Study examines possible publication bias and conflict of interest in article reprints - July 2, 2012
Journal BMJ has published the results of a case-control study titled “High reprint orders in medical journals and pharmaceutical industry funding”. The study analysed the extent to which funding and study design were associated with high reprint orders, and the financial implications of the same. Reprints… Read More
Nature Communications joins Nature at the top of the multidisciplinary sciences category in 2011 JCR - July 2, 2012
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced that Nature Communications has joined Nature at the top of the multidisciplinary sciences category in the 2011 Journal Citation Report (JCR). The journal received its first impact factor of 7.396, when Thomson Reuters published the 2011 JCR.… Read More
Wiley appoints Rachel Burley as Vice President and Director, Open Access - July 2, 2012
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced the creation of a new role to lead open access. Rachel Burley has been appointed to the position of Vice President and Director, Open Access. In this new role Rachel will lead all aspects of the… Read More
Pharmacy OneSource to host webinar on infection prevention in systems engineering - July 2, 2012
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider Pharmacy OneSource, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced plans to host a complimentary webinar with Dr. Carla Alvarado on “Infection Prevention with Human Factors and Systems Engineering.” The webinar will be broadcasting on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 from 2:00 P.M… Read More
IOP Publishing journals witness significant Impact Factor growth - July 2, 2012
Non-profit scientific publisher Institute of Physics (IOP) Publishing, UK, has announced that the 2011 Impact Factors published by Thomson Reuters, once again show significant growth for many of the journals published by IOP Publishing (IOP) for the eighth year running. This year, 34 of the… Read More
SPIE launches new tools to enhance online conference and publications management - July 2, 2012
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has launched a new suite of tools on its website, SPIE.org. With this initiative, SPIE seeks to simplify submitting abstracts, reviewing manuscripts and organising conferences. The new system announced by the society includes the latest tools for… Read More
