Elsevier launches OA journal – Reproductive Biomedicine & Society Online - August 20, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of open access journal Reproductive Biomedicine & Society Online. Reproductive Biomedicine & Society Online is an online-only journal focusing on interdisciplinary discussion and debate of the rapidly expanding field of reproductive biomedicine, particularly all of its many societal… Read More
CCC’s new RightFind XML for Mining solution to include majority of STM journal content from Springer Nature - August 20, 2015
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a global licensing and content solutions organisation, has announced that Nature Publishing Group (NPG) is participating in its RightFind™ XML for Mining solution. The agreement with NPG follows announcements earlier this year that Springer Science+Business Media… Read More
The MIT Press becomes 60th publisher to partner with ReadCube - August 20, 2015
The MIT Press, a world-leading university press, and ReadCube, the Boston-based publishing technology company, have announced a partnership that will bring MIT Press's collection to the ReadCube platform. Through the ReadCube Discover service, over 29,000 articles from 30 scholarly journals across… Read More
American College of Cardiology and Apollo Hospitals announce partnership to expand medical education offerings in India - August 20, 2015
The American College of Cardiology is collaborating with Apollo Hospitals in India to provide the College's guideline-driven educational content to physicians participating in Apollo's Medvarsity e-learning program, India's first medical e-learning venture. Medvarsity participants will have access to the ACC's valvular heart disease education module,… Read More
International Publishers Association appoints José Borghino as new Secretary General - August 20, 2015
The International Publishers Association (IPA) has announced the appointment of José Borghino as new Secretary General. Borghino's responsibilities will include supporting IPA members, nationally and in international forums, whenever copyright or the freedom to publish are threatened. He will advise IPA members on national policy issues.… Read More
Jisc appoints Dr Paul Feldman as new chief executive - August 20, 2015
Jisc has announced the appointment of Dr Paul Feldman, currently an executive partner at Gartner UK, as Jisc's new chief executive, effective mid-October 2015. He has extensive experience of working at a senior level in large, complex IT organisations. Paul takes over from Professor Martyn Harrow… Read More
