SAGE Publishing announces sponsorship of Public Editor - September 18, 2018
Academic Publisher SAGE Publishing has announced a $50,000 sponsorship of Public Editor, a high-scale content analysis tool that involves digital volunteers in multi-layered, simultaneous assessments of news articles. A nonpartisan project, the tool uses transparent, neutral criteria to pinpoint the strengths and weaknesses of news articles… Read More
Wolters Kluwer highlights patients as underutilised resource in fight against sepsis - September 18, 2018
Wolters Kluwer Health has highlighted the critical role of patients, as 4,000 hospitals in the US react to public reporting of sepsis quality scores on Medicare's portal, Hospital Compare, which poses potential reputational and financial risks. Sepsis now accounts for more than 12 percent of all… Read More
IET launches three OA journals to its Energy, Manufacturing and Cognitive Systems collection - September 18, 2018
The Institution of Engineering and Technology's (IET) Open Programme has added three fully Gold Open Access journals to its collection spanning the subjects of Energy, Manufacturing and Cognitive Systems. Showcasing the best of engineering science, Gold Open Access allows researchers to publish their most innovative… Read More
4open announces call for papers for special issue - September 17, 2018
As part of a special collaborative issue, 4open is now accepting contributions developed from research presented at the 16th International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics ICNAAM 2018. All contributing authors at 4open will develop their conference presentations into full papers that explore the… Read More
Annual Reviews appoints Jonathan Michael as Chief Financial Officer - September 17, 2018
Non-profit publisher Annual Reviews has announced that Jonathan Michael has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer following the retirement of Steve Castro. Jonathan has over 30 years of experience gained in companies ranging in size from start-ups to multinationals. Jonathan joined from Pinnacle Engines, a… Read More
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology launches new section on Microbes and Innate Immunity - September 14, 2018
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology has announced the launch of its latest section, Microbes and Innate Immunity, led by Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Amal Amer of Ohio State University. The new Chief Editor aims to provide a common platform for… Read More
