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
Brill Publishers selects Scope’s ConSCIseTM platform for book chapter abstracts - April 7, 2014
Scope e-Knowledge Center (Scope), a leading provider of knowledge services and a Quatrro Global Services company, has announced that Brill, the international publishing house head-quartered in Leiden, The Netherlands, has selected Scope to support its goal of increasing the discoverability of books chapters on its Brill… Read More
The London Book Fair’s Author HQ – a stellar line up of events for aspiring authors - April 7, 2014
Author HQ is the place at The London Book Fair for established and aspiring authors and there is plenty on offer at this year’s Fair, to be held from April 8 – 10, 2014, Earls Court, London. Launched as a response to increasing interest from the… Read More
