Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - July 25, 2016
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kent Anderson (Optical Illusions - Shifting to Citation Distributions Only Makes It Easier to Fool the Eye); Alice Meadows (Peer Review Week 2016 #RecognizeReview); Dorothy Bishop (Cost-benefit analysis of the Teaching Excellence Framework); Ellie Bothwell (Journal behaviour encouraging ‘questionable research… Read More
ORCID invites inputs for ORCID in book workflows initiative - July 25, 2016
The Open Research and Contributor ID (ORCID) has announced that it is now widely integrated in manuscript submission systems for journals including Aries Editorial Manager, eJournalPress, Open Journal System, and ScholarOne. Work on embedding ORCID in book publication processes will soon begin. It has been… Read More
Dr. Paolo G. Camici named Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Cardiology - July 25, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the appointment of Professor Paolo G. Camici as the new Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Cardiology ('IJC'), a leading publication in the field of cardiac and cardiovascular systems. Launched in 1981, IJC is a global journal of cardiology, cardio-metabolic… Read More
Dimensions Funding Database from ÜberResearch reaches milestone of 2.37 million funded projects from more than 250 funding organisations - July 25, 2016
Data science company ÜberResearch has announced that Dimensions, its global grants database for science funders now tracks research grants totalling 1 trillion US dollars. The global database consists of funds representing over 250 funding organisations, and 2.37 million funded projects. The Dimensions database allows users… Read More
Kenneth T. Christensen named Editor-in-chief of Measurement Science and Technology - July 25, 2016
Kenneth T. Christensen, the Collegiate Professor of Fluid Mechanics and assistant dean of faculty development in the College of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been named the editor-in-chief for Measurement Science and Technology (MST), beginning January 1, 2017. He will combine this new… Read More
Elsevier publishes four new books focusing on the growing body of knowledge surrounding Alzheimer’s disease - July 22, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of Developing Therapeutics for Alzheimer's Disease: Progress and Challenges, along with three other new books focused on the growing body of knowledge surrounding Alzheimer's disease (AD). This announcement comes in advance of the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2016, from… Read More
