Corporate interest is a problem for research into open-access publishing, says NPG/ Palgrave Macmillan survey - November 3, 2014
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG) and its sister company, Palgrave Macmillan, recently conducted a survey, which notes that the open-access movement, which aims to provide researchers and the public with free access to academic work, has been growing. But most academic research remains behind expensive… Read More
Board of Trustees of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc., announce new leadership at STRIATUS/JBJS - November 3, 2014
The Board of Trustees of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc., has announced new leadership at STRIATUS/JBJS. Mady Tissenbaum, formerly Associate Publisher and General Manager, has stepped into the role of Publisher, while Paul Sandford, formerly the Chief Financial Officer, will serve as CEO.… Read More
BMJ now exclusive sales channel for nursing titles as RCN Publishing’s aggregated services come to an end - November 3, 2014
Global healthcare knowledge provider BMJ is now the exclusive sales channel for institutional customers outside the UK wanting access to leading nursing titles for RCN Publishing journals. Last week, RCN Publishing, part of the Royal College of Nursing group, announced that it is ending its… Read More
SAGE launches new open access journal, Translational Epigenomics - November 3, 2014
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the launch of Translational Epigenomics, a new open access journal publishing research on epigenetic alterations in gene expression. Translational Epigenomics will cover diverse aspects of this new and emergent field such as DNA methylation, posttranslational histone modifications, and non-mutational RNA… Read More
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons release new clinical practice guidelines for treating cancer of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction - November 3, 2014
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has released new clinical practice guidelines for treating cancer of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction (area where the esophagus meets the stomach). The guidelines, published in the November 2014 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, include nine evidence-based… Read More
SCOAP3 webinar to outline achievements, status and future plans of the initiative - November 3, 2014
The Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics (SCOAP3) is hosting a webinar on November 18, 2014 to outline the achievements to date, discuss the status of the initiative and its future plans. This webinar will be delivered in English and is targeted… Read More
