Cell Press transforms article methods section to improve transparency and accessibility - August 26, 2016
Biomedical journal Cell is introducing a redesigned methods section to help authors clearly communicate how experiments are conducted amid discussions around scientific reproducibility. The first papers using Structured, Transparent, Accessible Reporting (STAR) Methods, which promotes guidelines encouraged by reagent labeling and animal experimentation initiatives, appear in Cell on August 25.… Read More
The ASEAN group nearly doubled its share of the world’s research papers since 2006, increasing patenting activity by over 40% in the past three years, says new report - August 26, 2016
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN collectively almost doubled its share of the world's research papers (scientific literature), and increased its patenting activity, a common industry measure of innovation, by more than 40 percent in the last three years. These are just some of… Read More
Elsevier publishes comprehensive reference on how to build insect-based agriculture, food and biomaterials industries - August 25, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of Insects as Sustainable Food Ingredients: Production, Processing and Food Applications, edited by Aaron T. Dossey, Juan Morales-Ramos and M. Guadalupe Rojas. This book provides valuable guidance on how to build insect-based agriculture, food and biomaterials industries. A… Read More
CNPIEC to distribute EDP content to institutions throughout China - August 25, 2016
STM publisher EDP Sciences has signed an agreement in Beijing with China National Publications Import & Export (Group) Corporation (CNPIEC) for distribution of their content to institutions throughout China on their digital platform CNPeReading. CNPIEC is the leading distributor of print publications, e-books and e-journals in… Read More
SAGE Publishing launches new OA journal Toxicology Research and Application - August 25, 2016
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has announced that it is launching Toxicology Research and Application, a new open access (OA) journal publishing original research within the field of toxicology. Although the scope is deliberately broad, including biomarkers, modes/mechanisms of toxicity, systems toxicity… Read More
Updated CAB Thesaurus provides a controlled vocabulary resource of almost 2.5 million descriptive terms - August 24, 2016
The 2016 edition of CAB Thesaurus – the largest source of terminology covering the applied life sciences –has been published. It provides a controlled vocabulary resource of nearly 2.5 million descriptive terms. CAB Thesaurus is projected as an essential tool for academic, corporate and government… Read More
