PLOS appoints Alison Mudditt as Chief Executive Officer - May 19, 2017
Open access journal publisher Public Library of Science (PLOS) has announced the appointment of Alison Mudditt as its Chief Executive Officer, effective June 19, 2017. For the past six years Mudditt served as Director of University of California Press (UC Press) where she ushered in new… Read More
Wiley launches new OA journal in collaboration with Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery - May 18, 2017
Publisher Wiley has launched a new open access journal, Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, published in collaboration with the Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery (JSGS). Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery is an international, peer-reviewed title publishing high-quality research from across the fields of surgery, oncology, gastroenterology and hepatology.… Read More
Springer sponsors two award lectures at EUROANALYSIS XIX conference - May 18, 2017
Scientific publisher Springer is sponsoring two key prize lectures at the upcoming EUROANALYSIS XIX conference, which will be held in Stockholm, Sweden from 28 August to 1 September, 2017. The conference is organised by the Division of Analytical Chemistry (DAC) of EuCheMS (the European Association for… Read More
Wiley and British Journal of Surgery society partner to launch new open access journal – BJS Open - May 16, 2017
Publisher Wiley has announced a partnership with the British Journal of Surgery society to launch a new open access title, BJS Open. Like its sister title, British Journal of Surgery (BJS), BJS Open will publish high-quality work on all aspects of general… Read More
InTechOpen launches new publishing format – InTechOpen Compacts - May 16, 2017
Traditionally, scholarly publishing consisted of two main publication outputs - the journal article and the scholarly monograph. Journal articles and monographs differ not only in terms of manuscript length and research type, but over time, monographs became the preferred format for publishing research in Social Sciences and Humanities, while journal… Read More
Springer celebrates 175 years since its founding - May 11, 2017
Scientific publisher Springer is celebrating its 175th company anniversary. The foundations for today's company were laid on May 10, 1842 when Julius Springer, at the age of 25, opened his bookstore and publishing house in Berlin. His aim was to bring current and accurate scientific findings… Read More
