Italian National Agency for University and Research Systems Evaluations selects Elsevier’s Scopus data for national research assessment - October 19, 2017
Elsevier, the information analytics business specializing in science and health, has announced that the Italian National Agency for University and Research Systems Evaluations (ANVUR) has selected Scopus, the world's largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed scientific literature, as its bibliometric data provider for the review… Read More
Wiley names Brian A. Napack as President and CEO - October 19, 2017
Publisher John Wiley and Sons, Inc. has announced that Brian A. Napack has been named its new President and CEO, effective December 4. Napack succeeds Matthew Kissner, who has served as interim CEO since May of 2017. Kissner, a 14-year veteran of Wiley's Board of Directors,… Read More
The NIH Center of Scientific Review in deal with Elsevier to support the peer review process of grant applications - October 17, 2017
The Center for Scientific Review at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has signed an agreement with Elsevier, the information analytics company specializing in science and health, to support improving the peer review process of NIH grant applications by using Expert Lookup, Elsevier’s tool that identifies… Read More
Wiley appoints Ella Balagula as new EVP of publishing business - October 16, 2017
John Wiley and Sons, Inc., a global research and learning company, has announced that Ella Balagula has been named Wiley's new Executive Vice President of Wiley's Publishing segment. Prior to joining Wiley, Balagula was Senior Vice President and General Manager of Engineering Solutions at Elsevier, one… Read More
Project DEAL and Springer Nature in negotiations for a forward-looking model for publishing and reading scientific literature - October 13, 2017
Project DEAL of the Alliance of Science Organisations in Germany and publisher Springer Nature are negotiating a forward-looking model for publishing and reading scientific literature. After the latest meeting, the spokesman for the DEAL Project Steering Committee and President of the University Rectors Conference, Prof. Dr.… Read More
Springer Nature launches Springer Nature Experiments – a free-to-use research solution for the life sciences - October 12, 2017
Springer Nature has launched a new, free-to-use research solution, Springer Nature Experiments, to help researchers in the life sciences advance discovery by accessing the most relevant protocols and methods to support their research projects. Protocols are 'recipes' used in laboratory research to support the design and… Read More