CONTEC Brasil to focus on interactive learning and innovative teaching methods - January 17, 2014
The Frankfurt Book Fair, scheduled for October 8-12, 2014, will expand its activities in Brazil in 2014 to include the CONTEC Brasil conference series, which will take place in various states throughout the country. The first conference will be held on February 18, 2014 in Sesc… Read More
SPARC Open Access Meeting 2014 deadlines for proposals, early-bird registration extended - January 16, 2014
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has extended the deadline for proposals for the SPARC Open Access Meeting 2014 Innovation Fair, as well as the deadline to register for the meeting at early-bird rates. Both deadlines have been changed to January 17. The meeting… Read More
JBJS Reviews App for iPad and iPhone now available - January 15, 2014
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc., and HighWire Press have announced the availability of the JBJS Reviews app for iPad and iPhone, now available in the app store. An Android version is expected to be available shortly as well. To… Read More
Springer and Italian Society of Endocrinology announce five-year collaboration to publish Journal of Endocrinological Investigation - January 15, 2014
STM publisher Springer and the Italian Society of Endocrinology (Società Italiana di Endocrinologia/SIE) have agreed to a five-year collaboration to publish the monthly Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, starting in January 2014 with Volume 37. Available exclusively in electronic format on SpringerLink, the… Read More
Research spending in SSH subjects is one-tenth of what governments and private foundations dedicate to STM discovery, says Simba report - January 13, 2014
Media industry forecast and analysis firm Simba Information has announced the publication of its latest report - Global Social Science and Humanities Publishing 2013-2014. According to the report, playing second fiddle to scientific, technical and medical (STM) research is hurting social science and humanities (SSH) fields… Read More
Allen Press to hold annual event on emerging trends in scholarly publishing in April - January 10, 2014
Publishing services provider Allen Press, Inc., US, will present its annual Emerging Trends in Scholarly Publishing Seminar on April 24, 2014, at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. The 2014 seminar is titled A Matter of Perspective. Leaders in the field of scholarly and… Read More
