Elsevier Materials Science journals offer multiple data sharing options for Materials Science researchers - February 5, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that its data sharing infrastructure has been implemented across 13 journals covering all areas of Materials Science. Offering multiple data sharing options for an entire subject discipline not only meets the needs of researchers in the field, but also addresses… Read More
Department Of Justice not to challenge IEEE’s proposal to update patent policy - February 5, 2015
The US' Department of Justice has announced that it will not challenge a proposal by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) to update the IEEE Standards Association's (IEEE-SA) patent policy. That policy governs the incorporation of patented technology in… Read More
Altmetric now tracking Wikipedia references to research outputs - February 5, 2015
Alternative metrics provider Altmetric has announced that any mentions of articles or other academic outputs in Wikipedia will now be reflected in a new 'Wikipedia' tab on the Altmetric details page. Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia written collaboratively by the people who use it, is the… Read More
Gale receives several honours from the MarCom Awards - February 5, 2015
Creative campaigns that blend the benefits of products and services with true advocacy on behalf of libraries have propelled Gale, a provider of library resources, to be recognised by the MarCom Awards, a competitive award competition that spans industry types and companies of all sizes. Competing… Read More
Inaugural ‘2015 Best Chinese University Ranking’ report powered by Scopus data and SciVal analytics - February 4, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that the inaugural and newly-released '2015 Best Chinese University Ranking' report, based on Shanghai Ranking Consultancy (SRC)'s evaluation, is anchored on its Scopus research database and powered by metrics from SciVal analytics – both part of the Elsevier Research Intelligence portfolio.… Read More
Ford Foundation adopts open licensing policy for all grant-funded projects and research - February 4, 2015
The Ford Foundation has announced that it is adopting an open licensing policy for all grant-funded projects and research to promote greater transparency and accessibility of materials. Effective February 1, grantees and consultants will be required to make foundation-funded materials subject to a Creative Commons license… Read More
