GigaScience Press and River Valley Technologies’ new journal brings data-centric research to life - August 18, 2020
GigaScience Press and River Valley Technologies have announced the launch of their new journal GigaByte: an online open-access, open data journal that allows rapid publication using new custom-built, end-to-end publishing technology. This platform enables accepted manuscripts to be converted to an online… Read More
Cengage and Online Learning Consortium collaborate to support institutions shifting to online and hybrid learning - August 18, 2020
Education and technology company Cengage has announced a partnership with the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) to offer professional development opportunities for faculty and administrators — via bootcamps, office hours and customised trainings — to support colleges and universities with online and blended learning. Cengage is also… Read More
Geological Society of America unveils new repository for sharing and citing supplemental material - August 18, 2020
The Geological Society of America (GSA) has launched a new repository for storing, sharing, and citing supplemental material found in journal and book publications available at gsapubs.figshare.com. All supplemental material is openly available on its own webpage with a unique DOI,… Read More
SSP announces fourth annual 2020 SSP New Directions Seminar in Scholarly Publishing - August 17, 2020
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) has announced the program for its fourth annual 2020 SSP New Directions Seminar in Scholarly Publishing, happening online from September 30 to October 1. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the New Directions Seminar explores community, collaboration, and crisis.… Read More
Clarivate unveils the Arabic Citation Index in Egypt - August 17, 2020
Clarivate Plc, a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, has now launched the Arabic Citation IndexTM (ARCI), the world’s first local language citation index for the Arabic world in Egypt. The ARCI is funded by the Egyptian government,… Read More
PLOS special collection launch - August 17, 2020
On August 12 2020, a Special Collection of articles addressing how to improve access to safe, quality medicines in East Africa by simplifying the regulatory processes in the region was published in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine. The five articles in the… Read More
