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Hanover, PA — Akadémiai Kiadó is relaunching their AKJournals publishing program―60+ peer-reviewed STM titles―on Sheridan PubFactory’s online hosting platform. Balázs Réffy, CEO, Akadémiai Kiadó said: “As the most prestigious STM publishing organization in Central and Eastern Europe, we are driven to invest in our scientific communities and in technologies that enable us to increase global…

McGraw-Hill and Cengage announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger on equal terms. The transaction, which has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies, will bring together two premier learning companies that will deliver significant benefits for students, educators, professionals and institutions worldwide.

It's Friday -- take a break with this glorious high school stage production of a famous science fiction movie. The post Alien, the Stage Play appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

With many professional societies finding their revenue sources under pressure, this month we asked the Chefs: How might professional societies continue to be sustainable? The post Ask The Chefs: Society Sustainability appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Christine Tulley discusses how the academic publication lifecycle has undergone radical changes over the past several years. These changes have a significant impact on how scholarship will be written, published, promoted, and read in the future. The post Guest Post — Emerging Trends in the Academic Publishing Lifecycle appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Jessica Polka looks at current technological capabilities for new innovations in peer review. The post Guest Post — Technological Support for Peer Review Innovations appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

How three transformations in scholarly publishing over recent years could help Bangladesh move out of the UN’s List of Least Developed Countries by 2024. Guest post by Haseeb Md. Irfanullah. The post Guest Post — What Does Bangladesh Tell Us About Research Communication? appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

The Forbes Pigment Collection offers a unique library of materials for the preservation and analysis of artworks. The post A Library of Color appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Leakage has strengthened libraries' negotiating position with respect to content providers. The emerging syndication model syndication offers libraries the opportunity to provide dramatically improve the research experience for their users -- with a number of risks as well, including the prospect of substantially reducing their leverage at the negotiating table. The post Isn’t Leakage Good…

Libraries provide vital digital services to their host institutions. If these services carry clear library identity branding, it strengthens the library's position in the university and enables it to secure the budget and political capital necessary to do its work. The post Guest Post — The Library is the Brand appeared first on The Scholarly…