UK startup, Penelope, awarded Digital Science Catalyst Grant - September 9, 2015
Digital Science, a business division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Group and a technology incubator focused on jumpstarting innovation in the research community, has awarded 'Catalyst Grant' to Penelope, an 'automated manuscript scrutiniser' that ensures the drafts that authors submit to their publishers are perfect. The Catalyst… Read More
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences to preserve e-journals with Portico - September 9, 2015
Digital preservation specialist Portico has announced that the American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) will preserve its e-journals with Portico, ensuring that they will be secure and available into the future. Digital preservation is clearly an important component for both publishers and libraries. AIMS is… Read More
Spotlight on international business at THE MARKETS – Global Publishing Summit - September 8, 2015
China, Indonesia, Mexico, Turkey: these and three other relevant book and media markets are the focus of THE MARKETS – Global Publishing Summit, the new conference to kick off the Frankfurt Book Fair (14-18 October 2015). As part of the one-day conference, to be held… Read More
Elsevier’s enhanced Reviewer Page now provides overview of all reviewers’ contributions, allows for sharing the page publically - September 8, 2015
STM Publisher Elsevier has announced that its Reviewer Recognition platform has launched a new functionality which enables reviewers to list their entire review history, including their reviews for non-Elsevier journals, in one place online. It also allows them to share their Reviewer Page publically - increasing… Read More
Dr. Holly Taylor named new Editor-in-Chief of AJOB (American Journal of Bioethics) Empirical Bioethics - September 8, 2015
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis has announced that Dr. Holly Taylor will assume the editorship of AJOB (American Journal of Bioethics) Empirical Bioethics, beginning with Volume 7, 2016. Dr. Taylor has been a core faculty member of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics since 1999.… Read More
ARL to offer Libraries That Learn: LibQUAL+® Confidential Pilot Project webcast - September 8, 2015
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering a series of webcasts on how to improve library services using LibQUAL+ survey data and other evidence. Join Sarah Murphy, coordinator of assessment for The Ohio State University Libraries, and Rachel Lewellen, assessment librarian at University of Massachusetts… Read More
