Engineering Reports – a new broad scope OA journal - August 27, 2019
Engineering Reports is a new Open Access journal dedicated to all aspects of engineering and computer science. The journal aims to help the research community face today’s fascinating and multifaceted challenges by offering a fast route to publication and the ability to share research with the… Read More
Data Scientists are upskilling and reskilling to better understand and use AI and machine learning technologies, says new O’Reilly report - August 27, 2019
O'Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, has announced the results of its upcoming Artificial Intelligence (AI) report, 'How Organizations are Sharpening their Skills to Better Understand and Use AI.' The report explores the data- and AI-related topics technology experts are most… Read More
Springer Nature initiates China New Development Awards, honours Chinese scholars’ contributions to the world’s sustainable development - August 23, 2019
Springer Nature has granted China New Development Awards to the Chinese authors of ten scholarly books in recognition of their exceptional contributions to the delivery of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These winning titles were selected from a total of over 800 books published in… Read More
Projekt DEAL and Springer Nature reach understanding on world’s largest transformative OA agreement - August 22, 2019
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between MPDL Services, on behalf of Projekt DEAL, and Springer Nature, sets the scene for the world’s most comprehensive open access (OA) agreement to be finalised later this year. Reaching such an understanding has been possible through acknowledgement of the… Read More
EPJ Photovoltaics now indexed in Ei Compendex - August 22, 2019
OA journal EPJ Photovoltaics is now indexed in the Ei Compendex , joining over 3,600 high-quality peer-reviewed journals. These journals cover a vast number of areas, such as, materials science, applied physics and optics, and instrumentation and nanotechnology. Ei Compendex claims to be the broadest and most complete engineering… Read More
Growth in data and questions on quality are increasing researcher workload, says new study - August 21, 2019
Data proliferation and a lack of confidence in the multitude of research outputs is adding to researcher workload and is likely to impact public confidence in science, according to a survey of the global research community on trust in research – one of the largest surveys known to date. The… Read More
