Senckenberg Nature Research Society in deal with Pensoft to publish journals on ARPHA - May 18, 2020
Scholarly publisher and technology provider Pensoft has signed with Senckenberg Nature Research Society to publish three journals: Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny, Vertebrate Zoology and Geologica Saxonica on behalf of the Senckenberg Natural History Collections Dresden. Expected to move to the Pensoft-developed technologically advanced scholarly publishing… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - May 18, 2020
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Sabine Louët and Karla Fallon (Guest post — Pandemic reveals broader audiences for science and carves out new all-digital publishing opportunities); Scott Schuetze (What COVID-19 articles did patrons access? A list of top viewed articles); Kyle Siler (There is no… Read More
American Chemical Society and Lithuanian Research Library Consortium in deal to advance OA publishing - May 15, 2020
The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has signed a year-long ‘read and publish’ agreement with the Lithuanian Research Library Consortium (LMBA). This arrangement will help expand the publication of open access research by its scientists. Under the terms of the agreement, researchers at… Read More
The BMJ appoints Prof. Jin-Ling Tang as Clinical Research Editor in China - May 15, 2020
The BMJ, one of the world’s most cited general medical journals, has appointed Prof. Jin-Ling Tang as Clinical Research Editor for China. Prof. Tang is a senior epidemiologist with a long standing interest in evidence-based healthcare, clinical evaluation of traditional Chinese medicine, systematic reviews and prevention… Read More
‘animal’, an international journal of animal bioscience, announces move to Gold OA, to be published by Elsevier, starting 2021 - May 15, 2020
animal, a monthly international journal of animal bioscience, has entered into a new publishing agreement with Elsevier, beginning January 1, 2021. animal is published in collaboration with the British Society of Animal Science (BSAS), the European Federation for Animal Science (EAAP) and… Read More
Forensic Genomics set to launch in September 2020 - May 15, 2020
Forensic Genomics, a new peer-reviewed journal, will launch its preview issue at the annual International Symposium on Human Identification (ISHI) in September 2020. Forensic Genomics elucidates modern advances in genetic testing, genome sequencing, and analysis which are enabling investigators to break through previously impenetrable barriers… Read More