Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - April 7, 2014
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Christopher Meyers (The lack of reward mechanisms for public scholarship severely limits the future of public engagement in the academy); Maria Kowalczuk (Are journals ready to abolish peer review?); Kent Anderson (Bitcoin and Flash Traders — Leveraging Scarcity Within the… Read More
Two OA journals from Chile join BioMed Central and SpringerOpen portfolio - April 4, 2014
Open access publisher BioMed Central and SpringerOpen have announced the publication of two open access journals from Chile, covering biodiversity and conservation. Biological Research and Revista Chilena de Historia Natural are the official journals of Sociedad de Biología de Chile. Biological… Read More
EBSCO Information Services and Boopsie partner to provide a seamless research experience for mobile users - April 4, 2014
Library resources provider EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) and Boopsie, Inc. have announced a partnership establishing Boopsie as an official Mobile Technology Partner. Boopsie will now be able to provide a more seamless research workflow within the Boopsie platform for the thousands of… Read More
Three SAGE Reference titles honoured by Library Journal in their annual Best Reference feature - April 4, 2014
SAGE Reference resources continue to receive recognition for excellence, most recently by Library Journal in their annual Best Reference feature. Library Journal has selected three key SAGE/CQ Press titles to be included in its 2013 list. The annual Library Journal Best Reference list recognises the… Read More
Professor Marzio Nessi appointed new scientific director of the Journal of Instrumentation - April 4, 2014
IOP Publishing (IOP), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Institute of Physics, and SISSA have announced the appointment of Professor Marzio Nessi as the new Scientific Director for the Journal of Instrumentation, effective April 1, 2014. He succeeds the founding Scientific Director Professor Amos Breskin, who… Read More
BMJ adds open access gastroenterology title to its specialist journal portfolio - April 4, 2014
Global healthcare knowledge provider BMJ has added another open access title - BMJ Open Gastroenterology - to its burgeoning portfolio of specialist journals. BMJ Open Gastroenterology, which opened for submissions on April 3, will be published in partnership with the British Society of Gastroenterology, which… Read More
