ConTech 2018 closes on a high - December 4, 2018
The first ever ConTech conference took place last week at the Chelsea Harbour Hotel, London, UK. Attendees witnessed three first class and completely different keynotes, ground breaking speaker sessions as well as a pharma focused special session. Multiple networking opportunities and the addition of the DataBeers… Read More
SAGE signs ORCID open letter to support better recognition for researchers - December 4, 2018
As part of SAGE Publishing's commitment to ethical, transparent and fair peer review SAGE has signed the ORCID open letter along with other stakeholders. Committing to mandating ORCID in accordance with the best practice for publishers, this step ensures better recognition and… Read More
EUROfusion accepts AIP Publishing’s standard license to publish - December 4, 2018
AIP Publishing has announced that authors whose work was carried out within the framework of the EUROfusion Consortium will now be able to accept AIP Publishing's standard license to publish. Previously, EUROfusion required authors who belong to research institutes and universities that are members of… Read More
Max Planck Digital Library and F1000 in deal to cover cost for MPDL affiliated authors to publish in F1000Research - December 4, 2018
An agreement between F1000 and the Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL) will cover the cost for Max Planck Society-affiliated authors to publish on F1000Research, making it free for the authors. The F1000Research publishing model has been designed to remove unnecessary barriers… Read More
John Adams re-elected chair of the American Chemical Society’s board of directors - December 4, 2018
Dr. John E. Adams has been re-elected chair of the board of directors of the American Chemical Society (ACS). Adams will begin another one-year term on January 1, 2019. As chair of the board, Adams will preside over board and executive committee meetings, oversee the… Read More
eLife to develop SwipesForScience to speed up research - December 4, 2018
eLife is collaborating with participants from its inaugural Innovation Sprint earlier this year to develop SwipesForScience, a templating service that lets researchers quickly create mobile-friendly games that allow players to help with analysing large amounts of research data. The prototype of SwipesForScience, developed at the… Read More
