Elsevier divests local author books portfolio in Brazil to GEN - August 6, 2019
Elsevier, a global information analytics business specialising in science and health, part of RELX, has sold its Portuguese-language books portfolio in Brazil to Grupo Editorial Nacional (GEN). Elsevier also signed an agreement to license the translation and distribution of certain Elsevier titles in Portuguese to GEN.… Read More
Karger Publishers taking steps to advance the transition to Open Access in scholarly publishing - August 6, 2019
The future of science is “open,” and Karger Publishers supports Open Access (OA) and the broader concepts of Open Research espoused by various organisations and funding bodies. The Switzerland-based company is actively taking steps to advance OA and Open Research, also known as Open Science,… Read More
Dr. Cathrin Weinstein appointed Managing Director of Thieme USA - August 6, 2019
Dr. Cathrin Weinstein has been appointed Managing Director of Thieme USA, with immediate effect. The company, based in New York, is one of four international subsidiaries of Thieme Group. Dr. Cathrin Weinstein will be responsible for operations and business performance at Thieme USA and will work… Read More
DeepGreen partners with publishers and universities to distribute open access content to institutional repositories - August 5, 2019
DeepGreen initiative in Germany has started into an advanced test phase with the publishing partners S.Karger AG, SAGE Publishing, MDPI, Frontiers and De Gruyter, as well as 27 universities from all over Germany, from Hamburg University of Applied Sciences to University of Konstanz. DeepGreen aims… Read More
American Association for Cancer Research set to launch new journal – Blood Cancer Discovery - August 5, 2019
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is launching a new journal, Blood Cancer Discovery. The journal will be the ninth in the AACR’s prestigious portfolio of scientific publications, including the highly cited journal, Cancer Discovery. Blood Cancer Discovery will feature high-impact, peer-reviewed articles describing… Read More
Wiley performance remains strong in 2019 Journal Citation Reports - August 1, 2019
Performance by John Wiley and Sons Inc. in the 2019 release of Clarivate Analytics’ Journal Citation Reports (JCR) holds strong, maintaining its position as a top publisher in terms of the number of titles indexed, articles published, and citations received. Wiley maintained its share of JCR… Read More
