Clinical trials published in high-impact journals come under scrutiny - February 29, 2016
Clinical trials published in high-impact journals such as the Lancet or the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) have recently come under scrutiny. Editors from the BMJ and PLOS Open Medicine recently sought to quantify the number of clinical trials in respected, peer-reviewed medical journals… Read More
Oxford University Press to publish Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society and the Aristotelian Society Supplementary Volume - February 29, 2016
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) will be the publishers of the Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society and the Aristotelian Society Supplementary Volume. Proceedings is the official journal of the Aristotelian Society: one of the oldest and most prestigious philosophy societies. The first issue of the… Read More
Elsevier unveils news OA journal – IBRO Reports - February 26, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier and the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) have announced the launch of IBRO Reports, an open access journal focused on brain research and sister journal of Neuroscience. IBRO Reports will publish manuscripts describing the results of original research on any aspect of… Read More
Elsevier to co-publish The Professional Animal Scientist with the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists and FASS Inc. - February 25, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that from 2016 it is now the co-publisher of The Professional Animal Scientist, marking a new publishing partnership with the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS), and FASS Inc. In continuous publication since 1985, The Professional Animal Scientist (PAS) is… Read More
NPG partners with Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals to launch npj Clean Water journal - February 25, 2016
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group has announced a partnership with King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, to launch npj Clean Water, a new open access research journal dedicated to solving the global challenge of ensuring clean water supplies. The journal… Read More
MIT Media Lab and MIT Press launch new OA journal – Journal of Design and Science - February 25, 2016
The MIT Media Lab and the MIT Press have announced the launch of the Journal of Design and Science (JoDS). This online, open-access journal provides a new model for academic publishing by encouraging broad-ranging discourse that challenges traditional academic silos and publishing practices. It will be… Read More
