Altmetric badges now live on CSIRO Publishing platform - July 19, 2017
Alternative metrics provider Altmetric has announced that the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Publishing has integrated Altmetric data into its journal platform to highlight the online shares and discussion surrounding published articles. CSIRO Publishing is part of the federal… Read More
Authorea integrates with bioRxiv to allow direct submission of preprints - July 19, 2017
Authorea, an online collaborative document editor for researchers, has announced a partnership and direct submission agreement with bioRxiv, a preprint server for biological research. The agreement enables researchers writing documents on Authorea to submit preprints directly to bioRxiv with one-click. bioRxiv, a non-profit service of… Read More
RCUK confirms its Open Access block grant funding levels until 2020 - July 19, 2017
Research Councils UK (RCUK) has announced that the Open Access block grants will be continued at current levels for a further 2 years. The grants fund costs relating to articles published in peer reviewed journals that have resulted from RCUK funded research and which acknowledge Research… Read More
Equinox Publishing joins Aggregagent and ALPSP Collections - July 19, 2017
ACCUCOMS and Equinox Publishing Ltd have signed an agreement to include Equinox journals in Aggregagent. The journals will also be part of the 'ALPSP Collections', a series of packages of content from ALPSP members, within the Aggregagent framework. As of May 2017, ALPSP and ACCUCOMS… Read More
American Psychological Association upgrades APA PsycNET content delivery platform - July 18, 2017
The American Psychological Association has upgraded APA PsycNET, its content delivery platform, to strengthen overall search and to help researchers find the most relevant psychology-related content with greater ease and precision. The improvements include responsive web design, enhanced functionality and a powerful technology upgrade. In addition,… Read More
IOP Publishing and IPEM celebrate launch of first ebook collaboration - July 18, 2017
IOP Publishing and the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM) have marked a new milestone in their 40-year relationship, with the publication of their first ebook together. The book is the first in a new ebooks programme by IPEM and IOP Publishing, specifically… Read More
