Altmetric releases new version of the Explorer for Publishers platform - March 16, 2017
Data science company Altmetric has announced the release of a new version of the Explorer for Publishers platform. Designed to make it easier than ever for publishers to explore and report on the online engagement and academic impact for their own articles, books, datasets and other… Read More
Registrations for 9th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing now open - March 16, 2017
The Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) has announced that registrations and accommodations for the 9th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing (COASP) are now open. This year, the annual conference will take place in Lisbon, Portugal at the Altis Grand Hotel on September 20-21, 2017.… Read More
Evidence-based characteristics could help authors recognize predatory journals - March 16, 2017
A study published in the open access journal BMC Medicine identifies 13 evidence-based characteristics by which potential predatory journals may be distinguished from presumed legitimate ones. The 13 characteristics identified by researchers at Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Canada include an interest in publishing research on… Read More
New report on digital transformation in publishing finds slow advancement in digital transformation, high emphasis on metadata investment - March 15, 2017
An in-depth study analyzing digital transformation in the publishing industry has found that 25 percent of publishers see themselves as "lagging" versus the rest of the industry in their current transformation efforts, while only 25 percent feel they are "leading." The study, which included 25 leading U.S. and U.K. publishers… Read More
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene launches new online journal platform on Ingenta CMS Go - March 15, 2017
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) has launched its new online journal platform on Ingenta's packaged publishing platform solution, Ingenta CMS Go. Just three months after starting the implementation, ASTMH's new fully branded, feature-rich, cloud-hosted website has launched,… Read More
RSI Content Solutions release of two new fully-integrated modules – RSuite Edit and RSuite Publish - March 15, 2017
RSI Content Solutions, creators of the RSuite Enterprise Information Management Solution, has announced the release of two new fully-integrated modules, RSuite Edit and RSuite Publish. Together, these applications enable RSuite customers to further enhance their ability to manage and produce print and digital content in a… Read More
