BioMed Central journals see growth in impact factor - July 6, 2015
A total of 175 journals in BioMed Central's publishing portfolio now have impact factors in the recently published Journal Citation Report 2015, of which 104 journals rank in the top half of their categories. Nine journals received their first impact factor. Biology of Sex Differences… Read More
US leads the world in point-of-care diagnostics tests, says new report from CPA Global’s Landon IP and Marks & Clerk shows - July 2, 2015
A new research report from Landon IP, the patent analytics and consulting arm of intellectual property management specialist CPA Global, and intellectual property firm Marks & Clerk shows that the United States (US) leads the world in the number of patent first filings for point-of-care (POC)… Read More
The BMJ becomes first general medical journal to require data sharing for all submitted trials - July 2, 2015
The BMJ, a weekly peer-reviewed medical journal, requires sharing of individual patient data for all clinical trials, effective July 1, 2015. This means that trials will be considered for publication only if the authors agree to make the relevant anonymised patient level data available on reasonable… Read More
Future Science Group launches interactive community for neurology experts, Neurology Central - July 2, 2015
Publisher Future Science Group (FSG) has announced the launch of Neurology Central, a new online community for neurology professionals. The portal, which is free to registered users, features breaking news within the field of neurology, essential information about clinical trials and drug development, and access to… Read More
APA makes content available to libraries through EBSCO eBooks - July 1, 2015
The American Psychological Association (APA) is making its e-books available to libraries on the EBSCO eBooks™ platform. The agreement with EBSCO Information Services gives libraries cost-effective access to in-demand psychology, behavioural sciences and social sciences titles. At launch, 300 scholarly and… Read More
Over one third of Springer’s open access journals now listed in 2015 Journal Citation Reports - July 1, 2015
The Journal Citation Reports 2015® (JCR), recently released by Thomson Reuters, lists a total of 1,595 Springer journals, with 37 Springer journals joining the list for the first time. Significantly, in 2014, 82 percent of the Springer journals in the list… Read More
