Chinese researchers responsible for ‘fake peer review’ scandals, says study - November 10, 2016
The BMJ-run Postgraduate Medical Journal published a study, according to which, efforts by China’s government and scientific bodies to root out academic misconduct and encourage publishing ethics may help to remedy the problem. The study, titled, Characteristics of retractions related to fake peer reviews, published in the September issue, further… Read More
EPJ-N accepted for indexing in Emerging Sources Citation Index - November 10, 2016
STM publisher EDP Sciences has announced that EPJ Nuclear Sciences and Technologies (EPJ-N) has been accepted for indexing in the Thomson Reuters Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI). This means that articles published in the journal will be searchable, discoverable and citable via Web of Science. … Read More
London Info International 2016: inaugural conference programme - November 9, 2016
London Info International 2016 has announced its inaugural conference programme. Presented below is a preview of some of the key elements of the event as well as an introduction to some of the keynote speakers. The opening keynote by David Worlock on December 6… Read More
Elsevier’s diagnostic decision support solution STATdx updated with new user interface translations in eight languages - November 9, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has announced new user interface translations for its leading diagnostic decision support solution STATdx. Users will now be able to select from eight different languages (other than English) to display throughout the user interface, including: Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Italian,… Read More
KU Libraries, Open Access Network, SPARC and Allen Press to jointly sponsor OA symposium - November 8, 2016
The University of Kansas Libraries, Open Access Network, Allen Press and SPARC are jointly sponsoring an international symposium, 'Envisioning a World Beyond APCs/BPCs,' in Lawrence, Kan., on November 17-18. The symposium will consider current… Read More
Ringgold and PSI partner to harness the power of linked data - November 7, 2016
Ringgold, an ISNI Registration Agency, and Publisher Solutions International, Ltd. (PSI) have signed an agreement that will enable both companies to provide services based on the power of combining Ringgold's Identify Database and PSI's IP Registry. The process is underway to map Identify and the… Read More
