Max Planck authors can now publish their research in PeerJ at no cost to themselves - September 10, 2014
PeerJ, an open access publisher of scholarly articles in the biological, life & medical sciences, has announced that the Max Planck Society has signed a publishing plan deal with PeerJ, which entitles any Max Planck author to publish their research in PeerJ at no cost to… Read More
Springer celebrates 50 years of operation in the United States - September 9, 2014
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media celebrated 50 years of operations in the United States on September 8, 2014. While the founding of the company dates back to 1842 in Berlin, it was not until the mid-20th century that Springer had an official US branch of operations.… Read More
Cambridge University Press to publish Antiquity journal from 2015 - September 9, 2014
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press has announced that it is partnering with Antiquity Publications Ltd to publish the journal Antiquity from 2015. Antiquity is a peer-reviewed journal of world archaeology which has been at the forefront of archaeological discussions and debates since it was founded… Read More
Elsevier set to publish ESCMID’s flagship journals - September 8, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier has announced an agreement with the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) to publish its flagship journals, Clinical Microbiology and Infection (CMI) and New Microbes & New Infections (NMNI), beginning January 1, 2015. Established in 1995, CMI is widely… Read More
SAGE journals report strong performance in 2013 Citation Reports - September 8, 2014
Academic and professional publisher SAGE has reported strong performance across its journals portfolio in the 2013 Journal Citation Reports (JCR) (Thomson Reuters, 2014). SAGE continues to experience consistent growth in its coverage in the reports, with 470 JCR-indexed journals. This illustrates a 55 percent increase… Read More
Dr. Meredith Niles appointed to PLOS Board of Directors - September 8, 2014
Open-access journal PLOS (Public Library of Science) has announced that Dr. Meredith Niles will join the PLOS Board of Directors, effective September 5, 2014. According to Board chairman Gary Ward, Meredith’s unique career arc in both science and policy will greatly contribute to PLOS’ mission… Read More
