The Optical Society launches first issue of its new gold OA journal, OSA Continuum - September 13, 2018
The Optical Society (OSA) has published the first issue of its newest peer-reviewed, Gold Open-Access journal, OSA Continuum. OSA Continuum joins OSA’s diverse portfolio of 17 peer-reviewed journals and provides a home for work that meets OSA’s high standards for technical accuracy, scientific rigour and… Read More
Future Science Group appoints David H Hickam as Senior Editor of Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research - September 13, 2018
Publisher Future Science Group has announced the appointment of David H Hickam as the new Senior Editor of the Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research. Hickam is a Program Director of the Clinical Effectiveness and Decision Science program at the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). He… Read More
SPEC survey webcast on Learning Analytics - September 13, 2018
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering a series of webcasts that present the findings from the latest SPEC surveys and allow webcast participants to discuss trends with the survey authors. A 45-minute webcast will follow the publication of each SPEC Kit in 2018. … Read More
SAGE Publishing acquires Lean Library to bring library services into patrons’ workflow - September 12, 2018
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has acquired technology start-up Lean Library and its associated products to promote the value of the academic library to patrons and bring library services directly into the patron's workflow via their web browser. The Lean Library browser extension provides seamless, one-click access… Read More
Karger and Wellcome Trust join the Blockchain for Peer Review Initiative - September 12, 2018
Medical and scientific publishing company Karger Publishers has recently joined the Blockchain for Peer Review initiative. After Springer Nature, Cambridge University Press and Taylor & Francis, Karger is the fourth reputable publisher to join the efforts towards making peer review more transparent, efficient and recognisable. Karger,… Read More
Publons announces winners of Publons Peer Review Awards - September 12, 2018
Publons, a Clarivate Analytics company and the peer review platform for researchers, has announced the winners of the Publons Peer Review Awards - highlighting global researchers for both the quality and quantity of their peer reviews. The awards honour the best in class for peer… Read More
