BioMed Central launches a new journal Cancer & Metabolism - January 24, 2013
Open access publisher BioMed Central has announced the launch of a new journal Cancer & Metabolism with a selection of articles that highlight the altered metabolic pathways that drive cancer. The launch issue of the journal includes pioneering research that for the first time observes… Read More
Russian Government selects Scopus for national research assessment - January 23, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that the Russian government has officially selected Scopus as a tool for its national research assessment. Measuring research performance forms a significant part of Russia's 'Science and Technology Development in 2013-2020' program as declared by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in… Read More
Thieme, University Health Network of Toronto unveil online radiology tool, Medlantis - January 23, 2013
STM publisher Thieme and the University Health Network of Toronto have announced the launch of Medlantis, an online tool for radiology professionals, educators and students. Medlantis is organised into individual modules that contain video lectures and links to relevant Thieme eRadiology and RadCases content. It is… Read More
IOP Publishing endorses KBART - January 23, 2013
Non-profit scientific publisher IOP Publishing (IOP), UK, has endorsed the KBART (Knowledge Bases And Related Tools) Recommended Practice, a joint NISO and UKSG initiative, as part of its commitment to supporting librarians. The initiative has established industry standards for the timely exchange of metadata between… Read More
New open-access medical journal CMAJ Open set to launch - January 23, 2013
CMAJ Open, a new online open-access research journal from the same family as the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), will begin publishing late January 2013. The journal is owned by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA). CMAJ Open will publish high-quality, peer-reviewed medical research papers without… Read More
Elsevier launches new journal – Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering - January 22, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of a new journal - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (JECE). The new online-only journal is specifically geared towards scientific communities that are highly committed to advancing research in environmental sustainability by bridging two strong fields - engineering… Read More
