National Library of Sweden signs Springer Compact deal on behalf of Swedish library consortium - July 8, 2016
STM publisher Springer and the Swedish library consortium for universities and research institutes (Bibsam) have finalised a broad agreement for Springer Compact running through December 2018. Springer Compact is a transitional deal combining reading access and open access publishing in one payment scheme. Specifically, participating consortium… Read More
Wiley appoints Archana Singh as Executive VP and Chief Human Resource Officer - July 8, 2016
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced the addition of Archana Singh as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer. Archana brings more than 20 years of experience in leading human resources and talent management at Fortune 500 companies in a variety of… Read More
Elsevier’s latest PracticeUpdate Center of Excellence focuses on metastatic breast cancer - July 6, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has launched its newest PracticeUpdate Center of Excellence (COE) focused on metastatic breast cancer. The COE, an important new benefit for PracticeUpdate members, brings together medical experts in oncology to discuss and provide relevant treatment advice and disease information on metastatic breast… Read More
Wiley journals increase Impact Factors in 2015 Journal Citation Reports - July 5, 2016
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced an increase in impact factors across more than half of its indexed titles. According to the 2015 Journal Citation Reports (JCR), recently released by Thomson Reuters, 58% of Wiley journals increased their impact factor from 2014 to 2015.… Read More
Nutrire publishes first articles in nutrition and food science with BioMed Central - July 5, 2016
Nutrire, an open access, peer reviewed journal devoted to food and nutrition science has published its first articles with open access publisher BioMed Central. Nutrire is the official journal of the Brazilian Society for Food and Nutrition, and had previously been… Read More
Nature Research in deal with Beijing Technology and Business University and IUFoST to co-publish OA journal npj Science of Food - July 1, 2016
Nature Research, part of Springer Nature, has announced an agreement with Beijing Technology and Business University and the International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) to co-publish the high-impact, open access journal npj Science of Food. The journal aims to publish high quality, peer-reviewed original… Read More
