Wiley to provide emergency access to medical literature in support of Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts - November 14, 2013
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, will offer free access to medical literature in support of Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts to those affected by the disaster and those providing assistance to the affected population as part of the Emergency Access Initiative. The free access… Read More
Elsevier unveils adaptive study solution for improved learning and memory retention for nursing and health professions - November 13, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of Elsevier Adaptive Learning, a personalised learning experience for nursing and health profession students that maximises the efficacy and efficiency of learning, memory and retrieval of knowledge in an effort to improve learning outcomes. Powered by technology… Read More
Springer and Brazilian Society of Adhesion and Adhesives announce publishing partnership - November 13, 2013
STM publisher Springer and the Brazilian Society of Adhesion and Adhesives have announced a partnership to publish the new open access journal Applied Adhesion Science. The publication strengthens Springer's open access portfolio, which now comprises over 400 journals. The journal can be read free of subscription… Read More
Google’s Giles Spackman to join OUP as Group Finance Director - November 13, 2013
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) has announced that Google's Giles Spackman has been appointed Group Finance Director at OUP. Spackman, who is currently Senior Finance Director, Global Business Organization, at Google Inc., has gained extensive experience in the media and digital industries. He has… Read More
Elsevier announces addition of new content types to Mosby’s Nursing Consult - November 12, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the addition of new content types to Mosby's Nursing Consult. The latest edition will be available in early November, along with an enhanced mobile app for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Android. New content has been added for diseases and disorders,… Read More
PeerJ announces significant new benefit for authors - November 12, 2013
Open access publisher PeerJ has announced that all authors can now make unlimited submissions to PeerJ PrePrints, entirely for free. Previously authors without a PeerJ publication plan could only publish one free preprint per year. PeerJ launched 'PeerJ PrePrints,' an innovative… Read More
