Nature Publishing Group and The University of Queensland launch new OA journal – npj Science of Learning - January 30, 2015
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group has partnered with The University of Queensland (UQ) to publish npj Science of Learning, a new open access research journal that will explore the neurobiology of learning in experimental and educational environments. UQ researcher Professor Pankaj Sah of the Queensland Brain… Read More
Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering now open for submissions - January 30, 2015
Swiss open-access publisher Frontiers has announced that Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering is open for submissions. Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering welcomes original, theoretical, and applied research in mechanical sciences and engineering, with a scope from the nano- to the macroscale. Submissions are peer-reviewed on Frontiers' unique… Read More
IOP Publishing relaunches Journal of Optics - January 29, 2015
Non-profit scientific publisher IOP Publishing (IOP), UK, has announced that it is relaunching Journal of Optics (JOPT) in 2015 with a new, expanded scope and a fresh look. JOPT, under different journal names, has been part of the optics community for more than 100 years… Read More
IOP Publishing joins eduGAIN service - January 28, 2015
Non-profit scientific publisher IOP Publishing (IOP), UK, has joined the service eduGAIN to allow institutions, within participating federations, access to IOPscience through Shibboleth/Institutional login, simplifying access to scientific content within the global research community. Through eduGAIN, IOP has expanded the list of institutions that can… Read More
Future Science Group launches new OA journal – Future Science Open - January 22, 2015
Publisher Future Science Group (FSG) has launched Future Science Open, the publisher's first fully open access journal. Each month, Future Science Open will publish research in all areas of biotechnology and medicine, as well as topics in biological, life and physical sciences that are relevant to… Read More
Holtzbrinck Publishing Group and BC Partners in deal to merge majority of Macmillan Science and Education with Springer Science+Business Media - January 16, 2015
Holtzbrinck Publishing Group (Holtzbrinck) and BC Partners (BCP) have reached an agreement to merge Springer Science+Business Media (owned by funds advised by BCP) in its entirety with the majority of Holtzbrinck-owned Macmillan Science and Education (MSE), namely Nature Publishing Group, Palgrave Macmillan and the global businesses… Read More
