Kudos partners with RSC and T&F to help authors increase impact and usage of research - May 29, 2013
Kudos, a start-up that provides tools and services to help researchers maximise the usage and impact of published articles, has announced the launch of a pilot programme in which it will partner with Taylor & Francis and the Royal Society of Chemistry.… Read More
Giorgio Benedek appointed as new Editor-in-Chief for EPL - May 28, 2013
IOP Publishing, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Institute of Physics, has announced that Professor Giorgio Benedek has been appointed as the new Editor-in-Chief of EPL (Europhysics Letters), a journal publishing original, high-quality letters in all areas of physics. Prof. Benedek succeeds Prof. Michael Schreiber who… Read More
RSC and the Chinese Chemical Society announce publishing partnership - May 24, 2013
The Chinese Chemical Society (CCS) and the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) will launch a collection of journals that combine high quality content and fast publication with trusted values of society publishing. An integral part of the development of each journal within the collection is… Read More
New physicsworld.com service to help connect research with industry - May 24, 2013
Physics Connect, an online innovation service that aims to bridge the gap between academia and industry, has been launched on physicsworld.com. The new service enables anyone planning a scientific or engineering project to source products, services and expertise from both commercial… Read More
San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment calls for sweeping changes in scientific assessment - May 20, 2013
Scientists, journal editors and publishers, scholarly societies, and research funders across many scientific disciplines have posted an international declaration calling on the world scientific community to eliminate the role of the journal impact factor (JIF) in evaluating research for funding, hiring, promotion, or institutional effectiveness. The San Francisco Declaration on… Read More
IOP Publishing and NIMS announce new agreement for continued publication of STAM - May 13, 2013
IOP Publishing, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Institute of Physics, has announced a new three year agreement with the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) for the continued publication of the open access title Science and Technology of Advanced Materials (STAM). Beginning July 2013… Read More
