ARTiFACTS unveils first blockchain-based platform for scientific and scholarly research - March 20, 2018
Cambridge, MA-based start-up ARTiFACTS has launched the world's first blockchain-based platform for scholarly research. Formed by a team of academic publishing software veterans, the new company is the first of its kind to deploy a collaborative platform that allows researchers to register their discoveries and provide… Read More
Arindam Banerjee joins editorial boards of ASME and Elsevier journals - March 20, 2018
Arindam Banerjee, associate professor of mechanical engineering and mechanics at Lehigh University, has been appointed to two editorial boards. Banerjee joined the Journal of Fluids Engineering as an associate editor. The journal, established by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), is devoted to the… Read More
Knowledge Unlatched announces further increase in support from publishers for its activities - March 20, 2018
The team of Knowledge Unlatched (KU), the central platform for the sustainable funding of Open Access (OA) models, has announced a further increase in support from publishers for its activities. In preparation of its fifth funding round, which for the first time contains content from all… Read More
Dr. George Asimellis appointed Associate Editor for the Journal of Refractive Surgery - March 20, 2018
Dr. George Asimellis, associate professor at the University of Pikeville-Kentucky College of Optometry, has been appointed Associate Editor for the Journal of Refractive Surgery (JRS), the official publication of the International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS). KYCO is the only optometry school to have a faculty… Read More
New OCLC Wise designed around people, driven by data - March 20, 2018
OCLC has introduced Wise, the first community engagement system for US public libraries. A proven solution used by more than 75 percent of public libraries in the Netherlands, Wise is engineered to elevate library experiences, the experiences of the people who use the library and the… Read More
Journals access negotiations with universities in the Netherlands, the Royal Society of Chemistry responds - March 19, 2018
The Royal Society of Chemistry has issued a statement in response to a recent VSNU statement earlier last week announcing the failure to reach a new agreement on access to scientific journals from the Society. The Society, in the statement notes… Read More
