IOS Press posts strong Impact Factor growth - July 6, 2018
IOS Press has announced an Impact Factor increase of 18.23% across its 29 journals currently covered in the 2017 Journal Citation Reports® (JCR) released by Clarivate Analytics last week. Journals in biomedicine and rehabilitation medicine achieved the most significant gains. Particularly noteworthy is the Journal… Read More
Open Preservation Foundation publishes new strategy - July 5, 2018
The Open Preservation Foundation (OPF) has published its new strategy, setting out the long-term direction for the organisation. The strategy establishes the OPF's position in the digital preservation landscape and guides the tasks, tools, and projects that the Foundation will address.… Read More
Thieme launches new MedOne Education platform, provides online learning, teaching, and research resource for institutions - July 5, 2018
Medical and scientific publisher Thieme has announced the launch of its new MedOne Education platform, the latest interactive, state-of-the-art resource in the Thieme portfolio. MedOne Education grants access to a collection of up-to-date 95 fully downloadable medical textbooks from Thieme's Color Atlases and Flexibook series.… Read More
CSIRO selects Clarivate Analytics’ Web of Science to boost Australia’s research discovery - July 5, 2018
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia's independent federal government agency responsible for scientific research, has selected Web of Science as a key resource for research discovery. CSIRO is Australia's catalyst for innovation; collaborating with 3,000 customers each year to… Read More
New Springer Nature report shows value of hybrid journals to research community and beyond - July 3, 2018
A report from Springer Nature shows that OA articles published in hybrid journals attract more downloads, citations, and attention compared with non-OA articles in hybrid journals. The findings of the report, ‘Assessing the open access effect for hybrid journals,’ demonstrate this wider value which hybrid… Read More
New Nature Index data shows surge in China’s publishing of high-quality research in the Earth and environmental sciences - July 2, 2018
New data from the Nature Index show a surge in China's publishing of high-quality research in the Earth and environmental sciences. The United States remains the leading nation in the field, but China's output is catching up, rising by 95% between 2012 and 2017 to take… Read More
