Elsevier acquires Science-Metrix Inc. - December 20, 2018
Elsevier, the information analytics business specializing in science and health, has acquired Science-Metrix Inc., a research evaluation firm that provides science research evaluation and analytics to assess science and technology activities. Headquartered in Montréal, Canada, Science-Metrix is known for high-quality and independent bibliometric analysis and research… Read More
BMC launches formal portable peer review policy on BMC Biology - December 18, 2018
BMC, the first publisher to openly post named peer reviewer reports alongside articles, has announced the launch of a formal portable peer review policy on BMC Biology. The policy aims to speed up the peer review process and decrease waste in publishing. 'Portable peer review' is… Read More
Frontiers integrates AIRA into its digital peer-review platform - December 17, 2018
Open-access scholarly publisher Frontiers has announced the integration of Artificial Intelligence Review Assistant (AIRA) into its digital peer-review platform to enable better, more efficient quality control and manuscript handling. AIRA assists editors, reviewers and internal teams by analysing, interpreting and communicating the quality of submitted manuscripts… Read More
University of California and Elsevier in negotiations for academic journals subscriptions - December 17, 2018
The University of California system is currently negotiating the potential renewal of its contracts with scholarly journal publishers, including Elsevier. The Elsevier contract will expire on December 31, 2018. The UC is advocating for an integrated agreement with Elsevier that would cover both subscription charges and… Read More
Dutch universities and Elsevier extend current license agreement by six months - December 14, 2018
Agreements about subscription fees for academic journals are made with academic publishers on behalf of all Dutch universities. The Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU) is currently negotiating with these publishers on the universities' behalf. The universities are only willing to renew the subscription agreements… Read More
Nature Index 2018 reviews China’s scientific performance over the past five years - December 13, 2018
The Nature Index 2018 supplement on China reveals that China's contribution to the Nature Index rose by 75% between 2012 and 2017, much more than a selection of leading countries in the Index, such as the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom and Japan. China's share… Read More
