Dr. Kenneth R. DeVault elected president of the American College of Gastroenterology - October 21, 2015
Dr. Kenneth R. DeVault was elected by the membership as the 2015-2016 president of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), a national specialty association representing more than 13,000 clinical gastroenterologists and other specialists in digestive diseases. Dr. DeVault officially took his position as president during the… Read More
U.S. Court backs Google Book-Scanning Project, says it’s legal under fair use - October 20, 2015
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled October 16 that Google's massive project to make digital copies of tens of millions of books does not violate copyright laws. The Authors Guild had accused Google of copyright infringement by scanning… Read More
IOP Publishing and Research Information Network release new report on information practices in the physical sciences - October 20, 2015
IOP Publishing and Research Information Network (RIN) recently released a new report on information practices in the physical sciences. While cross-border and cross-disciplinary collaborations are breaking down subject siloes across the physical sciences, a culture of traditional and DIY information practices… Read More
Elsevier and The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses announce publishing partnership - October 20, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier and The Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) have announced that Elsevier will publish AWHONN's official publications, Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing (JOGNN) and Nursing for Women's Health (NWH), beginning with the 2016 volumes. Journal of Obstetric,… Read More
Nature Publishing Group and Tongji University partner to publish new OA journal – npj Pollution Control - October 20, 2015
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), part of Springer Nature, and Tongji University will partner to publish a new open access journal - npj Pollution Control. Both partners signed an agreement during a ceremony at the university's campus. The journal will open for submissions in December… Read More
SPARC launches Open Access Spectrum Evaluation Tool to independently analyse publications’ policies - October 20, 2015
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has announced the launch of the Open Access Spectrum (OAS) Evaluation Tool, which provides a concrete, quantifiable mechanism to independently analyse publications' policies. The OAS Evaluation Tool generates an 'Openness' score that is straightforward, easy to understand,… Read More
