De Gruyter Open joins Access to Research initiative by Publishers Licensing Society - February 25, 2014
Open Access Publisher De Gruyter Open has joined the Access to Research project, designed and formed by the Publishers Licensing Society. The initiative, which involves close collaboration between publishers and libraries, resonates with recommendations of the Finch Report to further expand access to publicly funded research.… Read More
Elsevier unveils new journal – Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry - February 24, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of a new journal - Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry (TrEAC). Published as a quarterly journal and adding to Elsevier's Analytical Chemistry portfolio of journals, TrEAC will publish concise and critical overviews of the rapid changes and development… Read More
Eighth Annual Knovel University Challenge winners announced - February 24, 2014
The results from the Eighth Annual Knovel University Challenge are in, and they represent the growing international presence of Knovel at academic institutions. The top 10 universities with the highest participation in the 2013 Challenge hailed from the US, Canada, Mexico, Turkey and China. There… Read More
McGraw-Hill Professional’s AccessScience wins PROSE Award for Best Multidisciplinary Platform/eProduct - February 24, 2014
AccessScience, McGraw-Hill Professional's innovative next-generation online general science reference, was honored as the Best Multidisciplinary Platform/eProduct at the 2013 Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence – the PROSE Awards – in another year of record entries to the competition. Established by the Association of American… Read More
Techstreet and SAE International expand partnership - February 24, 2014
Industry codes and standards provider Techstreet, part of the Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters, has signed an agreement with SAE International. Under the deal, Techstreet will gain additional rights to distribute the latter's standards content in PDF format on Techstreet Subscriptions, the industry's… Read More
IOP Publishing’s COUNTER4 reports now available - February 24, 2014
IOP Publishing (IOP), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Institute of Physics, has announced that following its compliance with COUNTER's version 4 release, customers can now view additional compliant usage reports. In addition to existing journal reports, IOP customers can also run: Journal Report 1… Read More