Presentations and discussions at COAR annual meeting 2016 - May 9, 2016
The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) conducted its Annual Meeting and General Assembly on April 12-13, 2016 in Vienna/Austria. Through a diverse mix of conference sessions, round-table discussions and open dialogue, the meeting pushed attendees to examine the future of repositories and the challenges and… Read More
Over twenty publishers now use HighWire’s Impact Vizor for faster, easier ‘evidenced-based’ publishing insights - May 9, 2016
HighWire Press, Inc., the publishing technology platform provider for renowned scholarly publishers and societies, has announced that twenty-one publishers now use Impact Vizor, a suite of interactive, visualised analytics viewers launched in August 2015. Impact Vizor was an ALPSP 2015 Award for Innovation in Publishing finalist.… Read More
Emerald recognises and rewards research excellence - May 9, 2016
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing has announced the winners of the 2015 Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence. Now in its 23rd year, this awards programme is one of the largest, independent award schemes run by a publishing company – recognising and rewarding the outstanding contributions… Read More
Plymouth University plays a role in two BMJ Awards winners - May 9, 2016
Two winning projects from this year's national BMJ Awards have included important input from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry (PUPSMD). Winner of the Neurology Team Award was a project entitled enhanced safety in epilepsy. This is a partnership between Plymouth University, Cornwall Partnership… Read More
New De Gruyter journal emphasizes more research on pleura and peritoneum - May 9, 2016
A new De Gruyter journal Pleura and Peritoneum aims to reinvigorate research into the relatively obscure membranes that protect the lungs and abdomen. While the pleura and peritoneum have been largely overlooked by researchers in recent years, this wasn't always the case: Ancient medical literature discusses… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - May 9, 2016
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Society for Scholarly Publishing (Society for Scholarly Publishing Annual Meeting Crosses Boundaries, Borders and Aims to Break Down Barriers); Paul van der Vet (Dealing with retractions); Todd A Carpenter (STM Future Trends 2020 provides publishers insights on the currents affecting… Read More
