PeerJ awarded the DOAJ Seal - July 16, 2015
Open access publisher PeerJ has been awarded the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Seal. The DOAJ only awards the seal to 'journals that adhere to an exceptionally high level of publishing standards and best practice.' To be awarded the DOAJ Seal journals must fulfil… Read More
SAGE reports strong growth in 2014 Citation Reports - July 14, 2015
Academic publisher SAGE has reported strong performance and continued growth across its journals portfolio in the Journal Citation Reports® (JCR) Thomson Reuters, 2015. With over 500 journals now ranked in the JCR, SAGE continues to experience consistent growth within the reports, achieving a 31 percent… Read More
Emerald and Kudos extend partnership after authors benefit from record pilot - July 13, 2015
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing has extended its partnership with Kudos - an online platform that helps increase the impact of published articles - to roll out the value-add service for Emerald authors. The move follows a successful trial period in 2014,… Read More
BioMed Central launches Archives of Physiotherapy journal in partnership with the Italian Society of Physiotherapy and the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland - July 13, 2015
Open access publisher BioMed Central has launched Archives of Physiotherapy in partnership with the Italian Society of Physiotherapy and the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland. Archives of Physiotherapy is one of the few open access journals specializing solely in the subject of… Read More
PeerJ becomes a signatory of the Transparency and Openness Promotion Committee Guidelines - July 10, 2015
Open access publisher PeerJ has expressed its commitment to the principles of transparency in scientific research by becoming a signatory of the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Committee Guidelines, a set of author guidelines that journals can adopt to enhance the transparency of the research they… Read More
Elsevier unveils seven new food science and safety books at Institute of Food Technologists’ IFT15 conference - July 10, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of seven new food science books, including Food Safety: Emerging Issues, Technologies and Systems edited by Steven Ricke, Janet Donaldson and Carol Phillips. In this book, experts in the field discuss recent scientific innovations and complex challenges, to improve… Read More
