BMJ launches new OA paediatrics journal – BMJ Paediatrics Open - June 13, 2017
Healthcare knowledge provider BMJ has added a new title to its expanding portfolio of more than 60 specialist journals, with the launch of BMJ Paediatrics Open. BMJ Paediatrics Open is a fully open access, international multidisciplinary journal, dedicated to publishing original research, clinical reviews, and protocols… Read More
HighWire Press partners with Peer Review Evaluation to increase transparency for peer review - June 13, 2017
Scholarly publishing company HighWire Press has announced a partnership with Peer Review Evaluation (PRE) to offer turn-key integration of PRE, a transparency service from AAAS that improves the visibility of the peer review process. To mark this partnership and help publishers… Read More
The Optical Society celebrates 20 Years of OA journal, Optics Express - June 13, 2017
The Optical Society (OSA) is celebrating 20 years of its open access journal, Optics Express. Optics Express was developed in 1997 as a test-bed to explore the capabilities of all-electronic publishing, and simultaneously launched what is now known as Gold open access publishing. With Optics… Read More
Canadian Association of Research Libraries elects Donna Bourne-Tyson as CARL President - June 13, 2017
The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) has announced that Donna Bourne-Tyson, University Librarian, Dalhousie University, has been elected CARL President for a two year-term (2017–2019). She succeeds Martha Whitehead, Vice-Provost Libraries & Digital Planning at Queen's University, who served as CARL President from 2015 to… Read More
PCG to represent Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. across India and Latin America - June 13, 2017
Publishers Communication Group (PCG), international sales and marketing consultant for the publishing market and part of the Ingenta Group, has signed a three-year contract with Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. to provide exclusive sales representation across India and Latin America. The content… Read More
Scholastica releases first customisable website templates specifically for OA journals - June 13, 2017
Scholastica, a peer review and publishing platform for academic journals, has announced the release of the first customisable website templates specifically for open access journals. Scholastica's customisable journal website templates are designed to showcase journal content, provide a superior user experience, and enhance article discoverability… Read More
