Elsevier announces seven new plastics and polymers books at SPE ANTEC 2016 - May 23, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of new, fully updated editions of Fatigue and Tribological Properties of Plastics and Elastomers and Multilayer Flexible Packaging. Reflecting the rapid advances made in the field, these two highly anticipated books, along with five additional new plastics and polymers… Read More
The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons announces OA option - May 23, 2016
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), the preeminent provider of musculoskeletal education to orthopaedic surgeons and others in the world, and its publishing partner of the AAOS, Wolters Kluwer, have announced that the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons… Read More
Nominations for eight seats on the IDPF Board of Directors now open - May 23, 2016
Nominations are now open for eight seats on the IDPF Board of Directors. The IDPF Board (fourteen members including the President) is elected by the members to manage the organization's business and affairs. This includes developing the vision and strategic plan and providing oversight and direction… Read More
Institutional budgets will increase by 1.4% in 2016, says PCG Library Budget Survey - May 23, 2016
Results of the 2016 Library Budget Predictions survey, research carried out annually by Ingenta's publishing consultancy arm, Publishers Communication Group (PCG), have been released, stating that institutional library budgets across the globe will increase by 1.4 percent overall this year. Despite… Read More
OASPA webinar panelists discuss attribution - May 23, 2016
Cameron Neylon from Curtin University, Michael Carroll from American University, and Ernesto Priego from the City University London recently joined OASPA for a webinar to discuss attribution in open access publishing - an important, timely issue for publishers that goes hand-in-hand with licensing. Catriona MacCallum (PLOS)… Read More
Portico announces preservation deals with SciPress and the Association for Research and Vision in Ophthalmology - May 23, 2016
Digital preservation specialist Portico has announced that SciPress will preserve e-journals with Portico, ensuring that they will be secure and available into the future. SciPress is a scientific publishing house located in Switzerland, near Zurich, with a strong focus on theoretical and applied physical sciences,… Read More
