Emerging nations closing gap on established leaders, reveals Nature Index - June 18, 2015
China is stepping up its contribution to global high-quality research output year-on-year at the expense of the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom. This is according to the Nature Index 2015 Global supplement, published this week with Nature, that analyses data compiled by the
Future Science Group relaunches Oncology Central, designed exclusively for medical professionals in oncology - June 18, 2015
Publisher Future Science Group has announced the relaunch of Oncology Central, the information hub designed exclusively for medical professionals in the field of oncology. Oncology is a fast-moving, multidisciplinary field at the forefront of medical research and Oncology Central unites all aspects to support multilateral progression… Read More
MIT Press names Amy Brand as new director - June 18, 2015
The MIT Press has named Dr. Amy Brand, an executive with a wide array of experience in academic publishing and communications, as its new director. She will begin in this position on July 20. Brand has previously worked at multiple universities in publishing and scholarly… Read More
DOAB wins IFLA/Brill Open Access Award 2015 - June 18, 2015
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and academic publisher Brill has announced that the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB), from the Netherlands, has been selected as this year's winner of the IFLA/Brill Open Access Award. The IFLA/Brill… Read More
Elsevier introduces six chemical engineering books at North American Catalysis Society Meeting - June 17, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of six new chemical engineering books, including Direct Microbial Conversion of Biomass to Advanced Biofuels edited by Michael Himmel. This book brings to the forefront the latest research and experiments in an important new field in biochemical engineering: the… Read More
BioMed Central to publish Genes and Environment - June 17, 2015
Open access publisher BioMed Central has announced a partnership with the Japanese Environmental Mutagen Society in publishing the open access journal Genes and Environment. Takashi Yagi from Osaka Prefecture University, Japan, will serve as the Editor-in-Chief. Genes and Environment has been running since 2006 on… Read More
