Peer Review Week 2017 to run from September 11 – 17 - May 3, 2017
Following on from the success of Peer Review Week 2016, a group of organisations is working collaboratively to plan a week of activities and events to strengthen and celebrate peer review for the third year in a row. The theme of Peer Review Week 2017 is Transparency in Review,… Read More
Society for Scholarly Publishing to pilot new Mentorship Program - May 2, 2017
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) will pilot a new Mentorship Program starting in June 2017. The SSP Career Development Committee is seeking up to 12 mentors and up to 12 mentees to participate in this new program and provide feedback. This new program is ideal… Read More
CSHL collaborates with Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to boost sharing of scientific research - April 27, 2017
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has announced a new collaboration with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) that will help accelerate the understanding of life science for the benefit of human health and disease. New funding from CZI will support the development and expansion of CSHL's… Read More
The Optical Society members and leaders participate in Global March for Science - April 27, 2017
The March for Science, held on April 22, took place in over 600 cities around the globe. Over 250 organisations including, The Optical Society (OSA), connected for this non-partisan celebration of the value of science and scientific inquiry. Fundamental optical research in the last century… Read More
Upcoming webinar to Optimise Your Medical Publications and Avoid - April 26, 2017
A panel of industry experts will provide tips and tools to enhance medical publication efforts and avoid so-called "predatory journals" in a webinar titled Optimise Your Medical Publications and Avoid "Predatory Journals", scheduled for May 9, 2017. Jeffrey Beall, Scholarly Communications Librarian and Associate Professor at the University of Colorado… Read More
HIMSS acquires Health 2.0 conferences, expands global educational offerings - April 26, 2017
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has acquired the conference component of Health 2.0, effective immediately, expanding its global educational offerings to familiar and new audiences. HIMSS will establish a new Health 2.0 business unit within the enterprise that includes HIMSS North America, HIMSS Analytics,… Read More
