bioRxiv preprints can now be submitted directly to leading research journals - January 18, 2016
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has announced that authors of manuscripts posted on its preprint server bioRxiv can now submit their papers directly to several leading research journals, avoiding the need for reloading files and re-entering information at the journal's website. The first journals to… Read More
Jisc appoints Robin Ghurbhurun as new trustee - January 18, 2016
Jisc has announced that it is strengthening its board of trustees with the appointment of Robin Ghurbhurun, chief executive and principal of Richmond upon Thames College who joins this month. At the same time Heather MacDonald, interim principal and chief executive of Loughborough College, will step… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - January 18, 2016
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: David Matthews (Journals give more publicity to 'weak science'); Byron Russell (Open Access - still to have its Google moment); Joe Wikert (When will content truly become mobile?); Jon Tennant (The relationship between journal rejections and their impact factors); and… Read More
Elsevier launches Physician Assistant Clinics - January 14, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of Physician Assistant Clinics, offering in-depth clinical review articles written by physician assistants (PAs) for PAs. Physician Assistant Clinics is the newest addition to the Elsevier Clinics Review Articles family. It continues the tradition of providing insights from today's… Read More
Wolters Kluwer partners with American Nurses Foundation and Penn Nursing to release Mobile PTSD toolkit app - January 14, 2016
Wolters Kluwer, a global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, has announced the release of a mobile version of the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) toolkit from the American Nurses Foundation (ANF) and the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn… Read More
IOS Press announces tenth anniversary Special Issue of Applied Ontology - January 14, 2016
The current issue of Applied Ontology is a special, double issue in celebration of the completion of the journal’s tenth year of publication. The special issue is available online at http://content.iospress.com/journals/applied-ontology/10/3-4. Earlier this year, the editors of Applied Ontology invited contributions to help document the… Read More