Scientific Data launches with first Data Descriptors - May 28, 2014
Open access publication Scientific Data has launched online, publishing its first eight Data Descriptors across fields including neuroscience, ecology and epidemiology. Scientific Data is the latest open research initiative from Nature Publishing Group. Data Descriptors, Scientific Data's article type, are peer-reviewed,… Read More
Frankfurt Book Fair relaunches Frankfurt Quarterly (FQ): The Asian Era magazine - May 28, 2014
The Frankfurt Book Fair's magazine has been relaunched with a shortened name and a fresh layout. From now on, it is called simply the Frankfurt Quarterly (instead of Frankfurt Academy Quarterly). The Frankfurt Quarterly examines a single focal topic in the accustomed depth. The current issue… Read More
IOP Publishing and UK university libraries collaborate on open access offsetting pilot - May 28, 2014
Non-profit scientific publisher IOP Publishing (IOP), UK, has announced the launch of a three-year pilot project under which participating universities will be able to offset the majority of their expenditure on hybrid article publication charges (APCs) in IOP journals against their subscription and licence fees. … Read More
Bell Labs integrates Bell Labs Technical Journal into IEEE Xplore Digital Library - May 28, 2014
Technical professional organisation IEEE has announced a partnership with Bell Labs, the global research arm of Alcatel-Lucent, to host the Bell Labs Technical Journal (BLTJ) in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. The BLTJ is a peer-reviewed journal that aims to promote progress in communications worldwide and… Read More
Technion collaborates with World Scientific on e-book access - May 28, 2014
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology and World Scientific Publishing have come to an agreement to provide Technion students and faculty with a massive database of e-book content spanning all areas of World Scientific's publishing programme. As of May 2014, content from… Read More
Society for General Microbiology selects Publishing Technology to build new journals portal - May 28, 2014
Content solutions provider Publishing Technology has announced that it welcomes the Society for General Microbiology (SGM), the learned microbiological society in Europe, to its digital hosting platform pub2web. The new digital hub will bring together all of SGM's content in one… Read More
