Altmetric ‘Top 100’ highlights topical academic research from 2014 - December 11, 2014
Alternative metrics provider Altmetric LLP recently reviewed 100 academic papers that received the most online attention in 2014 – and the conversations happening around them. The list provides a detailed overview of the published research articles that have generated the largest amount of sharing and… Read More
London Book Fair announces Mexico Market Focus Professional Programme for LBF 2015 - December 11, 2014
The London Book Fair (LBF), in partnership with The Publishers Association (PA), and CONACULTA and CANIEM in Mexico, has announced the Mexico Market Focus Professional Programme for LBF 2015. The programme was announced in London at the Mexico Market Focus: Rights Forum… Read More
Nature Publishing Group partners with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation to launch npj Breast Cancer journal - December 10, 2014
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group is joining forces with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) to publish npj Breast Cancer, an open access research journal which will help understand, prevent, treat and cure the world's second most common cancer. npj Breast Cancer will publish high quality… Read More
Springer to publish new official journal of the Italian Economic Association - December 10, 2014
STM publisher Springer has announced that it will publish the new official journal of the Italian Economic Association, the Italian Economic Journal. Articles have already been published online on SpringerLink. The first print issue will be compiled in March 2015. The journal has been formed through… Read More
SAGE acquires 19 journals from Baywood Publishing Company, strengthens social and health science journals collection - December 10, 2014
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the purchase of 19 journals from Baywood Publishing Company, Inc. With this acquisition, SAGE will publish journals in counselling, gerontology & aging, health & healthcare, education and anthropology, beginning in 2015. Baywood Publishing Company, Inc. has published scholarly and professional… Read More
ALPSP appoints Pippa Smart as Editor of Learned Publishing - December 10, 2014
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) has announced the appointment of Pippa Smart as Editor of their journal Learned Publishing with immediate effect. Pippa has provided interim support since Alan Singleton stepped down in October in addition to her role as Book Reviews… Read More
