STM Association to host Innovations Seminar US 2014 - April 8, 2014
The International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers' (STM) will host the Innovations Seminar US 2014 at Washington Marriot, Washington DC, USA, on April 29, 2014. This annual US-event brings together the industry's most established thinkers and bright up-and-coming future stars to gives attendees… Read More
Brill and KNNV Publishing announce distribution agreement - April 8, 2014
International scholarly publisher Brill, Netherlands, has finalised an agreement with KNNV Publishing (Royal Dutch Society for Natural History Publishers) to distribute their foreign-language academic titles on Wildlife, Nature & Conservation. Initially, over 20 titles will be distributed by Brill, with more forthcoming. Full information on… Read More
Altmetric begins tracking mentions of articles on Sina Weibo - April 8, 2014
Altmetric, supported by Digital Science, has begun tracking mentions of academic articles on Chinese microblogging site Sina Weibo. The data will shortly be fully integrated into existing Altmetric tools. The mentions collated will be visible to users via the Altmetric Explorer, a web-based application… Read More
The Optical Society appoints Alison Taylor executive editor - April 8, 2014
The Optical Society (OSA) has announced that Alison Taylor has joined the OSA Publishing staff as executive editor, where she will manage a portfolio of OSA journals, including its newest journal, Optica, which is set to publish its first issue in July. Taylor will oversee… Read More
Journals published by Portland Press to move to HighWire Open Platform - April 8, 2014
Portland Press Limited has signed an agreement to move its sector-leading journals, including the Biochemical Journal, Clinical Science and Bioscience Reports, to the HighWire Open Platform. The new journal sites will see more than 10,000 pages of research published annually and a catalogue of… Read More
Applications for 2014 Research Fund Award for Latin America now open - April 8, 2014
Global academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing and The Latin American Council of Management Schools, CLADEA, have opened the 2014 Research Fund Award for Latin America. The winner will receive a £2,000 (approximately US$3000) research grant to fund a Latin American research project in the field… Read More
