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Wiley Partnership with Figshare Enables Data SharingJohn Wiley & Sons (News - Alert), Inc. (NYSE:JWa)(NYSE:JWb), today announced their partnership with London- based data repository organization, Figshare. To support authors who wish to openly share their data, Wiley have embarked on this partnership with Figshare to integrate data sharing within existing journal workflows and article publication. The new data sharing service is being piloted with a number of titles and will be rolled out over the next few months along with new data citation and data sharing policies. This will ensure that more data is accessible, sharable and reproducible under a creative commons license from articles on Wiley Online Library without any cost to the author or readers. With growing requirements from funders of academic research for data to be open and accessible, the need for services that provide simple workflows for compliance is growing in importance. This partnership allows Wiley, as the experts in dissemination of academic content to continue to offer authors a comprehensive publishing service, while increasing the exposure of their research. This partnership with Figshare als provides enhanced data preservation and citability. Wiley previously completed an extensive study of the changing needs of academics as the research process evolves with new technologies. With the convergence of research and technology, an important area that has emerged is the need to make data both human and machine readable. This flexibility of data will allow ease of use for academic researchers. "Wiley's forward thinking in researching this space intensively before putting a strong focus on data demonstrates the changing nature of academia and Wiley's commitment to provide world class services to their authors," said Mark Hahnel, CEO of Figshare. "As the scholarly credit system evolves, we want to ensure that all academics can get the credit they deserve for all of their work. This partnership means that authors publishing with Wiley will have that benefit." "We're constantly looking to provide the most innovative and rewarding publishing experience for our authors," affirms Liz Ferguson, VP Editorial Development, Wiley. "Funder mandates are adding lots of extra requirements that our authors must comply with. Our author services are unmatched and working with Figshare further enhances those services for academic researchers publishing in Wiley journals." About Figshare Figshare allows researchers to publish all of their research outputs in seconds in an easily citable, sharable and discoverable manner. Figshare works with academic publishers and institutions to allow them to better manage digital academic files, whilst maintaining simple workflows for academic authors and researchers. About Wiley Wiley is a global provider of knowledge and knowledge-enabled services that improve outcomes in areas of research, professional practice and education. Through the Research segment, the Company provides digital and print scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly journals, reference works, books, database services, and advertising. The Professional Development segment provides digital and print books, online assessment and training services, and test prep and certification. In Education, Wiley provides education solutions including online program management services for higher education institutions and course management tools for instructors and students, as well as print and digital content. View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150630006376/en/ |
