Learned Publishing appoints inaugural Student Editor - March 5, 2018
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) and the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) have announced the creation of a new student editor position for the journal, Learned Publishing. Serving as the inaugural student editor,… Read More
Macmillan Learning announces significant steps in learning research and design - March 5, 2018
Macmillan Learning, a premier learning solutions company, has announced significant advances in learning research and design. The company's investment in the learning sciences reflects a deep commitment to help students, instructors, and institutions achieve more. Assessing and synthesising research in the learning sciences, distilling it… Read More
Figshare and the Genetics Society of America partner to promote data underlying publications - March 5, 2018
Figshare, an online digital repository for academic research, has announced a partnership with the Genetics Society of America (GSA). The Genetics Society of America is the professional membership organisation for scientific researchers and educators in the field of genetics. GSA is dedicated to promoting research… Read More
River Valley implements ORCID to give credit to reviewers - March 5, 2018
River Valley Technologies has developed a new feature within their peer review platform, ReView, to recognise peer reviewers' work. River Valley worked closely with ORCID to allow reviewers who use the platform to update their ORCID records automatically with their reviews. … Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - March 5, 2018
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: David Matthews (Is it time to nationalise academic publishers?); Colleen Flaherty (When Journals Play Favorites); Jay Diskey (Inside the Game-changing OER Legislation for Publishers); Veronique Kiermer and Larry Peiperl (PLOS Collaborates on Recommendations to Improve Transparency for Author Contributions); and… Read More
Springer to publish European Geriatric Medicine, the official journal of the European Geriatric Medicine Society - March 2, 2018
Springer has announced that European Geriatric Medicine, a major journal focusing on scientific and clinical research in all aspects of geriatric medicine, has now become part of its extensive medicine and public health portfolio. Launched in 2010, the journal was previously published by Elsevier. The journal… Read More
