CRKN and CARL investigating national solution for minting DOIs with DataCite - August 1, 2019
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) are investigating the feasibility of a national consortial approach to DataCite, the global non-profit organisation that provides persistent identifiers (DOIs) for research data and other research outputs. … Read More
ConTech.Live releases ConTech Pharma initial programme - July 31, 2019
ConTech.Live has announced the release of the ConTech Pharma initial programme which is shaping up to give delegates a phenomenal day of learning. The event is scheduled for October 10, 2019 at the Millennium Knightsbridge Hotel, London SW1. Attendees at ConTech… Read More
Three leading medical writing organisations release ‘Joint Position Statement on Predatory Publishing’ - July 29, 2019
‘Predatory journals’ pose a danger that could undermine the quality, integrity, and reliability of published scientific research, a new joint statement from three leading organisations, professional in medical writing and publication planning, has warned. The American Medical Writers Association (AMWA), European Medical… Read More
The British Academy publishes commentary on cOAlition S’s final version of Plan S - July 29, 2019
The British Academy has published a new commentary on cOAlition S’s final version of ‘Plan S’ for open access publishing, and once again voiced concerns over the initiative. Plan S aims to ‘accelerate the transition to full and immediate open access to scientific publications’. ‘cOAlition… Read More
Austria launches its ORCID Consortium - July 29, 2019
Austria has taken a major step to adopt ORCID on a national scale. The official ORCID Austria launch event took place in Vienna on June 13. Co-hosted by consortium lead organisations TU Wien and the University of Vienna, supported by ORCID and E-Infrastructures Austria Plus, this… Read More
American Journal of Public Health posts increase in impact factor, rises in rank among peer journals - July 29, 2019
New data from Journal Citation Reports show that the American Journal of Public Health rose among the ranks of peer journals in 2018 and posted an increase in its impact factor since 2017. AJPH is only one of three journals in the top 10 rankings… Read More
