Elsevier and Seven Bridges awarded NIH Data Commons grant - November 8, 2017
Elsevier, the information analytics business specialising in science and health, and Seven Bridges Genomics have announced that The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded them a grant for the development of a comprehensive, open-source data analysis ecosystem as part of its… Read More
SAGE Publishing and Chegg announce textbook rental partnership - November 8, 2017
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing and Chegg have announced a partnership to provide students with a new affordable option for accessing SAGE texts. Through this partnership, SAGE will provide Chegg with a selection of its print textbooks for students to rent through Chegg's online connected learning platform,… Read More
Frontiers in Pharmacology announces its new Field Chief Editor - November 8, 2017
Frontiers in Pharmacology has announced the appointment of Prof. Heike Wulff as the new Field Chief Editor. Prof. Wulff will share the position in a transitional phase with Prof. Théophile Godfraind until early 2018. As a field, Pharmacology is increasingly far-reaching. As a Principal Investigator at… Read More
Nature Research opens new editorial office in Berlin - November 7, 2017
Springer Nature is celebrating the establishment of a new editorial centre in Berlin for Nature Research, the portfolio that includes Nature and the Nature-branded research journals. The new office will include the editorial team for Nature Catalysis, a new journal, which is launching in January 2018.… Read More
Scholarly publishers come together to launch Scientific Society Publisher Alliance - November 7, 2017
A group of prestigious not-for-profit scientific membership societies have announced the launch of the Scientific Society Publisher Alliance (SSPA), an initiative focused on building awareness of and support for publication of scientific research by scientist-run scientific societies. The SSPA started as a collaboration of scientific societies… Read More
IOS Press acquires StemBook - November 7, 2017
STM publisher IOS Press has acquired StemBook, an online open access review of stem cell biology that was launched by the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) in collaboration with the MIND Informatics group at Massachusetts General Hospital in 2008. IOS Press will update, develop, expand and… Read More
