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Brill Releases Key Titles on the Impact of the Roman Empire in Open Access
Leiden / Boston / Paderborn / Singapore / Beijing – 3 June 2019—In collaboration with Professor Olivier Hekster and the Radboud University Nijmegen, Brill has released 14 volumes in the book series Impact of Empire in Open Access. Together, these …
Inera Inc. Announces eXtyles Arc: Hands-Free Intelligent Document Structuring and XML Conversion
May 28, 2019, Belmont, MA, USA — Inera Inc., the leading provider of editorial and XML software for scholarly and technical publishers, today announced the launch of eXtyles Arc, designed to offer hands-free document structuring and XML conversion from raw …
Lauren Kane joins Delta Think as CEO; Ann Michael becomes Chair of the Board as part of Delta Think’s expansion
Philadelphia, PA (May 28, 2019) – Delta Think (www.deltathink.com), a consulting and advisory firm focused on innovation and growth in scholarly communications, today announced the appointment of Lauren Kane as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective July 8th. In this role, …
Research Square Launches Pre-Publication Platform
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, USA – This week, Research Square launches a unique new pre-publication platform, also called Research Square. Following the success of the In Review service, which launched in October 2018, in partnership with Springer Nature, researchers can now …
Call for Volunteers
Calling all volunteers…now is the time to let us know if you are interested in volunteering your time to support SSP. Our committees and task forces will be regrouping during the month of June. Getting involved by serving on a committee or task force …
New report based on comments from over 2,500 global researchers captures what they want from the academic publishing industry
May 23, 2019, London UK—A few months ago, Editage—a leading global scholarly communications company—released a comprehensive report based on a global author survey capturing the views of almost 7000 researchers on different aspects of scholarly publishing. In the last question …
Professionals in the Triangle discuss “Planning for Plan S” at recent SSP Regional Event
On April 25th, scholarly publishing professionals from around the Triangle gathered at the SSP Durham Regional Event at the Research Square headquarters for a moderated panel discussion entitled ‘Planning for Plan S’. Since the Open Access initiative was launched in …
Sponsorship from Cadmore Media and 3Play Media help extend the inclusivity of the 2019 SSP Annual Meeting
May 16, 2019 – Mount Laurel, NJ – Cadmore Media in partnership with 3Play Media will provide video hosting, transcription and closed-captioning services as part of an in-kind sponsorship for the 2019 Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) Annual Meeting to …
Infobase selects LibLynx to provide COUNTER-compliant Reporting & Analytic
Alexandria, VA – Educational media company Infobase has selected identity and access management specialists LibLynx to provide COUNTER reporting and related business intelligence across its portfolio of brands, including Facts On File, Films On Demand, and Learn360. Infobase sought to …
SSP’S DC Local Committee Meets for a Second Time to Discuss Plan S, Alternative Funding Models, and More
SSP’s Washington DC local networking group is still young, but it’s mighty. Our second meeting ever was April 9, 2019 at the American Chemical Society building in downtown DC. It brought in about 50 attendees. For many of us, “Plan …
