Kamran Abbasi appointed as Editor-in-Chief of The BMJ Kamran Abbasi has been appointed as the new Editor-in-Chief of The BMJ, one of the world’s most influential medical journals. Effective from 1 January 2022, he succeeds Fiona Godlee, who will step down at the end of this year, after more than…
SYP 2022 volunteer applications are open The Society of Young Publishers (SYP) have opened volunteer applications for 2022 roles on all committees apart from Scotland. (SYP Scotland applications will open later in spring next year) Registration closes on Wednesday, 05 January 2022, at 10.00…
COVID-19 research freely accessible, but research data sharing and preprinting are low Shared on behalf of RoRI and the COVID-19 Rapid Review Initiative Levels of COVID-19 research data sharing have remained low during the pandemic, and preprinting of research on the virus has been lower than two…
PLS appoints Will Crook as its first Policy & Communications Manager Publishers’ Licensing Services is pleased to announce the appointment of Will Crook in the new role of Policy & Communications Manager. Will’s arrival in the position will help PLS deepen its engagement in important policy…
67 Bricks expands leadership team 67 Bricks has announced changes to its leadership structure. Founders Sam Herbert and Inigo Surguy become Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer respectively, whilst former Head of Strategy, Jennifer Schivas, joins them on the leadership team as…
New Guide to Digitally Driven OA Journal Development from Scholastica Scholastica announces the release of a new free eBook, The Small Publisher’s Guide to Digitally Driven OA Journal Development. The guide covers digital-first content production, hosting, and dissemination best practices…
Data Survey: Open Access Agreements Calling all libraries, consortia, and publishers interested in Open Access Agreements: Smaller independent publishers face challenges in providing the data to inform the negotiations with libraries and library consortia for Read and Publish, Subscribe to Open,…
ALPSP Copyright Committee Call for Response to UK IPO AI TDM Consultation The UK IPO has launched a consultation on IP protection for Artificial Intelligence (AI) to further understand the balance between the incentives for AI development and innovation while continuing to promote human…
