Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - September 22, 2014
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kent Anderson (Cascades and Volcanoes — Are the Problems of Science in Public Discourse Getting Worse?); Joe Wikert (In the future, all content will be layered); Miriam Taegtmeyer (We need stronger evidence to make the case for close-to-community health providers);… Read More
All CERN-authored articles published in APS journal collection to be Open Access - September 19, 2014
The American Physical Society (APS) and The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) have announced a partnership to make all CERN-authored articles published in the APS journal collection to be Open Access. Articles in APS' Physical Review Letters, Physical Review D, and… Read More
Elsevier and Australasian Research Management Society recognize talented young scientists at Scopus award ceremony - September 19, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier and the Australasian Research Management Society (ARMS) recognized the academic research achievements of 17 young scientists at the 5th Scopus Young Researcher of the Year Awards. The award ceremony, held at the National Convention Centre and in conjunction… Read More
Tomsk State University (Russia) meets multidisciplinary needs through ProQuest - September 19, 2014
ProQuest has announced that Tomsk State University in Russia has selected ProQuest SciTech Collection to offer full-text access with comprehensive discovery (through extensive abstracts in the fields of natural science, technology, and engineering). In addition, they also chose ProQuest Psychology Journals, providing access to full-text journals… Read More
Open Access Week Kickoff Event program announced - September 19, 2014
The 2014 International Open Access Week Kickoff Event, co-hosted by SPARC and the World Bank, will focus on this year's theme of "Generation Open." The hour-long kickoff event will take place on October 20 at 3pm EDT at the World Bank headquarters in downtown Washington, DC.… Read More
COPE North American Seminar 2014 focuses on new technologies and behaviours for identifying publication ethics issues - September 19, 2014
The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) North American Seminar was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, this August with a record breaking attendance from across the region of 81 delegates. The focus of the seminar was new technologies and behaviours for identifying publication ethics issues and those… Read More
