NISO publishes new American National Standard, STS: Standards Tag Suite - October 10, 2017
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced the publication of a new American National Standard, STS: Standards Tag Suite, ANSI/NISO Z39.102-2017. The purpose of this 'standard for standards,' which will be known as NISO STS, is to define a suite of XML elements and attributes… Read More
RedLink announces new release of Remarq, enhancements significantly increase collaborative aspects of the decentralised scholarly network - October 10, 2017
RedLink has announced the latest release of Remarq, which includes three levels of group collaboration: Private Groups – only those invited by the host are aware of the group and can participate; Protected Groups – publishers can create these groups, which anyone can find and request… Read More
FBM RightsLink Customers in Germany to move over to the IPR License Platform - October 9, 2017
Customers in Germany currently using the FBM RightsLink platform, which is operated by Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), will transfer to IPR License's Instant Permissions service at the end of the month. For Frankfurter Buchmesse, the aim behind the move to IPR License… Read More
Taylor & Francis announces new partnerships with the Australian Science Media Centre and the Media Centre for Education Research Australia - October 9, 2017
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis has announced new partnerships with the Australian Science Media Centre (AusSMC) and the Media Centre for Education Research Australia (MCERA). The media centres offer independent, non-profit services for the news media which encourage quality research-based reporting. They offer expert advice and… Read More
BMC launches new journal – Sustainable Earth - October 9, 2017
Open access publisher BMC (part of Springer Nature) has launched its new journal - Sustainable Earth. The journal aims to work closely with scientists, policy makers and the general public to facilitate and enhance the communication of information in the field of sustainability. Prof. Peter Newman… Read More
ASM and Publons partner to bring recognition to peer reviewers - October 9, 2017
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) has announced a partnership with Publons to support scientists who agree to serve as reviewers of manuscripts submitted to the ASM Journals. Through the partnership, ASM reviewers are able to seamlessly keep a record of every… Read More
