New report suggests higher scholarly impact if South Asian countries collaborate globally, but intra-regional collaboration may be key to tackling local challenges, says new report - April 8, 2019
A joint report by Elsevier, the information analytics business specialising in science and health, and the World Bank, shows that over a five-year period between 2012 and 2016, the South Asian region published 679,571 papers, accounting for 5.3 percent of the world’s scholarly output—increasing the region’s… Read More
Web of Science Group appoints Nicko Goncharoff as Managing Director, Business Development for Greater China - April 8, 2019
The Web of Science Group, part of Clarivate Analytics, has appointed Nicko Goncharoff to the newly-created role of Managing Director, Business Development for Greater China. Reporting to CEO Annette Thomas, he will work closely with the existing team in China, led by David Liu, Executive Vice… Read More
Wiley collaborates with Google Cloud to support learners for Google’s Cloud certifications - April 8, 2019
Publisher John Wiley and Sons, Inc. announced a new collaboration with Google Cloud aimed at providing a range of resources to support learners in the fast-growing market for Google’s Cloud certifications. The first title to be published as part of these resources… Read More
The American Geographical Society selects Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group as new publisher of Geographical Review - April 8, 2019
The American Geographical Society (AGS) has selected Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group as the new publisher of its longest running journal, Geographical Review (GR). First published in 1915, Geographical Review is the successor to The Bulletin [and Journal] of the American Geographical… Read More
IOS Press publishes new book – Ontology Makes Sense, to honour Nicola Guarino - April 8, 2019
STM publisher IOS Press has announced the publication of Ontology Makes Sense, a book in honour of Nicola Guarino. The book is a tribute to his many scientific contributions to the discipline of applied ontology, which he established. The book was presented to him as a… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - April 8, 2019
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Ann Michael (Subscribe To Open: Annual Reviews’ Take on Open Access); Krisztian Magori (Preprints - a new way to publish our results); Christina Comben (Could blockchain technology play a role in the publishing industry?); Andrew Crane (Negative Impact - Is… Read More
