Over one third of Springer’s open access journals now listed in 2015 Journal Citation Reports - July 1, 2015
The Journal Citation Reports 2015® (JCR), recently released by Thomson Reuters, lists a total of 1,595 Springer journals, with 37 Springer journals joining the list for the first time. Significantly, in 2014, 82 percent of the Springer journals in the list… Read More
Elsevier announces enhancements to Reaxys Medicinal Chemistry - July 1, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced enhancements to Reaxys Medicinal Chemistry that address the critical workflow and data challenges of early drug discovery. Improved discoverability and usability features for Reaxys Medicinal Chemistry, combined with Elsevier's ability to integrate in-house proprietary data, will significantly improve the efficiency of… Read More
Wiley, Figshare partnership to support authors to openly share data - July 1, 2015
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced a partnership with London- based data repository organisation, Figshare. To support authors who wish to openly share their data, Wiley has embarked on this partnership with Figshare to integrate data sharing within existing journal workflows and article publication.… Read More
SAGE acquires three journals from Federal Legal Publications - July 1, 2015
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the purchase of three journals from Federal Legal Publications, Inc. including Contemporary Drug Problems (CDX), The Antitrust Bulletin (ABX), and The Journal of Psychiatry & Law (PLX). CDX publishes research on alcohol and the legal or illegal use of drugs… Read More
ASTRO unveils new OA journal – Advances in Radiation Oncology, Robert C. Miller named Founding Editor - July 1, 2015
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has announced the launch of its new open-access journal, Advances in Radiation Oncology, and the selection of its Founding Editor, Dr. Robert C. Miller. Advances will begin accepting manuscripts by the end of the summer with studies to be… Read More
Elsevier announces 2014 Citation Impact highlights - June 30, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the highlights of its journal Impact Factor performance in 2014. According to the 2014 Journal Citation Reports® (JCR) published by Thomson Reuters, Elsevier saw 55 percent of its journal Impact Factors increase from 2013 to 2014, ahead of the aggregate across… Read More
