COAR announces webinar on controlled vocabularies - September 29, 2016
The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) has announced a webinar on the topic of 'Controlled Vocabularies'. The webinar is initiated by COAR Controlled Vocabularies Interest Group (CVIG). CVIG is planning series of webinars to provide training and raising awareness on controlled vocabularies. The sessions… Read More
Registrations for 2017 European Editorial Manager and ProduXion Manager User Group Meetings now open - September 28, 2016
Aries Systems, a workflow solutions provider for scholarly publishers, is calling on new users and returning participants to register for the 2017 European Editorial Manager and ProduXion Manager User Group Meetings. The meetings will take place at the America Square Conference Centre, London, on January… Read More
Digital Science and ÜberResearch to sponsor ORCID’s next Outreach Meeting: Research Without Borders - September 26, 2016
Digital Science and ÜberResearch will be sponsoring ORCID's next Outreach Meeting. The theme of the meeting is, 'Research Without Borders.' The event is scheduled for October 5, 2016, at the headquarters of the American Association for the Advancement… Read More
IOP Publishing announces reviewer survey in a bid to help understand communities’ needs - September 23, 2016
As part of Peer Review Week, IOP Publishing is launching a reviewer survey to better understand the experience of refereeing an article and to provide an evidential basis for the further development of their referee services. Developments in scientific publishing can often focus on the experience… Read More
Thomson Reuters reinvents keyword search technology, makes intellectual property searches more intuitive and comprehensive - September 22, 2016
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters reinvented search technology for intellectual property (IP) researchers in its latest update to Thomson Innovation, the premiere IP research and analysis solution. Thomson Innovation brings together the world's most comprehensive international patent coverage and the industry's… Read More
New ‘results free’ peer-review process to be piloted for academic publishing - September 21, 2016
The open access journal, BMC Psychology, has announced it will launch the first ever randomised controlled trial to find out if a 'results free' peer-review process can help reduce publication bias. 'Results free' means that reviewers of research manuscripts submitted for publication will not be able… Read More
