Thomson Reuters and Technische Universität Dresden collaborate to quantify global research impact - October 10, 2013
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced a commitment between TU Dresden (one of the 11 German Universities of Excellence) and Thomson Reuters to demonstrate the efficiency and global impact of the university's scientific research. The trusted indicators of Thomson Reuters InCites,… Read More
Discovery and the user journey to e-content takes centre stage on day 2 of the Frankfurt Book Fair - October 10, 2013
The theme of discovering and the user journey to e-content continues to be a hot topic at the on-going Frankfurt Book Fair. Various hot spot sessions discussed this and the impact it would make on publishers e-content. In the hotspot sessions around the exhibition some very… Read More
John Wiley & Sons announces results of its 2013 author survey on open access - October 9, 2013
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced the results of its 2013 author survey on open access, with over eight thousand respondents from across Wiley’s journal portfolio. The survey is a follow up to Wiley’s 2012 open access author survey and is the second such… Read More
Frankfurt Book Fair begins - October 9, 2013
The annual Frankfurt Book Fair kicked off October 9, 2013. About 7,300 exhibitors from 100 countries are attending the Frankfurt Book Fair this year. Calling on publishers to use “Tarzan” Economics to swing to the new vine, Jim Griffen of Onehouse LLC delivered the keynote… Read More
Jisc signs framework agreement with Google Apps for Education - October 9, 2013
Janet, part of the Jisc group, whose primary purpose is to provide network infrastructure and related services for schools, colleges and universities in the UK, has announced a major framework agreement with Google Apps for Education. The agreement will make it easier… Read More
A spoof paper concocted by Science reveals little or no scrutiny at many open-access journals - October 7, 2013
Numerous online journals are willing to publish bad research in exchange for a credit card number. This is the conclusion of an elaborate sting carried out by journal Science. The result may as well trouble doctors, patients, policymakers and anyone who has a stake in the… Read More
