New PCG white paper reveals benefits of chapter-level metadata - January 19, 2017
The Publishers Communication Group (PCG) has released a comprehensive study, according to which, there is growing demand in the academic community for chapter-level metadata and abstracts to be made available, and multiple benefits for publishers who are able to provide them. The 'Read More
Society for Scholarly Publishing unveils newly renovated website and visual identity for The Scholarly Kitchen blog - January 19, 2017
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) has unveiled the newly renovated website and visual identity for its popular blog, The Scholarly Kitchen (TSK), offering readers a fresh interface and exciting new functionality. Since its launch in 2008, TSK quickly became a… Read More
ACCUCOMS to represent Karger Publishers in Latin America - January 19, 2017
ACCUCOMS has announced that it will be working together with Swiss-based biomedical publisher Karger Publishers in Latin America. With over 100 peer-reviewed journals and a growing number of open-access journals, Karger Publishers claims to be the largest medical and scientific publishing… Read More
Emerald in deal with Peerwith to expand author services portfolio - January 19, 2017
Academic publisher Emerald Publishing will formally announce and launch a new partnership with Peerwith – an online market place that matches academics seeking support for their work, with experts in their field. Emerald understands the importance of ensuring its author and editor community have the… Read More
More than a million records of open access publications from Latin America now discoverable through OpenAIRE platform - January 19, 2017
Over a million records of open access publications from Latin America are now discoverable through the OpenAIRE platform. In December 2016, OpenAIRE began harvesting records from LA Referencia, the large regional repository network that aggregates metadata of open access publications. LA Referencia contains over 1.2 million… Read More
Altmetric adds Shibboleth authentication option for institutions - January 19, 2017
Data science company Altmetric has announced that their customers will be able to access the Explorer for Institutions platform using their Shibboleth single sign-on credentials. This additional authentication method provides customers with the option of seamless access to the Explorer platform, making it even easier for… Read More
