRST) Eric Schares Scholarly Communications Lab […]
Preprint: “An Open Dataset of Article Processing Charges From Six Large Scholarly Publishers (2019-2023)”
The preprint linked below was posted on arXiv today. Along with the preprint the authors have released the Article Processing Charges Explorer. Title An Open Dataset of Article Processing Charges From Six Large Scholarly Publishers (2019-2023) Authors Leigh-Ann Butler University of Ottawa Library, Ottawa Scholarly Communications Lab Madelaine Hare Scholarly Communications Lab, Ottawa/Vancouver School of […]
