Directorate of National Research Data Infrastructure to be located in Karlsruhe - June 11, 2019
The National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI) has the objective to systematically index, edit, interconnect and make available the valuable stock of data from science and research. So far, these data have mostly been available in a decentralised, project-related, or temporary form. The federation and the states… Read More
IOP Publishing to include 80 journals in DeepDyve’s rental service for scientific and scholarly research - June 11, 2019
DeepDyve, an online rental service for scientific and scholarly research, and IOP Publishing (IOPP) have announced that IOPP will add 80 of its scientific journals to DeepDyve’s rental service for peer-reviewed journals. IOPP’s portfolio represents an important addition of physics-related content… Read More
DynaMed founder, Dr. Brian S. Alper, leads effort to define certainty of net benefit for healthcare - June 11, 2019
On June 4, 2019, BMJ Open published an open access paper which defines the ‘certainty of net benefit’ as a proposed method to report the impact of clinical recommendations. The report follows two years of development and deliberation within the Grading of… Read More
CCC to sponsor International Publishers Association’s upcoming conference in Nairobi: ‘Africa Rising’ - June 11, 2019
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a leader in advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation, is sponsoring and participating in the International Publishers Association’s (IPA) conference on ‘Africa Rising: Realizing Africa’s Potential as a Global Publishing Leader in the 21st Century’ in Nairobi, Kenya, June 14-15.… Read More
Despite one-year delay Plan S may still be too rushed, warn researchers - June 10, 2019
The funders behind Plan S – an ambitious set of policies that aims to speed up the transition to open access publishing – recently released updated guidelines that delay implementing the plan for a year and provide more clarity on transformative publishing agreements. The revisions have attracted mixed reactions from… Read More
Registrations now open for 6:AM Altmetrics Conference, CFP deadline June 14 - June 10, 2019
Registration for the 6:AM Altmetrics Conference is now open. Scheduled to be held in Stirling, Scotland on the 9th and 10th of October, the theme for this year is ‘Bridging Worlds’, with a focus on connecting communities, cultures and topics that stretch beyond altmetrics alone. … Read More
