Oxford University Press announces Environmental Epigenetics, a fully open access journal - May 21, 2015
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) has launched a new open access journal, Environmental Epigenetics. The field of epigenetics has seen tremendous growth in the last few years, and OUP has Editor-in-Chief Michael K. Skinner leading the journal. The scope of the journal will be… Read More
SAGE announces pilot partnership with Publons - May 20, 2015
Academic publisher SAGE has announced a new pilot partnership with Publons, a new company working with reviewers, publishers, universities and funding agencies to turn peer review into a measurable research output. Publons, established in 2013, seeks to speed up science by making peer review faster, more… Read More
Wolters Kluwer receives 20 awards from the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors (ASHPE) for editorial and design excellence - May 20, 2015
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer has announced that its Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) journal portfolio has won 20 awards across 18 categories in the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors (ASHPE) annual awards competition. ASHPE recognises member articles and publications for editorial, design, print and… Read More
National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Medicine announce initiative on human gene editing - May 20, 2015
The National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine have launched a major initiative to guide decision making about controversial new research involving human gene editing. Human gene-editing technologies include CRISPR-Cas9, may lead to promising new treatments for disease. However, recent experiments to attempt… Read More
SPIE spotlights e-book series launches, offers short tutorials in optics and photonics - May 20, 2015
A new peer-reviewed e-book series launched this spring by SPIE , the international society for optics and photonics, has its topic-expert editors excited. SPIE, long-time publisher of refereed journals, conference proceedings, handbooks, tutorial texts, and reference books on topics in light-based technologies, had received several proposals… Read More
Cengage Learning earns recognition for marketing excellence from 2015 Hermes Creative Awards - May 20, 2015
Cengage Learning, a global education company, has been awarded multiple honors by the Hermes Creative Awards for its work on digital, website and email platforms. Cengage Learning was honored for its creative and marketing excellence for both its MindTap personal learning experience and also for work… Read More
