Rick Anderson to chair plenary session at the ALPSP Conference - July 9, 2014
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) has announced that Rick Anderson, Associate Dean for Scholarly Resources & Collections, Marriott Library, University of Utah, will chair a plenary session - Customers as Competitors – at the forthcoming ALPSP International Conference… Read More
COAR responds to STM Publishing Association’s statement on embargo periods - July 9, 2014
The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) has published a reply to STM Publishing Association's statement on embargo periods (May 28, 2014). In May 2014, the Confederation of Open Access Repositories and several international organisations published a statement supporting the… Read More
Elsevier launches new OA journal – New Negatives in Plant Science - July 9, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of an open access, online-only journal - New Negatives in Plant Science. The journal will publish research focusing on negative, unexpected or controversial results in fundamental plant sciences. Published work will include research articles and short communications, as… Read More
John Wiley & Sons announces addition of Altmetric data to its journal program - July 9, 2014
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced the addition of Altmetric data to its journal program, a service that provides a more complete picture of how users engage with scholarly research online. Following the success of a six-month pilot on Wiley Open Access titles in… Read More
SAGE retracts 60 articles implicated in a peer review and citation ring at the Journal of Vibration and Control - July 9, 2014
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the retraction of 60 articles implicated in a peer review and citation ring at the Journal of Vibration and Control (JVC). The full extent of the peer review ring has been uncovered following a 14 month SAGE-led investigation, and centres on… Read More
Texas A&M University Libraries selects EBSCO Discovery Service - July 9, 2014
EBSCO Information Services has announced that the Texas A&M University Libraries, including the Dee J. Kelly Law Library, has selected EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) to provide students and faculty with upgraded access to articles, books, images, video and other resources. EBSCO… Read More
