SAGE launches new OA journal, Educational Neuroscience - July 23, 2015
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the launch of Educational Neuroscience (EdN), an open access journal that explores developing brain-behaviour relationships and their implications for the science of learning, academic skill acquisition, and education practice at multiple levels of the educational systems from early childhood to higher… Read More
Pensoft journals – Nature Conservation and MycoKeys – registered to be indexed by Thomson Reuters - July 23, 2015
Academic publishing company Pensoft has announced that another two of its journals - MycoKeys and Nature Conservation - are now registered to be indexed and abstracted by Thomson Reuters. Both journals are expected to receive an Impact Factor in a couple of years. The two… Read More
UNLV University Libraries join HathiTrust - July 23, 2015
The UNLV University Libraries recently joined HathiTrust, a partnership of research institutions committed to preserving and providing access to digitised monographs and other materials via a shared repository. Nearly 100 HathiTrust partners bring an excess of 13 million volumes of copyrighted… Read More
Corrigendum - July 23, 2015
This is with reference to the news alert titled "Oxford University Press announces continued growth in latest Impact Factor results," covered in the News Section of Knowledgespeak (dated July 22, 2015). It may be noted that the lead paragraph of this news article has been revised to read as: Academic… Read More
STM publishing experts form financial advisory firm STM Advisers LLC dedicated to STM and academic publishing and scholarly communications - July 22, 2015
Scientific, technical, and medical publishing experts Joseph Esposito, Michael Clarke, and David Lamb have announced the formation of STM Advisers LLC ("STMA"), the first financial and strategic advisory firm dedicated to scientific, technical, and medical (STM) publishing, academic publishing, and scholarly communications. STMA represents clients in… Read More
Applications called for EBSCO Charleston Scholarship - July 22, 2015
Applications are now being accepted for a scholarship to attend the Charleston Conference through a grant sponsored by EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO). The EBSCO Charleston Conference Scholarship awards up to $1000 for conference registration and other expenses related to attending the conference. The Charleston Conference… Read More
