PeerJ announces free publications through end-2013 - November 20, 2013
PeerJ, an open access publisher of scholarly articles in the biological, life & medical sciences, has announced that authors can now publish their work in PeerJ, entirely for free, through end-2013. PeerJ has allowed free submissions twice in the last year, and each time the response… Read More
NISO Circulation Interchange Protocol Standing Committee to replace former maintenance agency - November 20, 2013
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced the replacement of the maintenance agency for the two-part American National Standard on the NISO Circulation Interchange Protocol (NCIP), ANSI/NISO Z39.83, with a Standing Committee for ongoing maintenance of the standard. NCIP addresses the need for interoperability among… Read More
Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy launches new website on Atypon’s Literatum - November 20, 2013
Atypon, a provider of software to the scientific and scholarly publishing industry, has announced the launch of the new website for the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy® (JOSPT®). Powered by Atypon's Literatum, the next generation JOSPT website features full-text articles, enhanced search and seamless… Read More
IEEE statement on appropriate use of bibliometric indicators in evaluation of scientific publications - November 19, 2013
Technical professional organisation IEEE recently issued a statement on the appropriate use of bibliometric indicators in journal citations to emphasise the importance of providing accurate citation counts and other indicators when evaluating the quality and impact of scientific publications. The IEEE recognises the increasing importance of… Read More
Elsevier and Ex Libris announce collaborative initiative to incorporate SNIP and SNR journal metrics in the ranking of search results - November 19, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier and library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group have announced a collaborative initiative to use the source normalised impact per paper (SNIP) and SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) metrics in calculating relevance ranking for Primo search results. The SNIP… Read More
Columbia University Medical Center signs subscription agreement with McGraw-Hill Professional for AccessMedicine - November 19, 2013
McGraw-Hill Professional, a division of McGraw-Hill Education, US, has announced a subscription agreement with Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) for AccessMedicine, the company's premier online learning product. CUMC is a global leader in scientific research, health and medical education, and patient care. The agreement seeks… Read More
