First of several draft outputs from the NISO Altmetrics Initiative is now available for input from stakeholders - February 26, 2016
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) is seeking comments on the draft Altmetrics Data Quality Code of Conduct, NISO RP-25-201X-3, one output of a multi-pronged, multi-phase project that aims to build trust in and adoption of new methods of assessing impact. Further draft outputs from two… Read More
New partnership between PNAS and Overleaf to provide PNAS authors with direct access to Overleaf - February 26, 2016
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) and Overleaf have announced a partnership providing PNAS authors with direct access to Overleaf, a cloud-based scientific authoring platform that makes it easy for researchers to write, collaborate, and publish documents. Through… Read More
Elsevier to co-publish The Professional Animal Scientist with the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists and FASS Inc. - February 25, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that from 2016 it is now the co-publisher of The Professional Animal Scientist, marking a new publishing partnership with the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS), and FASS Inc. In continuous publication since 1985, The Professional Animal Scientist (PAS) is… Read More
NPG partners with Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals to launch npj Clean Water journal - February 25, 2016
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group has announced a partnership with King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, to launch npj Clean Water, a new open access research journal dedicated to solving the global challenge of ensuring clean water supplies. The journal… Read More
MIT Media Lab and MIT Press launch new OA journal – Journal of Design and Science - February 25, 2016
The MIT Media Lab and the MIT Press have announced the launch of the Journal of Design and Science (JoDS). This online, open-access journal provides a new model for academic publishing by encouraging broad-ranging discourse that challenges traditional academic silos and publishing practices. It will be… Read More
The Research Councils welcome Synthetic Biology Leadership Council’s publication of ‘BioDesign for the Bioeconomy’ - February 25, 2016
The Research Councils has welcomed the Synthetic Biology Leadership Council's (SBLC) publication of 'BioDesign for the Bioeconomy'. Reflecting the successful development of a strong synthetic biology research base in recent years, the strategic plan focuses on translation and commercialisation. As the publication states it is… Read More
