Thieme releases Science of Synthesis 4.10 with updated user interface - April 6, 2018
Medical and scientific publishing house Thieme Publishing Group has released Science of Synthesis 4.10 that features an updated user interface to make searching and exploring the full-text resource easier than ever. With the addition of an update volume and a reference library volume, this release also… Read More
Wiley and Lumina Datamatics partnership to increase discoverability of millions of images from Wiley Online Library - April 4, 2018
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Inc. and Lumina Datamatics have announced a new partnership that will enable the discovery and legal use of Wiley vast collection of images and figures on Lumina's. Lumina Datamatics will increase the accessibility of critical figures and images found in Wiley's… Read More
EMBO Press, Rockefeller University Press and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press join forces to launch new research journal – Life Science Alliance - April 4, 2018
EMBO Press, Rockefeller University Press, and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press have announced the launch of Life Science Alliance, a new global, open access, editorially independent, peer-reviewed journal committed to rapid, fair and transparent publication of valuable research from across the life sciences. Manuscripts can be… Read More
Scientific journal Nature Methods officially retracts contentious CRISPR study - April 3, 2018
In 2017, a study published in the journal Nature Methods caused controversy in the scientific community after claiming to find over 100 unintended large genetic deletions or insertions related to the CRISPR gene-editing process. The journal has now officially retracted the paper after a thorough review… Read More
French research organisations and universities and SpringerNature unable to reach consensus for access to journals; publisher continues access while talks continue - April 2, 2018
French research organisations and universities have reportedly cancelled their subscriptions to Springer journals. The move is the result of an impasse in fee negotiations between the publisher and Couperin.org, a national consortium representing over 250 academic institutions in France. After more… Read More
Wiley unveils Wiley Assessment Service to reduce barriers to instructor and student success - March 29, 2018
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Inc. has announced the release of the Wiley Assessment Service - a key component of their next generation WileyPLUS product. This assessment-as-a-service offering draws upon hundreds of hours of user interviews and research, and will enable a seamless integration of Wiley's… Read More
