Elsevier launches multidisciplinary open access journal - April 24, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of a new open access journal One Health. The journal is the official journal of the One Health Platform, an international forum that promotes a cross-sectoral and collaborative approach to one health issues, bringing together leading experts from a… Read More
Introducing Nature Reviews Disease Primers with NPG portfolio - April 24, 2015
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group has launched Nature Reviews Disease Primers (NRDP), an online-only, peer-reviewed journal that introduces a new format to the NPG portfolio. NRDP will publish review articles called Primers that provide overviews of diseases and disorders. Alongside each of the articles is an… Read More
China Computer Federation and Springer to publish new journal - April 24, 2015
STM publisher Springer will publish the new open access journal Data Science and Engineering (DSE) in collaboration with the China Computer Federation (CCF), starting in 2015. CCF is responsible for editorial content, the editorial board and academic development of the journal. Data Science and Engineering is… Read More
SAGE opposes America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 1806) - April 24, 2015
Academic publisher SAGE has joined the leading scientific associations and American universities in opposing the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 1806). H.R.1806 challenges the value of the social and behavioral science research and restricts the proven processes of the experts at the National Science… Read More
Columbia University Press selects De Gruyter as distribution partner for electronic content - April 24, 2015
Academic publisher De Gruyter and Columbia University Press have announced their global distribution partnership for ebook content. De Gruyter will electronically distribute a selection of current CUP publications and an extensive backlist of over 1,000 eBooks. Furthermore, in a joint digitalisation… Read More
UK universities save over £1.38bn through shared services, streamlined processes - April 24, 2015
Loughborough University and the Efficiency Exchange, the service operated by Universities UK (UUK) in partnership with Jisc, Leadership Foundation and HEFCEA have launched a new report on the potential of collaboration and shared services in UK higher education (HE). Praise is given to the efficiency… Read More
