Taylor & Francis’ new White Paper on facilitating discovery of free online content - June 13, 2013
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis recently conducted research via focus groups, telephone interviews and a survey (eliciting over 500 responses) to explore librarians' opinions on the availability and usefulness of free online resources. The results are now being released in the form of a White Paper.… Read More
Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice moves to BioMed Central - June 13, 2013
The Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice (JoPPP), formerly known as Southern Med Review, has transferred to BioMed Central. BioMed Central will support the journal in its continued growth and development, and will promote the journal further to become a leading voice in the scientific dialogue… Read More
American Geophysical Union and Wiley partner to publish new OA journal - June 12, 2013
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and the American Geophysical Union (AGU) have announced a partnership to publish the new open access peer-reviewed journal, Earth's Future. The journal will begin accepting submissions form June 17. Earth's Future will emphasize the Earth as an interactive, evolving system… Read More
AAMC and BMJ announce collaboration to create innovative online learning resources - June 12, 2013
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and BMJ have announced a collaboration to create innovative online learning resources that will support clinical teams and health systems in their transition to new payment models. The collaboration was conceived following the establishment of the Bundled Payments for… Read More
Elsevier publishes new book on information age pioneer, Alan Turing - June 11, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the publication of a new book, Alan Turing: His Work and Impact, edited by S. Barry Cooper and Jan van Leeuwen. The book brings insight into the context and significance of Alan Turing's impact on mathematics, computing, computer science, informatics,… Read More
NPG and Nanjing Agricultural University announce 2014 launch of OA journal Horticulture Research - June 11, 2013
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group and Nanjing Agricultural University have announced the 2014 launch of open access journal Horticulture Research. The journal will launch on nature.com in January 2014, and will begin accepting submissions later in 2013. The new partnership was announced at the launch of… Read More
