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Cactus Communications partners with Emerald Publishing to enable seamless infographic purchases through ChronosHub. Cactus Communications, a leading technology company specializing in AI and expert solutions for the scholarly publishing ecosystem, announces a partnership with Emerald Publishing to deliver enhanced support services to authors through the ChronosHub platform. This collaboration expands the support available to authors publishing with Emerald by offering seamless access to infographic services that enhance research impact. As part of this partnership, authors will now have the option to see the price and purchase professionally designed infographics within the ChronosHub's payment workflow. [Full Announcement].

Emerald Publishing launches new Emerald Insight platform. In prioritizing accessibility and sustainability, the upgraded Emerald Insight will deliver a more intuitive and inclusive user experience. Emerald Insight serves as the primary gateway to over 400 journals, 7,000 books, 3,000 case studies, and an ever-growing collection of open access content available to a global audience. The platform will be home to all Emerald Publishing content, including the Institute of Civil Engineers Publishing portfolio, acquired by Emerald in May 2023. Developed in partnership with Silverchair, Emerald has addressed these priorities head-on, delivering a new platform that offers flexibility and keeps the future in focus. [Full Announcement].

Emerald Publishing acquires now publishers. Global academic publisher Emerald Publishing Limited has acquired now publishers. Founded in 2004, now publishers is a leading source of academic content, publishing research monographs, journals and Foundations and Trends with strengths in the areas of Business, Economics, Computer Science and Engineering. The sale comprises over 50 books, 14 peer-reviewed journals and 28 Foundations and Trends® serials. The Foundations and Trends collection includes some of the top ranked journals in their respective fields including FnT Machine Learning. The research journal collection complements Emerald's current journals collection in Business and Economics. [Full Announcement].

Emerald Publishing announces partnership with the EveryLibrary Institute to provide support to academic librarians in the U.S.. Emerald Publishing, a global publisher with a longstanding commitment to empowering change in the real world, announced a strategic partnership with the EveryLibrary Institute, a non-profit, non-partisan organization committed to advancing and supporting libraries, academic institutions, and library professionals. With Emerald's support, the EveryLibrary Institute will host a series of educational webinars for the academic library community in the U.S., beginning in April. The sessions will provide insight into ongoing actions taking place at the federal and state level that impact academic libraries. The ELI team will provide practical, actionable strategies and ideas for maintaining the ability to serve institutions and patrons effectively in an increasingly complex environment. [Full Announcement].

Emerald Publishing acquires Information Age Publishing. Emerald Publishing Limited has today acquired Information Age Publishing. Publishing academic book series, monographs and journals with particular strengths in the areas of Education, Management and Psychology, IAP expands Emerald's portfolio of high-quality academic resources, and significantly enhances Emerald's author footprint in North America. The sale comprises over 2,600 books and six peer-reviewed journals. [Full Announcement].

Emerald refreshes its commitment to advancing the research impact agenda and calls for sector wide action in its new Are you in? campaign. Emerald Publishing has relaunched its ‘Impact Manifesto', pledging six commitments for change that will advance ongoing debates around academic culture, incentives, and research evaluation. [Full Announcement].

Emerald Publishing announces progressive digital research platform for the social sciences. Emerald Publishing will launch a completely new Emerald Insight digital research platform. Developed in collaboration with twelve leading international universities, it is designed to make social sciences research easy and enjoyable to discover. Emerald Insight – the home of over 300 journals, 3,000 books, 1,700 case studies and a growing collection of open access content – has been entirely reimagined and rebuilt. The forward-thinking design offers an engaging and rewarding user experience; showcasing researchers’ work, paving the way for rapid evolution and meeting future research needs. [Full Announcement].

Emerald acquires Mind Tools and strengthens its position as a leading global learning business. Emerald Group, the global provider of research and learning resources, announced the acquisition of Mind Tools, the digital learning and performance support company. [Full Announcement].

Emerald's new open access programme, Emerald Reach, helps authors extend impact. Emerald Publishing launched Emerald Reach – its new open access programme designed to deliver rigorous high-quality open access content, support authors and extend their impact. Recognizing that being open access alone does not necessarily mean content is more discoverable, Emerald Reach works harder on behalf of authors to drive discoverability. The aim of the programme is to ensure the widest possible dissemination of research and maximize its potential to deliver impact.  [Full Announcement].

Emerald announce library and information science journals green open access trial. Emerald Group Publishing, global publisher linking research and practice, today announces the launch of its Green Open Access, Zero Embargo trial, applicable for all mandated articles submitted to the company’s Library and Information Science and selected Information and Knowledge Management journals. [Full Announcement].

ASLIB acquired to run alongside Emerald Group Publishing. ASLIB, The Association for Information Management, has been acquired by MCB Group, the holding company for Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Emerald and ASLIB have been working closely together since 2001, when ASLIB’s collection of research journals, including Journal of Documentation and ASLIB Proceedings, were acquired by Emerald. The acquisition means that ASLIB’s services to members will continue and grow, and the operating name and identity of ASLIB will be preserved. [Full Announcement].

Emerald announces Shibboleth Compliance. Emerald Group Publishing announced that access to Emerald online products is Shibboleth compliant for members of the UK Access Management Federation. [Full Announcement].