Elsevier and the Conference of Italian University Rectors in deal for continued access to ScienceDirect - August 2, 2018
Elsevier, the global information analytics business specialising in science and health, and the Conference of Italian University Rectors (CRUI), have announced an agreement to provide access to ScienceDirect, Elsevier's leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature, for universities and research institutions across Italy. Details of the subscription… Read More
Thieme and Science of Synthesis launch ‘Dr. Margaret Faul Award for Women in Chemistry,’ an international scientific award for women in chemistry - August 1, 2018
With their newly created 'Dr. Margaret Faul Award for Women in Chemistry' Georg Thieme Publishers and the synthetic methodology reference work Science of Synthesis will honour young women chemists. The award, which will be issued for the first time next year, comprises 5,000 Euros prize money… Read More
Springer Nature creates new role to lead on research integrity, appoints Dr Suzanne Farley as Research Integrity Director - July 30, 2018
Academic research publisher Springer Nature has developed a new position of Research Integrity Director to ensure the growing volume of scientific content being published continues to be rigorously assessed, with robust processes in place to prevent and address research misconduct and breaches of publication ethics. Dr… Read More
Elsevier partners with Impactstory to make open access articles easier to find on Scopus - July 30, 2018
Elsevier, the global information analytics business specialising in science and health, has announced a new partnership with Impactstory, a non-profit that creates online tools to make science more open and reusable. As a result of this partnership, researchers will soon be able to find open access… Read More
Nature Research and Yakult launch new, multi-year competitive grant programme to support human microbiota research - July 26, 2018
A growing body of evidence has emerged in the last decade supporting the major role the human microbiota plays in health and disease. To encourage the development of this promising field, Nature Research and Yakult have launched a new, multi-year competitive grant programme for research into… Read More
26,000 ScienceDirect ebook titles now available via OASIS - July 25, 2018
ProQuest has announced that 26,000 ebook titles on Elsevier's ScienceDirect platform are now available through OASIS®, ProQuest's free web-based system for searching, selecting and ordering print and electronic books - giving its customers an additional way to acquire this sought-after content. ScienceDirect… Read More