Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - February 24, 2020
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe (The “Pure Publish” Agreement); Quan-Hoang Vuong (Retractions: the good, the bad, and the ugly. What researchers stand to gain from taking more care to understand errors in the scientific record); Tsuyoshi Miyakawa (How a 'no raw data,… Read More
Elsevier use of GMDN to improve clinical evaluation for medical devices - February 21, 2020
Elsevier, a global leader in information analytics specialising in science and health, has announced its use of Global Medical Device Nomenclature (GMDN) data to provide important clinical and vigilance information on medical devices. The new initiative will see data from GMDN, which is used by… Read More
American Chemical Society and the Austrian Academic Library Consortium (KEMÖ) announce their first ‘Read and Publish’ agreement - February 21, 2020
The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) and the Austrian Academic Library Consortium (Kooperation E-Medien Österreich; KEMÖ) have agreed to partner for the next three years in a transformative open access pilot agreement. This will enable corresponding authors, affiliated with 11 Austrian research… Read More
The Université de Savoie Mont Blanc joins the EDP Sciences national open access agreement in France - February 21, 2020
In January 2020, the Université de Savoie Mont Blanc joined the EDP Sciences national open access agreement in France, becoming the 69th member institution among a host of other leading organisations. Prospective corresponding authors from the Université de Savoie Mont Blanc and the other current… Read More
Frontiers and the University of Agder form open access publishing agreement - February 21, 2020
The University of Agder (Universitetet i Agder) supports their authors in publishing open access. As part of this support, the University of Agder will cover Article Processing Charges (APCs) for eligible articles centrally for their eligible authors. Furthermore, the University of Agder will benefit from a 10 percent membership discount… Read More
Dr. Anna H. Kaksonen appointed as Section Editor-in-Chief of Minerals - February 21, 2020
Open access publisher Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) has announced that Dr. Anna H. Kaksonen has been appointed as Editor-in-Chief of Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry Section of Minerals. Her term started in January 2020. Dr. Anna H. Kaksonen received her Doctor of Technology degree in… Read More
