Open Access Week Kickoff Event program announced - September 19, 2014
The 2014 International Open Access Week Kickoff Event, co-hosted by SPARC and the World Bank, will focus on this year's theme of "Generation Open." The hour-long kickoff event will take place on October 20 at 3pm EDT at the World Bank headquarters in downtown Washington, DC.… Read More
COPE North American Seminar 2014 focuses on new technologies and behaviours for identifying publication ethics issues - September 19, 2014
The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) North American Seminar was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, this August with a record breaking attendance from across the region of 81 delegates. The focus of the seminar was new technologies and behaviours for identifying publication ethics issues and those… Read More
From augmented reality to zero warehousing, global drivers of innovation at the Frankfurt Hot Spots - September 17, 2014
Payment systems for digital content, video tools for distance learning, potential uses for 3-D technologies, augmented reality in children's books: the exhibitors at the five Frankfurt Hot Spots offer a wide range of different solutions for all aspects of creating and distributing digital content. With more than 90 exhibitors from… Read More
Thomson Reuters and BMJ Publishing collaborate to optimise peer review process - September 15, 2014
The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced a collaboration with British Medical Journals (BMJ), a publisher of healthcare research, to optimise the efficiency of the article peer-review process and solve the industry-wide problem of reviewer fatigue by utilizing ScholarOne Reviewer Locator, an extension… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health partners with Visible Body to offer 3D anatomy educational solutions - September 12, 2014
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health has announced a partnership with Visible Body, producer of an award-winning suite of 3D anatomy education solutions, to distribute their web-based and mobile products via its Ovid medical research platform for institutions globally. Visible Body is an entity of Argosy… Read More
STM Annual Frankfurt Conference 2014 scheduled for October 7 - September 11, 2014
The International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers (STM) has announced that its Annual Frankfurt Conference is scheduled for October 7, 2014. STM's Annual Frankfurt Conference has established itself as the 'must-attend' event prior to the Frankfurt Book Fair. Attracting leading figures from across… Read More
