Coursera in partnership with SAGE to supplement online courses with free digital content - May 9, 2013
Academic publisher SAGE has announced a partnership with Coursera, a provider of massive open online courses (MOOCs), to expand the availability of high-quality educational resources to more than three million Coursera students. The partnership will grant Coursera instructors the option to supplement their video lectures with… Read More
BioMed Central launches journal ‘Acta Neuropathologica Communications’ for quick OA publication - May 9, 2013
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced the launch of the journal Acta Neuropathologica Communications (ANC). ANC will publish work on pathology and mechanisms of neurological disease using structural, molecular and cellular techniques. The sister of Acta Neuropathologica, a journal published by Springer with… Read More
De Gruyter selects CLOCKSS for long-term digital archiving of databases and e-books - May 9, 2013
Academic publisher De Gruyter, Germany, has announced that it is now archiving its 36 databases and 55 eBookPLUS at the CLOCKSS Archive. CLOCKSS is a US-based non-profit whose mission is to provide for the long-term digital archiving of academic publications. Partnership with CLOCKSS ensures that… Read More
Dutch researchers’ international performance ranked highest by Elsevier study - May 8, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the outcomes of a comparative study of Dutch researchers' international performance, based on Scopus data and using Elsevier's SciVal research performance measurement tools. The study showed that, in a comparison that includes the top 10 R&D spending nations in the… Read More
PharmaPendium adds new module to its clinical data resource - May 7, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that PharmaPendium, a source of preclinical, clinical and post-market data, has added a new module to its content base, the Metabolizing Enzymes and Transporters Module. The addition of the module to PharmaPendium's existing content is projected to give researchers a… Read More
Thieme launches open access journal, ‘Metabolism and Nutrition in Oncology’ - May 7, 2013
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has announced the launch of a new open access (OA) journal, Metabolism and Nutrition in Oncology (MNO). The online journal is dedicated to the interplay of dietary food habits, food, nutrients, metabolism and cancer. Its editorial board includes four experts… Read More
