Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - December 17, 2018
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Roger C. Schonfeld (Why Is the Digital Preservation Network Disbanding?); Lindsay McKenzie (Shifting Focus of Publishers Signals Tough Times for Textbook Authors); Megan Molteni (How Do You Publish the Work of a Scientific Villain?); and Diane-Laure Arjaliès, Santi Furnari, Albane… Read More
Dutch universities and Elsevier extend current license agreement by six months - December 14, 2018
Agreements about subscription fees for academic journals are made with academic publishers on behalf of all Dutch universities. The Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU) is currently negotiating with these publishers on the universities' behalf. The universities are only willing to renew the subscription agreements… Read More
SAGE Publishing and the British Orthodontic Society partner to publish Journal of Orthodontics - December 14, 2018
Academic Publisher SAGE Publishing has partnered with the British Orthodontic Society to publish its flagship journal, the Journal of Orthodontics (JOO). The Journal of Orthodontics aims to publish original research that furthers orthodontic care, either by strengthening existing research or by providing new analysis within… Read More
Wolters Kluwer, Health and ACHNE partner to advance community and public health research by nurse educators - December 14, 2018
Wolters Kluwer, Health will be awarding a grant together with the Association of Community Health Nursing Educators (ACHNE) to support community and public health educational research. The grant, to be awarded to a nurse educator, comes at a time when healthcare is increasingly taking place outside… Read More
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology launches new specialty section – Industrial Biotechnology - December 14, 2018
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology has announced the launch of its new speciality section, Industrial Biotechnology. The new specialty section will focus on the use of enzymes and microbes for industrial processes such as food and feed processing, cosmetics, and polymer processing and for the manufacture… Read More
Nature Index 2018 reviews China’s scientific performance over the past five years - December 13, 2018
The Nature Index 2018 supplement on China reveals that China's contribution to the Nature Index rose by 75% between 2012 and 2017, much more than a selection of leading countries in the Index, such as the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom and Japan. China's share… Read More
