IEEE GlobalSpec, Inc. elects new Board Chairman and two independent directors - November 3, 2017
Digital media solutions provider IEEE GlobalSpec, Inc., a for-profit subsidiary of IEEE, has announced the election of two new directors, and the naming of its independent first Chairman. Martin Keen, a designer and product innovator, joins the Board as an independent… Read More
Clarivate Analytics and Chinese Academy of Sciences release ‘Research Fronts 2017’, their joint annual report identifying 143 top areas of scientific research - November 2, 2017
Clarivate Analytics, the global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics to enable the research ecosystem to accelerate discovery, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have released 'Research Fronts 2017', their joint annual report identifying 143 prominent areas of scientific research over the past years. This… Read More
Springer Nature blocks access to at least 1,000 articles in China - November 2, 2017
Springer Nature, which owns Nature magazine and Palgrave Macmillan books, and produces periodicals such as Scientific American, has reportedly pulled access to a small number of articles in China to comply with regulations. The publisher has viewed the move as regrettable but… Read More
Safari: O’Reilly’s Learning Platform for Higher Education now available from ProQuest - November 2, 2017
O'Reilly Media's completely new version of Safari: O'Reilly's Learning Platform for Higher Education is now available from ProQuest. This version of Safari features both a new student experience and a new business model that provides academic institutions with easier, more affordable access for their entire student… Read More
European University Association publishes statement welcoming EU’s current Open Science policies - November 2, 2017
The European University Association (EUA) has recently published a statement welcoming the efforts of National Governments and the European Commission in promoting Open Science values in their national research funding schemes and in the EU Research and Innovation Framework Programme. This statement follows the previous… Read More
MDPI appoints new Editor-in-Chief for Toxins and Section Editor-in-Chief for Bacterial Toxins - November 2, 2017
Academic open-access publisher Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) has announced the appointment of Jay W. Fox as the Editor-in-Chief of 'Toxins', and Michel R. Popoff as the Section Editor-in-Chief for 'Bacterial Toxins'. The new 2-year term starts on November 1, 2017. Jay W. Fox is… Read More
