Brian Pogue named editor-in-chief of the Journal of Biomedical Optics - August 21, 2017
Brian Pogue of Dartmouth has been named editor-in-chief of the Journal of Biomedical Optics (JBO), beginning January 1, 2018. The journal is published by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics. The Journal of Biomedical Optics publishes papers on the use of modern optical… Read More
Donald Keith Roper named associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology - August 21, 2017
Donald Keith Roper, associate professor of chemical engineering, has been named associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology. IEEE is the world's largest technical professional organisation for the advancement of technology. According to IEEE's website, Transactions on Nanotechnology is devoted to the publication of manuscripts… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - August 21, 2017
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Charlie Rapple (MECA - A New Manuscript Exchange initiative); Cat Williams (The missing piece: using Altmetric to complete the puzzle); Jefferson Pooley (Scholarly communications shouldn’t just be open, but non-profit too); Retraction Watch Blog (What should journals do when peer… Read More
Wolters Kluwer announces IF gains across its Lippincott and Medknow journal portfolio - August 18, 2017
Wolters Kluwer, a global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, has announced Impact Factor gains across its Lippincott and Medknow journal portfolio. The latest Impact Factor (IF) scores and specialty rankings are based on the 2016 Journal Citation Report (Clarivate… Read More
ProQuest appoints Michael Rai as General Manager, Corporate Markets - August 18, 2017
ProQuest has appointed Michael Rai as the new General Manager, Corporate Markets, overseeing the ProQuest Dialog and Pi2™ products as well as sales of ProQuest content and book solutions to the company's corporate customers. ProQuest has been developing and investing in corporate solutions since it… Read More
Nicole Mitchell to lead AAUP as President - August 18, 2017
Nicole Mitchell, Director of the University of Washington Press, recently began her one-year term as President of the Association of American University Presses (AAUP). Mitchell assumed the role at AAUP 2017, the Association's annual meeting in Austin, Texas. She is preceded by Darrin Pratt, Director of… Read More
