ASTM International Group approves guide for cleaning reusable medical devices - October 11, 2019
ASTM International's committee on medical and surgical materials and devices (F04) has approved the third in a series of standards that help evaluate effective cleaning procedures for medical devices. The new guide, which focuses on extraction of test soils to validate cleaning methods, will soon be… Read More
The Congress of Neurological Surgeons adds a new journal to its NEUROSURGERY publications suite of journals - October 11, 2019
The Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) has announced the debut of its latest journal, Neurosurgery Open. The goal of Neurosurgery Open is to provide an outlet for the publication of scientific papers dealing with clinical neurosurgery and experimental neurosurgery, such as case series, case reports, and… Read More
The Society Publishers’ Coalition elects first Council - October 10, 2019
The Society Publishers’ Coalition has announced the results of its first Council election. Elections were held in September to create a representative council to lead the Coalition’s work. Each membership organisation was given six votes, and only one representative per organisation voted. The election criteria required… Read More
SSP and The Scholarly Kitchen to host micro-conference and business breakfast at Frankfurter Buchmesse - October 10, 2019
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) and The Scholarly Kitchen, in collaboration with Frankfurter Buchmesse, will once again deliver two insightful sessions exploring the latest industry developments as well as a look at the current state of OA monograph publishing. The first session features TSK… Read More
American Chemical Society names Dr. Jonathan W. Steed as new editor-in-chief of Crystal Growth & Design - October 10, 2019
The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has named Dr. Jonathan W. Steed, professor of inorganic chemistry at Durham University, as the new editor-in-chief of Crystal Growth & Design. Dr. Steed is known for his work on crystalline molecular solids, X-ray and neutron crystallography,… Read More
APS appoints Ole Petersen as editor-in-chief of new open-access journal, Function - October 10, 2019
The American Physiological Society (APS) has announced the appointment of Ole Petersen as founding editor-in-chief of Function. Petersen is a professor at the Cardiff University School of Biosciences in Wales and director of Academia Europaea Cardiff University Knowledge Hub. The latest publication in the APS… Read More
