AAAS and Bio-protocol announce four-year collaboration to support scientific reproducibility - August 13, 2019
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the non-profit publisher of the Science family of journals, has announced a four-year collaboration with the publisher Bio-protocol, as part of its continued efforts to foster transparency and reproducibility in life science research. The launch of… Read More
New ASTM International Standard supports asset-management career development - August 13, 2019
ASTM International's asset management committee (E53) has approved a new standard with guiding principles for creating an asset management career development program (soon to be published as E3140). According to committee members, the standard outlines the education, training, and experience needed to support the mission and… Read More
WebMD acquires QxMD - August 13, 2019
Health information services provider WebMD Health Corp. has acquired QxMD, a Vancouver, BC-based learning technology company that delivers mobile decision point tools and personalised learning solutions for physicians and healthcare professionals (HCPs). The acquisition combines QxMD's unrivaled online clinical calculators and other digital learning tools… Read More
BioOne selects The Charlesworth Group to provide language editing services to partner publishers - August 13, 2019
BioOne, the non-profit publisher of more than 200 journals from over 150 scientific societies and independent presses, has selected Charlesworth Author Services as their exclusive partner to provide language editing services to BioOne publishing partners. By including Charlesworth language editing services… Read More
McGraw-Hill’s growing Inclusive Access program now reaches 660 campuses - August 13, 2019
McGraw-Hill is continuing to expand its array of initiatives focused on lowering the cost of course materials and improving outcomes for students. Since last year, the company has rapidly expanded its Inclusive Access program, which provides significant savings to students, increasing the number of student activations… Read More
2019 New Directions Seminar to explore ‘the good, the bad, and the ugly’ in scholarly publishing - August 12, 2019
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) has announced the program for its 2019 New Directions Seminar, now in its third year. This year, SSP will explore ways publishers and industry leaders are creating new business models, new technologies, and new approaches to new challenges through keynote… Read More
