FTC sues academic journal publisher OMICS Group for deceptive practices - August 31, 2016
The Federal Trade Commission has charged academic journal publisher OMICS Group of hundreds of purported online academic journals with deceiving academics and researchers about the nature of its publications and hiding publication fees ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars. The… Read More
Expernova joins NFAIS as new member - August 25, 2016
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAISTM), a global nonprofit membership organisation serving the information community, has announced that Expernova, a company that helps businesses improve their R&D performance by analysing their scientific and technological environment, has joined NFAIS as a new member. Expernova,… Read More
Zoe Harris to keynote ALPSP Conference & Awards 2016 - August 24, 2016
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers has announced Zoe Harris from Trinity Mirror will be the keynote speaker at the 2016 ALPSP Conference and Awards. Her presentation is entitled 'What can scholarly publishing learn from what newspapers have been through and where they are… Read More
STM to conduct Intensive Course in Journal Publishing in Hong Kong - August 23, 2016
International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers' (STM) is conducting an intensive course in journal publishing, designed for people working in scholarly publishing, primarily with journals. The course is scheduled to be held from November 6-9, 2016, at Lantau Island, Hong Kong. To gain… Read More
Venue and agenda for first OpenAthens Customer Conference announced - August 19, 2016
OpenAthens, part of Eduserv, a not-for-profit IT services company based in Bath, UK, has announced the venue and agenda for the first OpenAthens Customer Conference. The conference will bring together information professionals and technical experts from across the spectrum of healthcare, academia, corporate and publishing under… Read More
West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention to preserve e-journals with Portico - August 15, 2016
Digital preservation specialist Portico has announced that West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention will preserve e-journals with Portico, ensuring that they will be secure and available into the future. The West Asia Organization for Cancer prevention is a subsidiary of the Asian Pacific Organization for… Read More
