Study examines possible publication bias and conflict of interest in article reprints - July 2, 2012
Journal BMJ has published the results of a case-control study titled “High reprint orders in medical journals and pharmaceutical industry funding”. The study analysed the extent to which funding and study design were associated with high reprint orders, and the financial implications of the same. Reprints… Read More
Nature Communications joins Nature at the top of the multidisciplinary sciences category in 2011 JCR - July 2, 2012
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced that Nature Communications has joined Nature at the top of the multidisciplinary sciences category in the 2011 Journal Citation Report (JCR). The journal received its first impact factor of 7.396, when Thomson Reuters published the 2011 JCR.… Read More
IOP Publishing journals witness significant Impact Factor growth - July 2, 2012
Non-profit scientific publisher Institute of Physics (IOP) Publishing, UK, has announced that the 2011 Impact Factors published by Thomson Reuters, once again show significant growth for many of the journals published by IOP Publishing (IOP) for the eighth year running. This year, 34 of the… Read More
Semantico launches new publishing platform, Scolaris - June 29, 2012
UK-based online publishing services provider Semantico Ltd has announced the launch of Scolaris, the new digital publishing platform for scholarly and academic publishing. The product launch took place at The Royal Institution of Great Britain, and was attended by a select group of industry professionals. … Read More
62nd annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting to bring together Nobel Laureates and young researchers from 69 countries - June 29, 2012
The Lindau Nobel Laureate Foundation will continue their collaboration with Nature Publishing Group to host the 62nd annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, scheduled to be held from July 1-6, 2012, on an island off the shores of Lake Constance. This year's meeting is dedicated to Physics… Read More
AAP supports Finch report recommendations for expanding access to research publications - June 29, 2012
The Association of American Publishers has joined stakeholders across the worldwide scientific community in commending ideas set forth by the Finch Group report, the British government-funded project to identify sustainable strategies that could effectively expand access to published scientific research. The report, ‘Accessibility, Sustainability, Excellence: How… Read More