New independent study finds Cochrane’s transparency over reporting financial conflicts of interest is leading the way - May 21, 2020
A study published in BMJ Open this month, concludes “the percentage of recent Cochrane meta-analyses on the effects of drug interventions that transparently reported funding sources and trial author–industry financial ties and employment for included trials far exceeds reporting in other journals.”… Read More
EarthArXiv partners with California Digital Library to host earth sciences preprint service - May 21, 2020
The Advisory Council of the EarthArXiv preprint service for earth sciences has announced a partnership with the California Digital Library (CDL) that will support EarthArXiv’s mission, future growth, and long-term sustainability. Core to this partnership will be the transition of EarthArXiv’s preprints server – including public… Read More
Gale Digital Scholar Lab adds instructional support, gains customer momentum - May 21, 2020
Gale, a Cengage company, is providing digital humanities students and researchers with a streamlined learning experience for building text analysis projects. The company has added instructional support to the Gale Digital Scholar Lab with the launch of its new integrated Learning Center.… Read More
OurDigitalWorld joins CRKN as Associate Member - May 21, 2020
The CRKN Board of Directors has announced that OurDigitalWorld has been approved as an Associate Member of CRKN. OurDigitalWorld is a Canadian not-for-profit organisation dedicated to providing the GLAM (gallery, library, archives, and museums) sector in North America with innovative tools for… Read More
Springer Nature becomes largest research publisher to sign DORA - May 20, 2020
Springer Nature has extended its commitment to ensuring that the impact and quality of research is assessed in a balanced and fair way by formally signing up as to the principles outlined in the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment, commonly known as DORA. In doing… Read More
Elsevier’s ClinicalPath wins MedTech Breakthrough Award for second consecutive year - May 20, 2020
MedTech Breakthrough, an independent market intelligence organisation that recognises the top companies, technologies and products in the global health and medical technology market, has selected Elsevier’s ClinicalPath (formerly Via Oncology) as the winner of its ‘Best Computerized Decision Support Solution’ award. This… Read More
