Society for Scholarly Publishing to pilot new Mentorship Program - May 2, 2017
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) will pilot a new Mentorship Program starting in June 2017. The SSP Career Development Committee is seeking up to 12 mentors and up to 12 mentees to participate in this new program and provide feedback. This new program is ideal… Read More
New BioMed Central and Digital Science report looks to the future of peer review - May 2, 2017
Open access publisher BioMed Central and Digital Science have announced a new report, according to which, in order to affect real, industry-wide improvements to the peer review process, publishers, researchers, funders and institutions need to be willing to experiment with different models,… Read More
ACS’ Publications Division forms C&EN BrandLab, a custom content studio to serve the marketing needs of chemical and pharmaceutical organisations - May 2, 2017
The American Chemical Society's (ACS') Publications Division has announced the establishment of C&EN BrandLab, a custom content-development studio to serve the marketing needs of chemical and pharmaceutical organisations. C&EN BrandLab, a new unit within the ACS' award-winning Chemical and Engineering News (C&EN) Media Group, will build… Read More
Publons launches Publons Academy to help researchers master peer review and connect with editors at elite journals - May 2, 2017
Publons, the online network of peer reviewers, has launched the Publons Academy: a free, practical peer review training course to speed up scholarly communication and improve researcher development. The Publons Academy is a comprehensive online course developed together with world renowned researchers, peer reviewers, journal… Read More
Knowledge E appoints Ali El-Sabban as Business Development Manager - May 2, 2017
Information resources and software solutions provider Knowledge E has announced the appointment of Ali El-Sabban as its new Business Development Manager. Ali has been brought on board to continue driving Knowledge E's growth in the Governmental, Institutional and Educational sectors. In his new position, Ali… Read More
USTR’s Special 301 Report, addresses China, Russia, and India, and urges Canada to revise its fair-dealing provisions - May 1, 2017
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has welcomed the release of the Special 301 Report by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). The Report identifies significant copyright concerns and market-access barriers facing U.S. rights holders in key markets and highlights particular issues in Canada.… Read More
