Elsevier to flip 7 subscription journals to Open Access in 2014 - December 18, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that it will flip seven established subscription journals to a gold open access model starting January 1, 2014. These titles include Physics Letters B and Nuclear Physics B as part of Elsevier's participation in the SCOAP3 (Sponsoring Consortium for Open… Read More
Brill and Semantico launch new online platform for primary sources – BrillOnline Primary Sources - December 18, 2013
Academic publisher Brill and UK-based online publishing services provider Semantico have announced the launch of BrillOnline Primary Sources – Brill's new online platform for primary sources. The new platform consists of thematic collections of unique materials such as rare books and documents from around the world.… Read More
Elsevier and the Russian Foundation of Basic Research announce agreement to provide funding experts with access to Scopus - December 17, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has reached an agreement with the Russian Foundation of Basic Research (RFBR) to provide its funding experts with access to Scopus, the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature. Furthermore, an additional 50 RFBR research institutes will receive access to ScienceDirect,… Read More
ScienceDirect now includes 25,000 science and technology books - December 16, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that ScienceDirect now includes 25,000 science and technology books. This increases the depth and breadth of Elsevier's book content available on the platform. The 25,000th book published and added to the database is Fukushima Accident: Radioactivity Impact on the Environment… Read More
Sciedu Press launches International Journal of Diagnostic Imaging - December 16, 2013
Sciedu Press, a Canada-based research publication agency in Canada, has announced the launch of the International Journal of Diagnostic Imaging. Sciedu Press handles the promotion and publication of all scientific research and education. The goal is to spread and increase awareness of scientific knowledge all… Read More
Peer-reviewed articles from F1000Research now visible on PubMed and PubMed Central - December 13, 2013
Open Access life-sciences journal F1000Research has announced that articles published and peer-reviewed via its novel post-publication peer review model are now visible in PubMed, the largest and most-used biomedical literature database, and PubMed Central (PMC). Since its launch at the start of this year, F1000Research… Read More
