Open-access journal eLife to start charging fees for all accepted papers - October 3, 2016
The open-access journal eLife is dropping one of its most distinctive features - free publishing. From 2017, it will charge a fee of $2,500 for all accepted papers. Most open-access journals already charge for publishing, because they have few other ways to bring in cash.… Read More
The BMJ launches new series to get latest trial evidence into practice - October 3, 2016
The BMJ is launching a new series called 'Rapid Recommendations' - a collaboration with an international group of researchers and doctors, working together with patients - to quickly and reliably transform research evidence into clinical practice recommendations. It is impossible for an individual doctor to… Read More
Elsevier partners with the International Society for Neurovascular Disease to develop and publish co-branded neurovascular disease book series - September 30, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has partnered with the International Society for Neurovascular Disease (ISNVD) to develop and publish an ISNVD-cobranded series of books covering various topics in neurovascular disease. The book series will focus on the latest research in diagnostic and therapeutic modalities for neurovascular disease and… Read More
FSG Connect unveils essential Apps for time-pressed professionals - September 30, 2016
FSG Connect, an imprint of Future Science Group (FSG), has announced the launch of three Apps for Apple and Android with the aim of giving time-pressed medical and science professionals the content they need both on-the-go and in an accessible format. Launched in September, the… Read More
Elsevier launches Brexit Resource Centre - September 29, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has launched a Brexit Resource Centre. The site provides free access to comprehensive research data, metrics and other online resources to help researchers, institutions, funders and government decision makers within and outside of the UK to monitor effects of… Read More
Springer Nature and China’s Publishing House of Electronics Industry sign strategic partnership agreement - September 28, 2016
Springer Nature, a global research, educational and professional publisher, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with China's Publishing House of Electronics Industry (PHEI) to publish English-language book series and journals to promote China's technical expertise in the fields of electronic information and… Read More
