Changes announced by Clarivate result in improved assessment of MDPI journals - August 3, 2022
In July, Clarivate announced its upcoming plan to expand the collection of journals that will now receive a journal Impact Factor (IF). Previously, although all journals indexed in Web of Science were given variable citation metrics within Clarivate’s yearly Journal Citation Reports (JCR), only… Read More
Tim Inglis named editor-in-chief of the Journal of Medical Microbiology - August 3, 2022
Tim Inglis has been appointed the new Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Medical Microbiology. Tim is stepping up from his role as the journal’s Deputy Editor-in-Chief. Tim is currently Head of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Western Australia, a Medical Microbiologist with the… Read More
Wolters Kluwer makes monkeypox content free to clinicians worldwide in response to global health emergency - August 1, 2022
The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) has declared monkeypox a global health emergency. To fulfill the global need for evidence-based information amid this outbreak, Wolters Kluwer has made monkeypox content on UpToDate® free, and created a monkeypox resource page that includes links… Read More
Springer Nature’s revised application for Jisc-approved transformative journal status accepted - August 1, 2022
Following feedback from the content expert group on its author facing communications and workflows, Springer Nature submitted a revised application for Jisc-approved transformative journal status for their Nature Research and Palgrave titles. The application, which includes revisions to the author journey and communications,… Read More
Science announces changes in editorial leadership - August 1, 2022
The Science family of journals has announced two changes in editorial leadership that bolster the journal’s commitments to fostering scientific collaboration, developing policy to improve the rigor of scientific publishing, and to producing highest-quality content. On August 1, 2022, Valda Vinson – who joined the Science… Read More
SAGE Publishing releases five-year Journal Impact Factors to broaden the impact conversation - August 1, 2022
SAGE Publishing has released the five-year Journal Impact Factors (JIF) for the fourth year running, as part of a wider aim to improve how the publisher measures and recognizes impact in the social and behavioral sciences (SBS). In this year’s report, 10 SAGE journals… Read More
