Shortlist for The London Book Fair International Excellence Awards 2016 announced - March 8, 2016
The shortlist for The London Book Fair International Excellence Awards 2016 has been announced, with China leading the shortlists with five nominations and the USA and Australia not far behind with four each. The awards, which are held in partnership with the UK Publishers Association (PA),… Read More
SAGE Publishing partners with the Society for Medical Decision Making to launch OA journal MDM Policy & Practice - March 8, 2016
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has announced that it has expanded its partnership with the Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) with the launch of the open access publication, MDM Policy & Practice (MDM P&P). The sister journal of the SMDM's Medical Decision Making, MDM P&P addresses… Read More
Altmetric launches annual research grant to advance understanding of alternative research metrics - March 8, 2016
Altmetric LLP has launched an annual research grant of up to £1,500 ($2100 USD) to fund research that facilitates the development and understanding of alternative research metrics (altmetrics) as part of the wider scholarly agenda. Complementary to traditional indicators of influence like citations, altmetrics capture the… Read More
Rockefeller University Press Journals adopt Sheridan’s XML-based article workflow, ArticleExpressTM - March 8, 2016
The Rockefeller University Press (RUP) has adopted Sheridan's revolutionary XML- based article workflow, Article Express™, for The Journal of Cell Biology, The Journal of Experimental Medicine, and The Journal of General Physiology. ArticleExpress is Sheridan's new patent-pending workflow for STM publishers… Read More
BMJ Best Practice now with CME/CPD tracking tool - March 8, 2016
Healthcare knowledge provider BMJ has announced that its online decision support tool BMJ Best Practice now features a continuing medical education (CME/CPD) tracking, reporting and accreditation tool. This means that health professionals can earn CME credits while they use BMJ Best Practice as part of their… Read More
Portico announces preservation deals with Maxwell Scientific Publication Corp., IJPHY and the ASCE - March 8, 2016
Digital preservation specialist Portico has announced that Maxwell Scientific Publication Corp. (MSP) will preserve e-journals with Portico, ensuring that they will be secure and available into the future. MSP operates as an independent science and technology publisher with a global reputation for quality products and… Read More
