Open-access journal eLife to start charging fees for all accepted papers - October 3, 2016
The open-access journal eLife is dropping one of its most distinctive features - free publishing. From 2017, it will charge a fee of $2,500 for all accepted papers. Most open-access journals already charge for publishing, because they have few other ways to bring in cash.… Read More
ICSTI to organise third webinar in partnership with NISO - October 3, 2016
The International Council for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI) will organise its third webinar themed 'Enabling Innovations for Researcher Workflows and Scholarly Communication' in close partnership with NISO. This webinar is scheduled for October 26, 2016, from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.… Read More
The BMJ launches new series to get latest trial evidence into practice - October 3, 2016
The BMJ is launching a new series called 'Rapid Recommendations' - a collaboration with an international group of researchers and doctors, working together with patients - to quickly and reliably transform research evidence into clinical practice recommendations. It is impossible for an individual doctor to… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education acquires Redbird Advanced Learning - October 3, 2016
Learning science company McGraw-Hill Education has announced the acquisition of Redbird Advanced Learning, LLC, a leading digital personalised learning company that offers courses in K-12 math, language arts and writing and virtual professional development programs for educators. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Built… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - October 3, 2016
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Joseph Esposito (Old Media, New Media, Data Media: Evolving Publishing Paradigms); Kent Anderson (Caught in the Middle - Can Publishers Resolve Contradictory Expectations?); Iván Farías Pelcastre and Flor González Correa (The current system of knowledge dissemination isn’t working and Sci-Hub… Read More
Taxonomy Boot Camp London scheduled for October 18-19, 2016 - September 30, 2016
The first Taxonomy Boot Camp London will be held from October 18-19, 2016, at the Olympia Conference Centre, London. It doesn't matter how many taxonomy projects you have been involved in, every organisation and every set of stakeholders come with their own challenges and opportunities. Taking… Read More
