The Society of Thoracic Surgeons release new clinical practice guidelines for treating cancer of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction - November 3, 2014
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has released new clinical practice guidelines for treating cancer of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction (area where the esophagus meets the stomach). The guidelines, published in the November 2014 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, include nine evidence-based… Read More
SCOAP3 webinar to outline achievements, status and future plans of the initiative - November 3, 2014
The Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics (SCOAP3) is hosting a webinar on November 18, 2014 to outline the achievements to date, discuss the status of the initiative and its future plans. This webinar will be delivered in English and is targeted… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - November 3, 2014
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Andrew Harding (What is the difference between an impact and an outcome? Impact is the longer term effect of an outcome); Rick Anderson (Feeding the Goose: Thoughts on Fair Use and the GSU Decision); Wayne Bivens-Tatum (What I Want from… Read More
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness journal offers free access to special collection of articles on Ebola - October 31, 2014
The Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health recently launched a special collection of articles on the Ebola virus. These, and subsequent articles will remain freely available to all readers. The Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness (DMPHP) Special Edition on Ebola has been designed… Read More
Wiley makes 2014 Nobel Laureates work free to access until end of the year - October 31, 2014
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. will celebrate the achievements of the 2014 Nobel laureates by making a selection of content from the 2014 winners free to access until the end of the year. The 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly… Read More
Freedom of Information requests reveal payments to main journal publishers by universities have soared - October 31, 2014
The amount paid by UK universities to subscribe to journals from some large publishers has risen by almost 50 per cent since 2010, new data suggest. The finding is based on freelance requests under the Freedom of Information Act to more than 100 universities by Ben Meghreblian, an independent researcher,… Read More
