Fear of corporate defamation lawsuits should not prevent medical journals from investigating corporate products - February 17, 2015
Fear of corporate defamation lawsuits should not prevent medical journals from investigating corporate products, according to a perspective piece published online February 16 in the Pediatrics journal. Joel Bakan from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, and colleagues examined whether the fear of… Read More
Springer expands co-publication partnership with Science China Press, launches new journal - February 17, 2015
STM publisher Springer has launched a new journal Science China Materials (SCMs). Part of the Science China Press (SCP) journal series, the international peer-reviewed journal covers all aspects of materials science. It is co-sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Natural Science Foundation… Read More
SAGE announces extended partnership with eIFL Foundation scheme, supports access to information in Cambodia - February 17, 2015
Academic publisher SAGE recently announced an extended partnership with the eIFL Foundation scheme. The extended agreement offers access to SAGE Journals (SJ) online and SAGE Research Methods (SRM) to all 18 members of the foundations branch in Cambodia, Cam-eIFL. The eIFL foundation supports the wide… Read More
East Baton Rouge Library opts for EBSCO Discovery Service - February 17, 2015
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has announced that the East Baton Rouge Parish Library, an award-winning public library in Louisiana, has chosen EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS) as its discovery solution. The library was impressed with EDS because of its fine-tuned relevance ranking and ability to create a… Read More
Registrations now open for 36th Annual IATUL Conference 2015 - February 17, 2015
The German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB) will host the 36th Annual IATUL Conference 2015 in Hannover from July 5- 9, 2015. Participants can now register for the event. The reduced early bird fee applies for registrations received made by April 17, 2015. … Read More
Brill’s Turkish Historical Review now included in Thomson Reuters’ Web of Science - February 17, 2015
Academic publisher Brill has announced that its Turkish Historical Review is now included in Thomson Reuters Arts and Humanities Citation Index® and Current Contents®/Arts & Humanities. The journal is Brill’s 54th journal to be included for coverage in Thomson Reuters products and services. With this… Read More