American Chemical Society names Dr. Joan-Emma Shea and Dr. Gregory D. Scholes as new editors-in-chief of The Journal of Physical Chemistry - December 23, 2019
The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has named Dr. Joan-Emma Shea of the University of California, Santa Barbara, as editor-in-chief of The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, B, and C (JPC A/B/C) and Dr. Gregory D. Scholes of Princeton University as editor-in-chief of… Read More
CARL releases report on preservation functionality in repositories - December 23, 2019
The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) has announced the publication of the second report in a series by its Open Repositories Working Group (ORWG) – this report focuses on preservation functionality in repositories. Digital Preservation Functionality in Canadian Repositories was written… Read More
Change Healthcare announces CareSelectTM Imaging Open Access to help providers ensure PAMA compliance in advance of deadline - December 23, 2019
Effective January 1, 2020, new regulations under the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) will require physicians to consult a CMS-approved clinical decision support mechanism before ordering advanced imaging exams for fee-for-service Medicare patients. To help providers ensure compliance… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - December 23, 2019
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Anita Bandrowski and Martijn Roelandse (Guest Post: Interesting Versus True? Measuring Transparency and Reproducibility of Biomedical Articles); Mark Carrigan (From hermits to celebrities – How social media is reshaping academic hierarchies and what we can do about it.); Robert Darby… Read More
Dear Subscribers - December 23, 2019
This is to inform you that the number of articles carried in the newsletter will be fewer than usual, as business activity during this period (Dec 25, 2019 - Jan 1, 2020) is relatively low. Also, please note that there will be no newsletter dispatch from December 24th to December… Read More
Dutch research institutions and Elsevier reach framework agreement - December 20, 2019
The Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU), The Netherlands Federation of University Medical Centres (NFU), The Dutch Research Council (NWO), and the global information and analytics business Elsevier have reached a framework agreement. This agreement is in accordance with Plan S… Read More