Elsevier and Wageningen University & Research collaborate to detect and prevent citation manipulation - September 6, 2019
Elsevier, a global information analytics business specialising in science and health, and Wageningen University & Research (WUR) have announced a collaboration using Elsevier’s analytical capabilities to detect the unethical addition of citations to scientific research papers. This first large-scale analysis of citation manipulation in journals is… Read More
Frank Vrancken Peeters succeeds Daniel Ropers as Chief Executive Officer of Springer Nature Group - September 6, 2019
Springer Nature Group has announced that Frank Vrancken Peeters, currently Chief Commercial Officer, is to become the group’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with immediate effect. Daniel Ropers is to leave the company, as per his agreement with the Board, having ensured a smooth transition with his… Read More
Wolters Kluwer and IPSF collaborate to empower next generation of pharmacists with advanced drug information resources - September 6, 2019
Wolters Kluwer, Health is collaborating with the International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation (IPSF) to support young pharmacists with learning tools from the globally respected drug information resource Lexicomp®. Based in The Hague, Netherlands, IPSF is the world’s leading advocacy organisation for pharmacy and pharmaceutical science students and… Read More
ORCID’s funder working group publishes its recommendations - September 6, 2019
ORCID's Funder Working Group, part of the ORBIT (ORCID Reducing Burden and Improving Transparency) initiative, has published three reports summarising their work to date. The reports cover ORCID and grant DOIs and the use of ORCID in grant applications and grant reporting processes. Collectively, they… Read More
Ex Libris integrates Altmetric badges into the Esploro research services solution - September 6, 2019
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, and Altmetric have announced the integration of Altmetric badges with the Esploro research services solution. The Altmetric badges, which offer an at-a-glance summary of online engagement with each publication, will be added to research publication pages in Esploro, providing users… Read More
De Gruyter appoints Lyndsey Dixon as Global Journals Director - September 6, 2019
Academic publisher De Gruyter has hired Lyndsey Dixon as Global Journals Director to expand and strengthen its journals portfolio, including open access journals. Dixon joins De Gruyter from Taylor & Francis, where she spent the last ten years of her career and where she was… Read More
