American Chemical Society names Erick M. Carreira as new Editor-in-Chief of Organic Letters - October 1, 2018
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has named Erick M. Carreira as the next editor-in-chief of Organic Letters. The journal is the Society’s high-impact communications publication for the field of organic chemistry. Carreira will take over leadership in early 2019. Carreira joined the faculty of Swiss… Read More
CCC to host free webinar – Get Smart About “Plan S” – at Frankfurt Book Fair - October 1, 2018
Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) will host a complimentary 30-minute webinar in advance of Frankfurt Book Fair – Get Smart About ‘Plan S’ – featuring Open Access (OA) expert Rob Johnson of the UK’s Research Consulting on October 2, 2018, 10:00 – 10:30 am EDT (15:00 BST/16:00… Read More
Cardio-Oncology is now the official journal of the International Cardio-Oncology Society - October 1, 2018
Open access publisher BMC, part of Springer Nature, has announced that Cardio-Oncology is now the official journal of the International Cardio-Oncology Society (ICOS). This partnership will expand and advance the understanding of cardiac complications of cancer treatments by providing society members a platform for publication of… Read More
U.S. Congress funds another $5 million appropriation for Open Textbook Pilot - October 1, 2018
The U.S. Congress recently reaffirmed the national role of ‘open’ in the path to college affordability by renewing the $5 million federal Open Textbook Pilot for another year. Contained in the broader Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act of 2019, the program answers… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - October 1, 2018
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Tim Vines (Does Adopting a Strict Data Sharing Policy Affect Submissions?); Ryan Clark (Is Knowledge Management Lagging in Fast-Moving Pharma Market?); Sarah Foxen (The academic conference is an underexploited space for stimulating policy impact); Denise-Marie Ordway (7 ways journalists can… Read More
