New open-access journal, Frontiers in Big Data, to lead big data revolution - May 4, 2018
Open-access scholarly publisher Frontiers has announced the launch of Frontiers in Big Data, a new open-access journal to lead the big data revolution. The peer-reviewed journal includes sections on machine learning, data privacy, data mining, artificial intelligence, and data-driven climate science, medicine and public health. … Read More
Future Science Group acquires life sciences journal, BioTechniques, from Informa PLC - May 4, 2018
Future Science Group (FSG) has announced the acquisition of the life sciences journal, BioTechniques, from Informa PLC. BioTechniques joins the growing collection of Future Science Group STM journals. BioTechniques (Impact Factor 2.030) is a MEDLINE-indexed, peer-reviewed, open access journal that provides the life science research… Read More
SAE International and MaaS sign MoU for the creation of integrated mobility standards - May 4, 2018
SAE International, a global association committed to being the ultimate knowledge source for the engineering profession, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Mobility as a Service (MaaS) Alliance to support and foster collaborative efforts in creation of guidelines and standards for development of… Read More
AMS appoints Dr. Ward R. Seguin as new chief editor for the Glossary of Meteorology - May 4, 2018
The American Meteorological Society (AMS) has announced the appointment of Dr. Ward R. Seguin as chief editor of the Glossary of Meteorology, effective January 1, 2018. Dr. Seguin succeeds Mary Cairns, who served as the Glossary's chief editor from January 2013 through December 2017. Dr.… Read More
EOSC-hub and OpenAIRE-Advance collaborate to support Open Science and the European Open Science Cloud initiative - May 4, 2018
Two flagship EC initiatives, OpenAIRE-Advance and EOSC-hub, recently signed a collaboration agreement. The agreement solidifies the projects' ambition for Europe to become a global leader in digital and open science to ensure that scientists reap the full benefits of open data-driven science.… Read More
Clarivate Analytics appoints Keith Collier as Managing Director, Publisher Services - May 3, 2018
Clarivate Analytics has announced the appointment of Keith Collier to a newly-created leadership position of Managing Director, Publisher Services in the Scientific and Academic Research division. Collier brings more than 23 years of experience gained from working both in close collaboration and within, the publishing… Read More