SAGE Publishing announces sponsorship of Public Editor - September 18, 2018
Academic Publisher SAGE Publishing has announced a $50,000 sponsorship of Public Editor, a high-scale content analysis tool that involves digital volunteers in multi-layered, simultaneous assessments of news articles. A nonpartisan project, the tool uses transparent, neutral criteria to pinpoint the strengths and weaknesses of news articles… Read More
IET launches three OA journals to its Energy, Manufacturing and Cognitive Systems collection - September 18, 2018
The Institution of Engineering and Technology's (IET) Open Programme has added three fully Gold Open Access journals to its collection spanning the subjects of Energy, Manufacturing and Cognitive Systems. Showcasing the best of engineering science, Gold Open Access allows researchers to publish their most innovative… Read More
Annual Reviews appoints Jonathan Michael as Chief Financial Officer - September 17, 2018
Non-profit publisher Annual Reviews has announced that Jonathan Michael has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer following the retirement of Steve Castro. Jonathan has over 30 years of experience gained in companies ranging in size from start-ups to multinationals. Jonathan joined from Pinnacle Engines, a… Read More
Springer Nature announces new eBook collection – Intelligent Technologies and Robotics - September 13, 2018
Open research publisher Springer Nature has announced a specially-tailored eBook collection focusing on the fields of intelligent technologies and robotics. This package focuses on interdisciplinary and dynamic areas of engineering which have emerged from the more traditional disciplines of automation and control. The decision to create… Read More
The Optical Society launches first issue of its new gold OA journal, OSA Continuum - September 13, 2018
The Optical Society (OSA) has published the first issue of its newest peer-reviewed, Gold Open-Access journal, OSA Continuum. OSA Continuum joins OSA’s diverse portfolio of 17 peer-reviewed journals and provides a home for work that meets OSA’s high standards for technical accuracy, scientific rigour and… Read More
SAGE Publishing acquires Lean Library to bring library services into patrons’ workflow - September 12, 2018
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has acquired technology start-up Lean Library and its associated products to promote the value of the academic library to patrons and bring library services directly into the patron's workflow via their web browser. The Lean Library browser extension provides seamless, one-click access… Read More
