ASCE and Overleaf announce new partnership - July 11, 2016
Overleaf and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) have announced a new partnership to provide ASCE authors with a new, enhanced authoring template and simplified submission process. Through this partnership, authors submitting to all 35 of the ASCE journals will… Read More
ASME journal selected for inclusion in Thomson Reuters Web of Science Core Collection - July 11, 2016
The Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, a publication of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), has been selected for inclusion in a Thomson Reuters international database of leading scholarly journals. Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications will be covered in the… Read More
HighWire delivers new Circulation website for American Heart Association - July 11, 2016
HighWire Press, Inc., the technology platform and strategic partner to influential scholarly publishers and societies, has announced the newly redesigned American Heart Association's (AHA) Circulation publication site. The site features a contemporary and responsive design which provides a consistent and adaptable reader experience across all devices.… Read More
Global Challenge Research Fund – call for evidence - July 11, 2016
The Government Spending Review on November 25, 2015 announced a new £1.5 billion Global Challenges Research Fund, to ensure UK science takes the lead in addressing the problems faced by developing countries, while developing their ability to deliver cutting-edge research. The Global Challenges Research Fund is an initiative of… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - July 11, 2016
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Michael Clarke (Neither Fish Nor Fowl: Journal Publishing and the University Press); Rick Anderson (Academic Libraries and the Textbook Taboo: Time to Get Over It?); Veronique Kiermer and Catriona MacCallum (Measuring Up: Impact Factors Do Not Reflect Article Citation Rates);… Read More
National Library of Sweden signs Springer Compact deal on behalf of Swedish library consortium - July 8, 2016
STM publisher Springer and the Swedish library consortium for universities and research institutes (Bibsam) have finalised a broad agreement for Springer Compact running through December 2018. Springer Compact is a transitional deal combining reading access and open access publishing in one payment scheme. Specifically, participating consortium… Read More
