AAP StatShot Annual Report: Book publishing revenues up slightly to $25.93 billion in 2019 - August 4, 2020
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has released the StatShot Annual report for Calendar Year 2019, estimating that the U.S. book publishing industry generated $25.93 billion in annual revenue, up by 1.1% as compared to 2018. In terms of units the report estimates that 2.76 billion… Read More
Editage collaborates with Partners in Digital Health to advance research in blockchain and technology innovations in healthcare - August 4, 2020
Editage, the flagship brand of Cactus Communications (CACTUS), a technology company accelerating scientific advancement, has announced a partnership with Partners in Digital Health (PDH) to offer language editing and translation support for researchers submitting to PDH’s journals Telehealth and Medicine Today and… Read More
ARL appoints Deborah R. Grayson as Senior Director, Leadership and Organisational Development - August 4, 2020
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has appointed Deborah R. Grayson as Senior Director, Leadership and Organisational Development, effective August 10, 2020. Deborah R. Grayson has more than 15 years of experience leading a variety of leadership, learning, and organisational development initiatives in the United States… Read More
SAGE releases five-year Journal Impact Factors to broaden the impact conversation - August 3, 2020
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has released the five-year Journal Impact Factors (JIF) for all its social and behavioural science (SBS) journals. This is the second year that SAGE has published JIF data from a five-year period in a move to widen the conversation about alternative… Read More
ACS expands ACS Au portfolio with nine new fully open access journals, names Dr. Christopher W. Jones as inaugural editor-in-chief of JACS Au - August 3, 2020
The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has named Dr. Christopher W. Jones of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) as the inaugural editor-in-chief for the fully open access journal JACS Au. In a separate and closely aligned development, ACS is also announcing… Read More
World Scientific to freeze Journal prices for 2021 - August 3, 2020
STM publisher World Scientific recognises that it is a difficult time for libraries worldwide to maintain their holdings. Many institutions have seen their budget affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In view of this, World Scientific has decided to freeze the prices of its journals… Read More
