Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - August 20, 2018
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Jessica Couture (To move towards a more open science, we must free the data); Naveen Minai (Challenges for Academics in the Global South - Resource Constraints, Institutional Issues, and Infrastructural Problems); Karen Rowlett (Embedding Altmetric data and tools at the… Read More
AAAS announces ‘Plant Phenomics’ as second journal in new Science Partner Journal program - August 17, 2018
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the non-profit publisher of the Science family of journals, has announced that Plant Phenomics, the official journal of Nanjing Agricultural University (NAU), will be the second journal in its Science Partner Journal program. Plant Phenomics will be… Read More
Thieme unveils new discovery tool for synthetic chemistry methods - August 17, 2018
Medical and scientific publishing house Thieme has announced the launch of SynOne, a new discovery tool that allows the scientific community to search, browse, and discover selected publications from the Thieme Chemistry portfolio. Organised systematically by compound classes to ensure easy access,… Read More
HighWire addresses changing consumer demands with SAMS Sigma - August 17, 2018
HighWire, the technology partner of choice for leading commercial and scholarly publishers, has announced that consumers can register and onboard in seconds with its SAMS Sigma identity management application. SAMS Sigma is a customisable self-service platform for publishers that allows single sign-on across multiple content sites,… Read More
CHORUS in deal with USAID to expand public access to results of its funded research - August 17, 2018
Non-profit organisation CHORUS has announced an agreement with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to expand public access to the results of its funded research. USAID's public access plan was released in November 2016 and is designed to ensure effective… Read More
Cengage and Kaplan Test Prep partner to provide free test prep and live academic help for Cengage Unlimited subscribers - August 17, 2018
Cengage, an education and technology company, and Kaplan Test Prep, a provider of educational and career services, have announced a partnership that will provide free test prep and live academic support offerings for Cengage Unlimited subscribers. As part of the venture, Kaplan will provide specially… Read More