Open Access UK academic publishers have long been proactive supporters of Open Access – ensuring that the published outputs of academic research are made available to the public as soon and as widely as possible. Their work over the last decade has helped ensure that the UK offers one of the highest proportions of Open…
Copyright Copyright is the cornerstone of the publishing process. The UK’s current copyright provisions, widely considered as gold-standard, aim to ensure authors and publishers are fairly rewarded for their work and creativity. Intellectual property refers to creations of the mind, protected in law via copyright, patent, design and trade mark provisions. Championing the UK’s intellectual property…
No.10 Downing Street has joined the celebrations for World Book Day 2020, hosting thirty school children from Southwark to help ‘Share a Million Stories’ and celebrate reading for pleasure. Prime Minister Boris Johnson joined Waterstone’s Children’s Laureate Cressida Cowell and children from Charles Dickens Primary School in Southwark for the event this week. Cressida Cowell…
We are delighted that the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Publishing has now launched its latest report Maintaining a World Leading Publishing Sector. Our sincere thanks go to Andrew Lewer MBE MP, who has chaired this process and who has helped us navigate the delays caused by the General Election.
