CHORUS signs MoU with Elsevier to strengthen its services for institutions and funders - November 9, 2017
CHORUS, a not-for-profit organisation committed to making articles reporting on funded research easily and permanently accessible, and Elsevier, an information analytics business specialising in science and health, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding setting out how they will work together to further… Read More
Wiley and Kortext partner with the Egyptian Knowledge Bank for etextbook delivery - November 9, 2017
John Wiley and Sons Inc., a global research and learning company, and Kortext, a digital textbook and personal study platform, have secured a partnership with the Egyptian Knowledge Bank (EKB). The scheme will provide digital textbooks to every Egyptian citizen and all universities, empowering their students… Read More
Open access academic books downloaded, discussed and cited far more than traditional books, says Springer Nature report - November 8, 2017
Springer Nature has released a report, according to which, there is a tangible benefit to publishing academic books using immediate, or 'gold', open access (OA) models. The research found that such books are downloaded seven times more - on average, there are… Read More
Elsevier and Seven Bridges awarded NIH Data Commons grant - November 8, 2017
Elsevier, the information analytics business specialising in science and health, and Seven Bridges Genomics have announced that The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded them a grant for the development of a comprehensive, open-source data analysis ecosystem as part of its… Read More
Nature Research opens new editorial office in Berlin - November 7, 2017
Springer Nature is celebrating the establishment of a new editorial centre in Berlin for Nature Research, the portfolio that includes Nature and the Nature-branded research journals. The new office will include the editorial team for Nature Catalysis, a new journal, which is launching in January 2018.… Read More
IOS Press acquires StemBook - November 7, 2017
STM publisher IOS Press has acquired StemBook, an online open access review of stem cell biology that was launched by the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) in collaboration with the MIND Informatics group at Massachusetts General Hospital in 2008. IOS Press will update, develop, expand and… Read More
