Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - August 29, 2016
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Phil Davis (Scientific Reports On Track To Become Largest Journal In The World); Jian Wang, Reinhilde Veugelers and Paula Stephan (Bias against novelty in science: A cautionary tale for users of bibliometric indicators); David Matthews (eLife reveals publication costs to… Read More
Springer Nature and FLTRP in deal to publish English book series – Key Concepts in Chinese Thought and Culture - August 26, 2016
Publisher Springer Nature has reached an agreement with the Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press (FLTRP) in publishing an English book series called Key Concepts in Chinese Thought and Culture. FLTRP will grant an exclusive right for Palgrave Macmillan, a global academic publisher and part of… Read More
Cell Press transforms article methods section to improve transparency and accessibility - August 26, 2016
Biomedical journal Cell is introducing a redesigned methods section to help authors clearly communicate how experiments are conducted amid discussions around scientific reproducibility. The first papers using Structured, Transparent, Accessible Reporting (STAR) Methods, which promotes guidelines encouraged by reagent labeling and animal experimentation initiatives, appear in Cell on August 25.… Read More
The ASEAN group nearly doubled its share of the world’s research papers since 2006, increasing patenting activity by over 40% in the past three years, says new report - August 26, 2016
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN collectively almost doubled its share of the world's research papers (scientific literature), and increased its patenting activity, a common industry measure of innovation, by more than 40 percent in the last three years. These are just some of… Read More
ProQuest continues to enrich its book offerings with new print and ebook titles - August 26, 2016
ProQuest continues to enrich its book offerings with new print and ebook titles and with advancements that simplify access to content. In addition to launching its innovative Access-to-Own acquisition model on the Ebook Central® platform, the company has debuted new ebook subscriptions, an online ebook catalog… Read More
Access Community Health Network adopts Wolters Kluwer’s UpToDate Anywhere to reduce disparities in healthcare quality - August 26, 2016
Wolters Kluwer, a global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, has announced that Access Community Health Network (ACCESS) has adopted UpToDate® Anywhere to help improve the quality of care provided to patients throughout greater Chicago. The evidence-based clinical decision support… Read More
