Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - July 8, 2019
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Bhushan Patwardhan (Why India is striking back against predatory journals); Niamh Hardiman and Saliha Metinsoy (Evidence matters, but ideas shape policy in more fundamental ways than we might realise); Judy Luther (The Academy Mobilizes – Unizin Tackles Learning Analytics); and… Read More
Clarivate Analytics and Hitachi partner to launch new solution to improve efficiency of global patent research, review and evaluation processes in Japan - July 3, 2019
Clarivate Analytics plc, a global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics to accelerate the pace of innovation, and Hitachi, Ltd. have announced the launch of a new solution in Japan, which is designed to streamline research and evaluation of worldwide patent documents. Customers of Hitachi’s… Read More
Emerald acquires Journal of Mental Illness - July 3, 2019
Academic publisher Emerald Publishing has acquired Mental Illness journal; publishing the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness, from PAGEPress Scientific Publishing. The new acquisition complements Emerald’s existing portfolio of journals in Health and Social Care by expanding their mental health coverage… Read More
NISO publishes Recommended Practice on Improved Access to Institutionally-Provided Information Resources - July 3, 2019
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has published a new Recommended Practice on Improved Access to Institutionally-Provided Information Resources. This NISO Recommended Practice provides recommendations for using federated identity as an access model and improving the federated authentication user experience, arising from the Resource Access for… Read More
Clinical geneticist Dr. Huw Dorkins named new Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Medical Genetics - July 3, 2019
Dr Huw Dorkins has been appointed as the new Editor in Chief of one of BMJ’s specialist journals, the Journal of Medical Genetics. This international, peer-reviewed journal covers original research in human genetics and includes reviews and opinions on the latest developments in the field of… Read More
Future Science Group publishes inaugural issue new OA journal, Future Drug Discovery - July 3, 2019
Future Science Group (FSG) has announced the publication of the first issue of its new open access journal, Future Drug Discovery. Future Drug Discovery is a peer-reviewed, open access journal for drug discovery and development research. Published quarterly, it provides a forum for discussion of… Read More
