IOP Publishing launches new journal Flexible and Printed Electronics - June 3, 2015
Non-profit scientific publisher IOP Publishing (IOP) has announced the launch of Flexible and Printed Electronics (FPE), an international, peer-reviewed journal devoted to publishing cutting edge research across all aspects of printed, plastic, flexible, stretchable, and conformable electronics. Flexible and Printed Electronics is the first journal to… Read More
American Society for Microbiology set to launch new OA journal, mSystems - June 3, 2015
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) has announced plans to launch mSystems™, a new open access journal, in early 2016. mSystems™ will publish preeminent work that stems from applying technologies for high-throughput analyses to achieve insights into the metabolic and regulatory systems at the scale of… Read More
Euro payment option now available for Karger customers in the entire eurozone - June 2, 2015
Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers has announced that it is offering its customers in the entire euro monetary zone the option to purchase its publications in euro from July 1, 2015. The Swiss-based and globally active family-run publishing company, which is celebrating its 125th anniversary this… Read More
New research shows impact of open data on agriculture and nutrition - June 1, 2015
The Global Open Data in Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) initiative, of which CABI is a partner, released new research in collaboration with the Open Data Institute (ODI): How can we improve agriculture, food and nutrition with open data? Launched at the 3rd International Open Data Conference… Read More
Taylor & Francis adds Altmetric data to Taylor & Francis Online and Cogent OA - May 29, 2015
Taylor & Francis Group has announced the addition of Altmetric data to Taylor & Francis Online and Cogent OA, enhancing the article metrics currently available on both journal platforms. Altmetric data, which will be added to all journal articles published since January 2012, will offer… Read More
Open-access publisher Frontiers dismisses 31 editors amid fierce row over independence - May 26, 2015
Swiss open-access publisher Frontiers has reportedly dismissed almost the entire leadership of two medical journals amid a heated argument over editorial independence. 31 editors of Frontiers in Medicine and Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine were dismissed on May 7 after the editors complained that company staff were… Read More
