Emerald Group Publishing announces increase in rankings and title inclusion to Association of Business School (ABS) Academic Journal Quality Guide - March 12, 2015
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing has announced a 50 percent increase in title inclusion following the release of the 2015 Association of Business School (ABS) Academic Journal Quality Guide, with over 100 titles now included. Higher average rankings across Emerald's portfolios demonstrate research quality and impact,… Read More
New APA journal integrates research, theory, and practice to inform teaching and learning in psychology - March 11, 2015
The American Psychological Association (APA) has announced that the new journal Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology (STLP) will feature evidence-based teaching tips and reviews of contemporary teaching theories in psychology. It plans to emphasize articles that integrate research, theory and practice to benefit high… Read More
SLACK Inc. launches consumer magazine for doctors - March 10, 2015
Medical publisher SLACK Inc. has announced the launch of a consumer magazine for doctors. Targeting affluent, time-starved doctors who aspire to lead rich, fulfilling lives outside of work, Physicians' Life launches this spring with the May/June issue. With a circulation of 341,000, the new consumer title… Read More
Springer starts pilot project on Linked Open Data - March 6, 2015
STM publisher Springer has now opened selected metadata from conference publications, heeding the European Commission's call for promoting open data. The term Linked Open Data (LOD) refers to structured, machine-readable data, which more and more researchers and librarians are now using in their work. Springer belongs… Read More
Future Science Group to continue to require double-blind peer review for research articles - March 6, 2015
Publisher Future Science Group has announced that it will continue to require double-blind peer review for research articles submitted to all 34 professional journals published by both of its imprints, Future Science and Future Medicine. FSG has employed the use of double-blind peer review since the… Read More
Emerald announced as new publisher for ILA book series - March 6, 2015
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing has been unanimously selected by the International Leadership Association (ILA) as the new home for its book series, Building Leadership Bridges. The annual volumes capture the best contemporary thinking about leadership from a diverse range of scholars, practitioners and educators… Read More