New open access health sciences research repository for Africa to launch during 2015 WLIC in Cape Town - August 5, 2015
BioMed Central, open access publishers and creators of the Open Repository system, and Partnerships for Health Information (PHI) will launch the new open access health sciences research repository for Africa during the Health and Biosciences Libraries section open session during the 2015… Read More
Dr. Joseph Hill named editor-in-chief of Circulation - August 4, 2015
Dr. Joseph Hill, Chief of UT Southwestern Medical Center's Division of Cardiology and Director of the Harry S. Moss Heart Center, has been selected as the forthcoming editor-in-chief for the American Heart Association's principal scientific journal, Circulation. Circulation, published weekly, is the American Heart Association's… Read More
Elsevier set to publish official journal of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing - August 3, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier and the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) have announced that Elsevier will publish NCSBN's flagship journal, Journal of Nursing Regulation. Journal of Nursing Regulation publishes scholarly articles that advance the science of nursing regulation, promote the mission and vision… Read More
Springer Nature acquires Stuttgart-based publishing house J.B. Metzler, expands humanities portfolio - August 3, 2015
Springer Nature and the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group have agreed that, effective immediately, the Stuttgart-based publishing house J.B. Metzler will become part of Springer Nature. The acquisition follows the recent combination of the majority of Macmillan Science and Education (owned by the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group) with Springer… Read More
Wiley announces strong performance in 2015 Journal Citation Reports release - August 3, 2015
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced a strong performance in Thomson Reuters® 2015 Journal Citation Reports (JCR) release. A total of 1,200 Wiley titles (approximately 70%) were indexed, with 11 titles indexed for the first time. Over 73% of society titles at Wiley achieved… Read More
ACMG announces increase in impact factor of its medical genetics and genomics journal, Genetics in Medicine - August 3, 2015
The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) has announced an increase in the impact factor of its peer-reviewed medical genetics and genomics journal, Genetics in Medicine (GIM) to 7.329 in 2014, up from 6.435 in 2013. GIM is currently ranked 15 of 167… Read More
