Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - November 27, 2017
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Elizabeth Moylan (Advancing peer review at BMC); Carrie Calder (Open-access books are downloaded, cited, and mentioned more than non-OA books); Kent Anderson (Creating a Safety Net - Why Double-Dipping Is the Wrong Term and the Right Approach); and Casey Pickering… Read More
AAAS launches Science Partner Journal program, supports global expansion of high-quality scientific publishing - November 22, 2017
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the non-profit publisher of the Science family of journals, has announced the launch of Science Partner Journals, a program that will feature high-quality, online-only open access publications produced in collaboration with international research institutions, foundations, funders and… Read More
6th National Open Access Conference and OpenAIRE Workshop focus on ‘Open Science for a Better Future’ - November 22, 2017
The 6th National Open Access Conference and OpenAIRE Workshop took place at Ege University Ataturk Cultural Center in Izmir, during October 24-25, 2017, hosted by Izmir Institute of Tehcnology. With the theme 'Open Science for a Better Future', the event aimed to raise awareness on open… Read More
New Emerald whitepaper calls on research communities to tackle the reward and incentive cultures that continue to stifle relationships between academia and society - November 22, 2017
Academic publisher Emerald Publishing has launched a provocative new whitepaper and 'Real World Impact' campaign calling for funders, business schools and research communities to tackle the 'structural disincentives' that continue to hamper efforts to create bridges between academia… Read More
Oxford University Press and AMSUS, the Society of Federal Health Professionals, announce publishing partnership - November 22, 2017
Academic publisher Oxford University Press and AMSUS, the Society of Federal Health Professionals, have announced a new partnership to publish Military Medicine, the AMSUS bi-monthly scientific journal. AMSUS, the Society of Federal Health Professionals, was founded in 1891 for the purpose of advancing the knowledge… Read More
SLACK Inc. acquires Nephrology News & Issues from Grand View Media Group - November 22, 2017
Grand View Media Group, Inc. and SLACK Incorporated, a Wyanoke Group Company, have announced an agreement on the sale of Nephrology News & Issues, a clinical newspaper dedicated to health care specialists who treat patients with renal disease. Nephrology News & Issues will now join SLACK's… Read More
