ORCID appoints Chris Shillum as new Executive Director - September 15, 2020
ORCID, Inc. has announced the appointment of Chris Shillum as its new Executive Director. Shillum succeeds ORCID’s founding Executive Director, Dr. Laurel Haak, who left the organisation in June to direct her energy and skills to establishing her company, Mighty Red Barn. ORCID selected Shillum after… Read More
60 open access university-press monographs published through the TOME Initiative - September 15, 2020
Sixty scholarly books in the humanities and social sciences have been made freely available to researchers, students, and the general public under the TOME initiative. The Association of American Universities, Association of Research Libraries, and Association of University Presses launched TOME (Toward… Read More
New Wolters Kluwer, Health report explores the role of nurse executives in shaping the future of nursing - September 14, 2020
Wolters Kluwer, Health has released a new report that presents strategic imperatives for nurse executives in a post-COVID-19 world. “Nurse Executives: Driving Change in the Era of COVID-19,” explores how nurse leaders are in a unique position to embrace new opportunities and… Read More
AAP July 2020 StatShot report: publishing industry declines 9.4% for month; 5.8% year to date - September 14, 2020
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has released its StatShot report for July 2020 reflecting reported revenue for all tracked categories, including Trade (consumer publications), K-12 Instructional Materials, Higher Education Course Materials, Professional Publishing, and University Presses. Total revenues across all categories for July 2020… Read More
Frontiers and the Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences announce OA publishing agreement - September 14, 2020
The Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences (Krems, Austria) has established an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. The Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this support, the Karl… Read More
Veterinary Sciences accepted for inclusion in Science Citation Index Expanded - September 14, 2020
Open access publisher Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) has announced that Veterinary Sciences has been accepted for inclusion in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) in the Web of Science Core Collection. Veterinary Sciences is due to receive its 2020 journal metrics in the June 2021 release… Read More
