JISC-British Library study details research behaviour of Generation Y doctoral students - June 29, 2012
The UK’s Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) and the British Library have released a report titled “Researchers of Tomorrow: the research behaviour of Generation Y doctoral students”. According to the study, Generation Y students, born between 1983 and 1992, need more face-to-face and informal support tailored… Read More
Oxford University Press and Royal Astronomical Society announce publishing partnership - June 29, 2012
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP), UK, and the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) has announced a new publishing partnership. Under the deal, OUP will assume publication of Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, Geophysical Journal International,… Read More
Semantico launches new publishing platform, Scolaris - June 29, 2012
UK-based online publishing services provider Semantico Ltd has announced the launch of Scolaris, the new digital publishing platform for scholarly and academic publishing. The product launch took place at The Royal Institution of Great Britain, and was attended by a select group of industry professionals. … Read More
IBZ Online database now features 1,323 OA journals - June 29, 2012
Academic publisher De Gruyter, Germany, has announced that IBZ Online, an international index of journal literature in the humanities and social sciences, now lists 1,323 open access journals that have never before been systematically indexed. IBZ Online will now add an additional 5,000 journal issues to… Read More
Thomson Reuters releases 2011 Journal Citation Reports - June 28, 2012
The Intellectual Property & Science division of Thomson Reuters has announced the release of the 2011 Journal Citation Reports (JCR). The JCR claims to be the world's most influential resource for information on highly cited, peer-reviewed publications and the source of annual Journal Impact Factors. The… Read More
Wellcome Trust toughens OA policy - June 28, 2012
The Wellcome Trust, UK, has announced that it will be strengthening the manner in which it enforces its open access policy with immediate effect. Failure to comply with the policy could result in final grant payments being withheld and non-compliant publications being discounted when applying for… Read More
