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SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING INDUSTRY WEEKLY NEWS ALERT

September 12, 2023 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        • ACS expands its reach with the acquisition of open access management platform, ChronosHub - Read more • The United Kingdom joins Horizon Europe Program, marking a milestone in international research collaboration - Read more • New partnership to drive digital transformation in Independent Education - Read more     Search for more news in this Theme         Public Access        • COAR commends EU Council's commitment to high-quality, transparent, and equitable scholarly publishing - Read more • De Gruyter expands Subscribe to Open initiative to accelerate open access transformation - Read more • British Antarctic Survey and British Geological Survey forge landmark OA publishing agreement with Frontiers - Read more     Search for more news in this Theme         Multi-channel publishing / Innovative e-publishing services / New content formats     • Wolters Kluwer supports medical students with UpToDate® add-on for Anki flashcard app - Read more • McGraw Hill unveils cutting-edge digital innovations tailored to evolving learning patterns in medical education - Read more     Search for more news in this Theme         Taxonomy, Thesauri, Ontologies, and Semantic Publishing     • UK Taxonomy Group Advises Government to Diverge from EU Approach - Read more • When using LLMs in Healthcare, Semantic Interoperability is Key - Read more • A Regional Asian Green Standard Would Help Unlock Trillions - Read more     Search for more news in this Theme     Discover More News Themes: Expand Your Knowledge Today! Transformative / Read and Publish Agreement Peer Review Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility (DEIA) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) / Sustainability Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Machine Learning (ML) / Natural Language Processing (NLP) More Industry News The DEAL Consortium's Open Access deal with Elsevier, a new chapter for German research Read more>> The 2023 NISO Plus Forum on AI and Machine Learning in Scholarly Publishing Read more>> Publishing OA with Springer Nature delivers highest global usage and benefits for researchers Read more>> PLOS Earth Science authors embrace preprints for scientific advancement Read more>> New report highlights healthcare professionals' willingness to embrace generative AI in addressing global health system challenges Read more>> Astronomy and Astrophysics Board expands with the Republic of Ireland and welcomes Uruguay as an Observer Read more>> ACM unveils new Journal 'Proceedings of the ACM on Networking' (PACMNET) Read more>> DOAJ and Lyrasis partner to empower libraries in backing open access Read more>> eLife appoints Yamini Dalal as Deputy Editor to lead Cell and Molecular Biology Submissions Read more>> Dr. Eric Kmiec appointed Editor-in-Chief of the journal - Gene and Genome Editing Read more>> IGI Global's Open Access Journal Program welcomes four new journals in 2024 Read more>> EIFL renews agreement with The Company of Biologists Read more>> Ex Libris introduces Alma Starter, a tailored solution for enhanced library e-resource management Read more>> Jenny Du named new Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Applied Remote Sensing Read more>> Professors Rebecca Vega Thurber and Robert J. Toonen appointed Co-Editors-in-Chief of PeerJ Open Advances in Marine Biology Read more>> Upcoming Industry Events OASPA Annual conference Event Date: September 19 - 21, 2023 Event Location: Online DAM New York 2023 Event Date: September 14 - 15, 2023 Event Location: New York, USA To learn more, visit our Events Page.

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