“As database experts, we wanted to resolve those encountered barriers through an interface implementation based on our state-of-the-art technology features with enhanced discoverability for book records in focus, while as the namesake for open science, we were aiming for a solution that will shift the status quo towards more openness in science….

And as this proposal was very much in line with the German Ministry of Education and Research’s strategy to fund projects supporting the transformation towards Open Access; we applied and were awarded a grant to create the said platform and suite of tools for book publishers.

So today, after months of hard work from our developers, we have the great pleasure of announcing the launch of ScienceOpen’s latest development: The BookMetaHub, an online platform that will aid in the enrichment and standardization of new and existing metadata for open access and traditional book publications alike….”