Elsevier acquires the Social Science Research Network - May 18, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the acquisition of the Social Science Research Network (SSRN). Founded in 1994, SSRN is a Rochester, NY-based scholarly research preprint repository and online community. SSRN will be further developed alongside Mendeley, a London-based free reference manager and… Read More
Cross-industry coalition forges to collaborate on solutions to protect against predatory publishing and irresponsible author support practices - May 18, 2016
The Coalition for Responsible Publication Resources is one step closer to its mission to help preserve the integrity of the scholarly literature by sharing industry knowledge of irresponsible and in some cases predatory practices associated with academic publishing. The Coalition is also committed to ensuring transparency,… Read More
Association of Research Libraries seeks proposals for SPEC Survey Topics 2017 - May 18, 2016
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is seeking proposals for 2017 SPEC survey topics. For more than 40 years ARL has gathered and disseminated data through the SPEC survey program to assist libraries in the continuous improvement of their management systems. Each year, ARL works with… Read More
Clinical trials data now linkable with publications - May 18, 2016
A group of publishers have announced a development to uniquely identify each clinical trial and easily link to related publications for the first time. This will make it easier for health professionals to obtain all the necessary information relating to a clinical trial for their patients, and to ensure transparency… Read More
Research Square partners with Wiley for trial of video summaries for Wiley authors - May 18, 2016
Research Square, leading provider of author services to researchers worldwide, announced a new trial with Wiley to make its Video Summaries solution available to authors publishing in a select set of Wiley journals. As part of this pilot partnership, authors accepted… Read More
Avestia Publishing to preserve e-Journals with Portico - May 18, 2016
Digital preservation specialist Portico has announced that Avestia Publishing will preserve e-journals with Portico, ensuring that they will be secure and available in the future. Avestia Publishing is a fast growing academic publication platform. All Avestia publications adopt an open access model, are peer-reviewed, and… Read More
