Elsevier acquires Authess, creator of advanced performance-based competency assessments - March 12, 2020
Elsevier, a global leader in information analytics specialising in science and health, and part of RELX, has acquired Authess, the Boston-based developer of an advanced performance-based competency assessment platform that evaluates how students solve complex, open-ended problems they would encounter on the job. Founded in 2015,… Read More
Scientific American appoints Laura Helmuth as Editor-in-Chief - March 12, 2020
Scientific American has announced Laura Helmuth as its new Editor-in-Chief. Helmuth becomes the ninth Editor-in-Chief in the nearly 175-year history of the magazine. In her role, Helmuth will be responsible for overseeing the flagship magazine, scientificamerican.com and other branded products. She will be based in the… Read More
Health Literacy Research and Practice now indexed by MedLine® - March 12, 2020
Independent STM publisher SLACK Incorporated has announced that Health Literacy Research and Practice (HLRP) is now indexed by MedLine®. The Journal, owned by the Institute for Healthcare Advancement (IHA) and published by SLACK Incorporated, is an interdisciplinary and international open-access publication dedicated to advancing the field… Read More
University of Aberdeen joins Jisc-Frontiers national open access framework agreement - March 12, 2020
The University of Aberdeen has formed an open access publishing agreement under the national agreement in the UK agreed between Jisc Collections and Frontiers. The University of Aberdeen supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this… Read More
BMJ Best Practice linked to improved patient care when integrated into hospital system, says new study - March 12, 2020
Integrating BMJ Best Practice into a hospital clinical decision support system is associated with more accurate diagnoses and shorter hospital stays, finds a new study from China published in JMIR Medical Informatics. BMJ Best Practice is a clinical decision support tool that gives healthcare professionals… Read More
Digital Science announces SciSwipe and SciFlow as winners of its Catalyst Grant award - March 12, 2020
Research industry technology company Digital Science has revealed the latest winners of its prestigious Catalyst Grant award: SciSwipe and SciFlow have each been awarded a grant. An international initiative to develop innovative projects and technologies The Catalyst Grant offers an award of up to £25,000… Read More
