Hindawi concludes in-depth investigation into peer review fraud - July 13, 2015
In November 2014 BioMed Central announced that it had uncovered systematic abuse within the peer review process of a number of its journals. This abuse seems to have been coordinated by a number of third-party agencies that were helping authors to get published in well-respected scholarly… Read More
ARL promotes Gary Roebuck to Director of Administration and Operations - July 13, 2015
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has promoted Gary Roebuck to director of administration and operations, effective July 1, 2015. Roebuck has been with ARL since 2007, most recently as director of information technology. In his new role, he will oversee the day-to-day operations of ARL… Read More
Emerald and Kudos extend partnership after authors benefit from record pilot - July 13, 2015
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing has extended its partnership with Kudos - an online platform that helps increase the impact of published articles - to roll out the value-add service for Emerald authors. The move follows a successful trial period in 2014,… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - July 13, 2015
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Catherine Chimes (Impact and attention: what can the metrics tell us?); Elizabeth Loder (Why medical journals must make researchers share data from clinical trials); Glyn Moody (New Boycott In Support Of Open Access: Third Time Lucky?); and Mark Reed and… Read More
HighWire Press’ newly launched visual analytics product, Impact Vizor, named finalist for the ALPSP Awards for Innovation in Publishing 2015 - July 10, 2015
HighWire Press, Inc., a technology platform and strategic partner to influential scholarly publishers and societies, has announced that its newly launched visual analytics product, Impact Vizor, has been selected as a finalist for the ALPSP Awards for Innovation in Publishing 2015. Impact Vizor was created… Read More
The Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges opts for Ex Libris Alma and Primo - July 10, 2015
Ex Libris Group, a global provider of SaaS solutions for libraries and higher education, has announced that the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) has selected the Ex Libris Alma® resource management solution, and the Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery solution. Alma… Read More
