Committee on Publication Ethics announces changes to its Code of Conduct and new policy on expulsions - November 30, 2017
The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) recently announced changes to its Code of Conduct as well as a new policy on sanctions against member journal editors and publishers that do not follow their 'principles.' Until recently, members of COPE agreed to adhere to their Code of… Read More
Chalmers University of Technology to leverage FOLIO library services platform - November 30, 2017
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is teaming up with Chalmers University of Technology to serve as the first FOLIO beta partner. As a touchstone for the global academic library community, Chalmers Library will prove out FOLIO's ability to satisfy traditional resource management requirements while allowing for extensibility… Read More
NIH’s All of Us Research Program and the National Library of Medicine partner to reach communities through local libraries - November 30, 2017
The National Institutes of Health's (NIH) All of Us Research Program and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) have teamed up to raise awareness about the program, a landmark effort to advance precision medicine. Through this collaboration, the National Network of Libraries… Read More
New partnership between Pensoft and BEXIS 2 supports data paper publications - November 30, 2017
German open source platform BEXIS 2 and academic publisher Pensoft have announced a new partnership, as a result of which, scientists are now able to publish data papers in three of the most innovative Pensoft journals - Biodiversity Data Journal (BDJ),
COAR publishes Behaviours and Technical Recommendations of the COAR Next Generation Repositories Working Group report - November 30, 2017
The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) has published the report, Behaviours and Technical Recommendations of the COAR Next Generation Repositories Working Group. In April 2016, COAR launched the Next Generation Repository Working Group to identify new functionalities and technologies for… Read More
Elsevier updates cutting-edge chemical engineering references in membrane science and metal characterization - November 29, 2017
Elsevier, the information analytics business specialising in science and health, has announced updates to two comprehensive reference works for chemical engineers and materials scientists. Comprehensive Membrane Science and Engineering, Second Edition, edited by Enrico Drioli, Lidietta Giorno and Enrica Fontananova, elaborates on recent and future developments… Read More
