Digital Science invests in Peerwith to further strengthen author and publisher offerings - January 18, 2017
Technology software company Digital Science has invested in Peerwith – a marketplace for author services, matching academics seeking support for their work with experts who can provide a plethora of services to increase the scientific impact of their work. These include editing,… Read More
IOP Publishing begins double-blind peer-review trial on two of its materials and biophysics/engineering journals - January 17, 2017
IOP Publishing, the publishing company of the Institute of Physics, will start offering authors the choice of single or double-blind peer review on two of its materials and biophysics/engineering journals. As part of a commitment to engage closely with research communities and meet researchers' future needs,… Read More
American College of Cardiology and HighWire Press expand partnership - January 17, 2017
Scholarly publishing company HighWire Press and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) have announced the re-launch of ACC's journal program on a tailor-built version of HighWire's industry leading platform solution, JCore. The new ACC publishing platform allows readers around the world and ACC's 52,000 member physicians,… Read More
FIZ Karlsruhe partners with Scipat Benelux to translate Asian patent documents into English - January 17, 2017
FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure has announced a partnership with Scipat Benelux B.V., a translation service specialised in patent and business translations, in order to provide FIZ AutoDoc customers with high-quality translations of patent documents. FIZ AutoDoc is FIZ Karlsruhe's document delivery service.… Read More
Cambridge University Press’ new project to improve discoverability of library resources - January 17, 2017
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press has reportedly embarked on a huge project to improve the discoverability of resources and ensure that the MARC (MAchine-readable cataloging) records across all eBooks are impeccable. A MARC record is the bibliographic record a library needs for their online catalogues –… Read More
Endocrine Society unveils first OA journal – Journal of the Endocrine Society - January 17, 2017
The Endocrine Society has unveiled the first issue of its Open Access scholarly publication the Journal of the Endocrine Society (JES), marking the first time the Society has introduced a new journal under its ownership in nearly 30 years. Endocrine Society Past-President Dr. J. Larry Jameson,… Read More
