OASPA Board announces recent changes to OASPA team - May 17, 2016
The OASPA Board have appointed Claire Redhead as Executive Director of OASPA to reflect her role as leading operations and expansion of the association. OASPA has seen significant support since it was founded in 2008, growing to almost 100 members during this time, and is… Read More
NISO releases draft altmetrics recommended practices on Data Metrics, Alternative Outputs, and Persistent Identifiers - May 17, 2016
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) is seeking comments on three draft documents related to Altmetrics: NISO RP-25-201x-2A, Alternative Outputs in Scholarly Communications: Data Metrics; NISO RP-25-201x-2B, Persistent Identifiers in Scholarly Communications; and NISO RP-25-201x-2C, Alternative Outputs in Scholarly Communications. The documents are the latest… Read More
American College of Physicians names new EVP & CEO - May 17, 2016
The American College of Physicians (ACP) has appointed Darilyn V. Moyer to the organisation's next Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer. She will assume the position of EVP and CEO of the largest medical specialty organisation and the second-largest physician group in the US on… Read More
Exact Editions to preserve e-journals with Portico - May 17, 2016
Digital preservation specialist Portico has announced that Exact Editions will preserve e-journals with Portico, ensuring that they will be secure and available into the future. Exact Editions turns books and periodicals into dynamic, user friendly digital editions with extensive archives. They specialise in making content… Read More
Elsevier’s new OA journal dedicated to publishing surgical protocols - May 13, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of the International Journal of Surgery Protocols (IJS Protocols), an open access journal covering all areas of surgery. The journal will be the first in the surgical field to accept research protocols and related articles and correspondence for publication.… Read More
New citation category helps assess clinical impact to tell stories of clinical research - May 13, 2016
Plum Analytics, an EBSCO company, has introduced a new area of citations - Clinical Citations. This will allow clinical and translational science researchers, and those who fund and publish their work, to track the research with the PlumX™ Suite when the work is cited in materials… Read More
