IEEE announces expanded partnership with Copyright Clearance Center - July 12, 2011
Technical professional association IEEE, US, has announced an expanded partnership with non-profit copyright licensing solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC) to automate permissions, reprints and author services for all of its publications. IEEE publishes more than 150 journals and 1,000… Read More
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins reports significant gains in 2010 impact factor rankings - July 12, 2011
Healthcare publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), a Wolters Kluwer Health business, has announced significant gains in 2010 Impact Factor (IF) scores and specialty rankings across its portfolio of journals based on the 2010 Journal Citation Reports (JCR). Improvements in specialty rankings were strong with… Read More
JISC calls for publicly funded organisations to make metadata openly accessible - July 12, 2011
With 12 UK-based organisations having reportedly signed up to a new set of open metadata principles, the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) is inviting all publicly funded organisations to make the same commitment. These include universities, colleges, libraries, museums and archives. Unlocking the descriptive information… Read More
RSC Publishing announces increase in impact factor for its journals - July 12, 2011
Scientific publisher RSC Publishing, the publishing arm of the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, has announced overall increases in impact factor for RSC journals. The average impact factor (IF) now stands at 5.5. RSC Publishing figures have risen by 59 percent since 2003 - almost… Read More
BioMed to host African conference as part of open access initiatives - July 12, 2011
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that new initiatives being launched in 2011 look to increase the visibility and output of scientific research from across Africa and the wider developing world. The publisher has announced that its Open Access Africa 2011 conference will… Read More
Access to Coastal Zone Information Collection now available via GPO’s Federal Digital System - July 12, 2011
The US Government Printing Office (GPO) is providing permanent public access to the Coastal Zone Information Collection (CZIC) through the agency's Federal Digital System (FDsys), a one-stop site to authentic, published Government information. In collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services… Read More
