Human Genomics publishes first open access articles with BioMed Central - July 9, 2012
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that the journal Human Genomics has published its first open access articles. A peer-reviewed journal for geneticists engaged in biomedical and life science research analysing human genome data, the greater visibility afforded by open access is projected to… Read More
Thieme publishes new skull base atlas - July 9, 2012
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, recently published the ‘Lateral Skull Base Surgery: The House Clinic Atlas,’ written by leading skull base surgeons from the House Clinic in Los Angeles, California. The atlas contains detailed descriptions of the techniques used in lateral skull base surgery.… Read More
Sheridan to develop multi-title full-text app for the Academy of Management - July 9, 2012
The Academy of Management has selected Dartmouth Journal Services and the Sheridan Technology Lab to develop a multi-journal app. Scheduled for release in mid-July, the app is branded as AOM Pubs. Journal titles accessible in this app include the Academy of Management Journal (AMJ), Academy of… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - July 9, 2012
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Heather Morrison (June 30, 2012 Dramatic Growth of Open Access); Mike Shatzkin (What retailers know that publishers need to know); Stevan Harnad (Why the UK Should Not Heed the Finch Report); Martyn Daniels (Digital Files Aren't Just For Christmas, But… Read More
CAS and the Council of Australian University Librarians partner to provide unlimited access to SciFinder - July 6, 2012
Chemical information provider Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), a division of the American Chemical Society, has signed an agreement with the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) for unlimited access to SciFinder. CAUL comprises 39 academic institutions in Australia, including the University of Melbourne, Australian National University… Read More
Malaysian university, Thomson Reuters hold event on evidence-based research evaluation - July 6, 2012
Public research university, University of Malaya, and the Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters jointly organised a conference on evidence-based research evaluation. The ‘Conference on Institutional Perspectives on Evidence-Based Research Evaluation’ is seen to have garnered debate on research performance metrics used by institutions… Read More
