Transfer launches new Enhanced Transfer Alerting Service - July 3, 2012
Transfer, the UKSG-sponsored initiative to create a Code of Practice to follow when journals are transferred between publishers, has announced the release of its Enhanced Transfer Alerting Service (ETAS). ETAS is a rapid alerting service that will allow publishers involved in a journal transfer to… Read More
Study examines possible publication bias and conflict of interest in article reprints - July 2, 2012
Journal BMJ has published the results of a case-control study titled “High reprint orders in medical journals and pharmaceutical industry funding”. The study analysed the extent to which funding and study design were associated with high reprint orders, and the financial implications of the same. Reprints… Read More
AAP supports Finch report recommendations for expanding access to research publications - June 29, 2012
The Association of American Publishers has joined stakeholders across the worldwide scientific community in commending ideas set forth by the Finch Group report, the British government-funded project to identify sustainable strategies that could effectively expand access to published scientific research. The report, ‘Accessibility, Sustainability, Excellence: How… Read More
Eaton Apothecary selects PAC from Elsevier / Gold Standard and Glass Box Analytics - June 29, 2012
Drug information provider Elsevier / Gold Standard, US, has announced that Holliston, Massachusetts-based pharmacy chain Eaton Apothecary has purchased the new Predictive Acquisition Cost (PAC), developed by Glass Box Analytics and exclusively sold by Elsevier / Gold Standard. Introduced earlier this year, PAC is a… Read More
62nd annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting to bring together Nobel Laureates and young researchers from 69 countries - June 29, 2012
The Lindau Nobel Laureate Foundation will continue their collaboration with Nature Publishing Group to host the 62nd annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, scheduled to be held from July 1-6, 2012, on an island off the shores of Lake Constance. This year's meeting is dedicated to Physics… Read More
JISC-British Library study details research behaviour of Generation Y doctoral students - June 29, 2012
The UK’s Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) and the British Library have released a report titled “Researchers of Tomorrow: the research behaviour of Generation Y doctoral students”. According to the study, Generation Y students, born between 1983 and 1992, need more face-to-face and informal support tailored… Read More