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SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING INDUSTRY WEEKLY NEWS ALERT

December 19, 2022 FEATURED ARTICLE Providing descriptive captions for images. How important is this for authors and publishers? - part 2   Scholarly publications are increasingly incorporating alternative text (alt text) for images into their high-quality content. All parties involved in the creation, production, and dissemination of information have a responsibility to ensure that all readers have equal access to the images they find in scholarly papers. Workflows are being modified by content and service providers to enhance image metadata and meet accessibility standards. Accessible images provide all users with a better experience in addition to leveling the playing field for readers with disabilities. Read more                     Alliances, Partnerships & Consolidations        • Oxford University Press signs the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) - Read more • Taylor & Francis signs Accessible Books Consortium and Publishing Accessibility Action Group Charters - Read more • The American Society of Civil Engineers and ChronosHub announce partnership for processing author fees - Read more     Search for more news in this Theme         New Release - Journals/Products/Services        • CAS introducing transformational capabilities to accelerate life sciences innovation - Read more • Wiley's new CrossKnowledge professional learning portfolio to help tackle the challenges of today's workplace - Read more • FOLIO unveils Nolana Release - Read more     Search for more news in this Theme         Transformative / Read and Publish Agreement        • Elsevier and Portugal National Funder FCT sign transformative agreement - Read more • Springer Nature and HEAL-Link sign transformative agreement - Read more • The Japan Alliance of University Library Consortia for E-Resources and Taylor & Francis' new transformative agreement to increase OA publication of Japanese research - Read more     Search for more news in this Theme         Scientific Data Management, Indexing & Archiving     • JDS Communications journal indexed in PubMed - Read more • Bentham Science journal Coronaviruses, indexed in Scopus - Read more • Portico and the Texas Digital Library announce digital preservation partnership - Read more     Search for more news in this Theme     More Industry News Clarivate, the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the Higher Education Press of China release 6th annual joint report - Engineering Fronts 2022 Read more>> New transformative agreement between Oxford University Press and the Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries to unlock greater OA opportunities for Swiss researchers Read more>> Wiley and Greek Consortium HEAL-Link sign three-year open access agreement Read more>> New HEPI Policy Note tackles the challenging task of making research accessible outside of academia Read more>> Cambridge University Press and SCOAP3 announce partnership to enable barrier-free, equitable open access to research in high‐energy physics Read more>> Nine more institutions to join The Company of Biologists' Read & Publish Open Access agreement with the Council of Australian University Librarians Read more>> Wolters Kluwer celebrates 30 years of UpToDate Read more>> EDP Sciences and TIB renew OA agreement Read more>> SCELC Consortium and IOP Publishing announce transformative agreement Read more>> Partnership between the Council of Australian University Librarians and IWA Publishing to boost OA publication of research from Australia and New Zealand Read more>> Upcoming Industry Events Academic Publishing in Europe Conference 2023 Event Date: January 10-11, 2023 Event Location: Berlin, Germany Digital Book World Event Date: January 16-18, 2023 Event Location: New York, NY, USA To learn more, visit our Events Page.

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