SAGE launches new OA journal – Multiple Sclerosis Journal – Experimental, Translational and Clinical - September 10, 2014
Academic publisher SAGE has launched Multiple Sclerosis Journal - Experimental, Translational and Clinical as an open access (OA) peer reviewed journal. The OA companion to Multiple Sclerosis Journal, this new publication publishes across the broad spectrum of MS related issues including experimental, translational and clinical… Read More
Researchers can now connect their ORCID identifiers with PlumX profile - September 10, 2014
Researchers can now easily connect with their scholarly activities and contribution while also tracking the metrics from their work by using the combination of Open Research and Contributor ID (ORCID) and PlumX, from Plum Analytics, an EBSCO company. The integration of the… Read More
CCC to integrate Ringgold Identify database into RightsLink for Open Access - September 10, 2014
Global licensing and content solutions organisation Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC) has partnered with Ringgold, the authority on institutional identification, to integrate the Ringgold Identify database into CCC's RightsLink for Open Access platform to host and execute institution-specific pricing rules. CCC is Ringgold's first partner… Read More
Max Planck authors can now publish their research in PeerJ at no cost to themselves - September 10, 2014
PeerJ, an open access publisher of scholarly articles in the biological, life & medical sciences, has announced that the Max Planck Society has signed a publishing plan deal with PeerJ, which entitles any Max Planck author to publish their research in PeerJ at no cost to… Read More
Mayo Clinic and IBM to pilot Watson to improve clinical trial research - September 10, 2014
Mayo Clinic and IBM have announced plans to pilot Watson, the IBM cognitive computer, to match patients more quickly with appropriate clinical trials. A proof-of-concept phase is currently underway, with the intent to introduce it into clinical use in early 2015. … Read More
Royal College of Surgeons of England in deal with Atypon for Literatum to power their online journals - September 10, 2014
Atypon, a provider of software to the scientific and scholarly publishing industry, has announced that Royal College of Surgeons of England has signed an agreement with Atypon for Literatum to power their online journals. The Royal College of Surgeons of England chose the Literatum platform to… Read More