Wolters Kluwer Health to publish the Porto Biomedical Journal - May 8, 2018
Wolters Kluwer Health has been named publisher of the Porto Biomedical Journal (PBJ) and will begin publishing the title under its Lippincott portfolio with Volume 3, Issue 1. The bimonthly open access journal publishes research conducted in the biomedical fields. Established in 2015, the Porto… Read More
European Commission releases recommendation on access to and preservation of scientific information - May 8, 2018
The European Commission has released a new set of recommendations to the Member States that offer guidance and propose the best way to implement and support open science practices. The new recommendations include sections on incentives, rewards and require action plans from member states with concrete… Read More
EBSCO Information Services announces winners for second round of the EBSCO FOLIO Innovation Challenge - May 8, 2018
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is providing grants to four academic libraries as part of the EBSCO FOLIO Innovation Challenge. The grant program is awarding up to $100,000 in grants to libraries to develop innovative technology solutions that address the challenges academic libraries face. The second round's… Read More
Dr. Charles E. Kahn Jr. named Editor of Radiology: Artificial Intelligence - May 8, 2018
The Board of Directors of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has announced that Dr. Charles E. Kahn Jr. will become editor of the new online journal, Radiology: Artificial Intelligence. The journal will launch in early 2019. Dr. Kahn is professor and vice chair… Read More
Anti Double Dipping Alliance for transparency in Open Access book publishing formed - May 8, 2018
Fifteen of the most important vendors and platform providers in the scholarly publishing market have formed an Anti-Double Dipping Alliance. The group initiated by Knowledge Unlatched (KU), the central platform for sustainable Open Access (OA) funding models, aims at avoiding unwanted acquisition of book titles through… Read More
Karger Publishers and BenchSci partnership to help scientists find the right products for their experiments - May 7, 2018
Medical and scientific publishing company Karger Publishers has announced a partnership with BenchSci, a life science machine learning startup, to help scientists find biological product data included in scientific articles faster. The partnership between Karger Publishers and BenchSci will address a common challenge in biomedical research.… Read More
