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This month the American Fisheries Society (AFS) and Oxford University Press (OUP) announced a new publishing agreement for the Society’s monthly membership magazine along with its five peer-reviewed journals. Clarke & Esposito had the privilege of working with AFS to broker this agreement.

This new in-depth report from Clarke & Esposito and Osmanthus Consulting sheds light on recent developments within China's rapidly evolving STM journals sector and their wide-ranging implications, offering valuable insights and strategic recommendations for publishers and publisher service providers worldwide.

The American Society of Microbiology (ASM) announced the acquisition of the journal Molecular and Cellular Biology by Taylor & Francis (T&F). Clarke & Esposito had the privilege of representing ASM in brokering this notable deal.

The Brookings Institution and Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group this week announced a new co-publishing partnership. Under the agreement, Rowman & Littlefield will produce, distribute, market, and sell Brookings Institution Press titles. Brookings Institution Press will continue to be responsible for acquisitions and editorial review. Clarke & Esposito had the privilege of working with Brookings to help broker this noteworthy arrangement.

The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) and Wolters Kluwer today announced a new publishing services agreement. C&E had the privilege of representing ASN in brokering this notable deal, which encompasses Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN), Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN), and Kidney360.

Clarke & Esposito is pleased to have represented the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in successfully negotiating a publishing services agreement with Oxford University Press (OUP). NAS will work with OUP to develop and publish PNAS Nexus, a new multidisciplinary open access journal spanning the biological, physical, and social sciences, particularly encompassing engineering and health sciences

This final report documents the supply chain related to open access (OA) monograph creation, distribution, and curation. It is based on information collected in 2020 through questionnaires and semi-structured interviews with stakeholders and subject-matter experts representative of the supply chain. The report was funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Clarke & Esposito (C&E) announces the development of a multi-client benchmarking study focused on editorial honoraria and other related editorial metrics. The aim of the study is to provide participants with information to make better evidenced-based decisions related to journal publishing. The study is open to all society-owned journals, whether published independently or via a publishing services agreement with a commercial publisher. The initial study cohort will be focused on biomedical journals but we plan to open it up to other disciplines later in the year. If you are interested in participating, please let us know by April 30th, 2021.

Management consulting firm Clarke & Esposito today announced that David Crotty will be joining the firm in the position of Senior Consultant. David’s joins the firm from Oxford University Press, where he held the position of Editorial Director, Journals Policy. At OUP he oversaw journal policy and contributed to strategy across OUP’s journals portfolio, drove technological innovation, and managed a suite of renowned society-owned journals. "We look forward to applying his experience, expertise, and insights to our work with clients.”

Clarke & Esposito is pleased to have represented the American Society of Hematology (ASH®) in successfully negotiating a publishing services agreement with Elsevier. Beginning in 2021, ASH will work with Elsevier to publish Blood, ASH’s flagship journal and one of most prominent titles in all of science and medicine. The agreement also covers Blood Advances, ASH’s highly successful and rapidly growing open access journal.