177 universities in Turkey gain access to Scopus and ScienceDirect for next 3 years - July 2, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced an agreement with the Turkish Academic Network and Information Center (ULAKBIM) to provide 177 academic and research institutions in Turkey with access to Scopus, the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature. In addition, access to ScienceDirect, Elsevier's full-text… Read More
Wiley announces increase in Impact Factors - July 2, 2013
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced a continued increase in the proportion of its journal titles indexed in the Thomson Reuters 2012 Journal Citation Reports (JCR), with 1,192 (about 77 percent) titles now indexed, up from 1,156 in the 2011 JCR. Wiley titles… Read More
Karger Publishers expands Open Access programme with several initiatives - July 2, 2013
Biomedical publisher Karger Publishers, Switzerland, has announced the expansion of its Open Access programme with several initiatives to benefit researchers, readers, authors, funding organisations and other partners. With market demand increasing for Open Access in scientific and medical publishing, the Switzerland- based, international biomedical publisher… Read More
British Academy publishes series of 8 newly commissioned articles debating future of open access - July 2, 2013
The British Academy has published a series of 8 newly commissioned articles reflecting on the challenges and opportunities for humanities and social sciences open access publishing practices. Debating Open Access - edited by British Academy Vice-Presidents Professor Nigel Vincent and Professor Chris Wickham - demonstrates… Read More
UBM Tech launches new EE Times, the center of the global electronics engineering community - July 2, 2013
Business information provider UBM Tech, US, has announced the launch of the new EETimes.com, the community powerhouse engaging the global electronics industry. The completely restructured platform provides an environment that brings the audience into the conversation through moderated discussions, blogs, and social… Read More
Encyclopedia of Life Open Access Support Project begins next phase with new eligibility criteria - July 2, 2013
The new phase of the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Open Access Support Project (EOASP) started July 1, 2013, with some slight changes in eligibility criteria. The aim of the EOASP project is to increase the data flow into EOL, promulgate the open access publishing model… Read More
