Four new publishers to participate in CLOCKSS digital preservation archive - January 15, 2014
The CLOCKSS Archive has announced the participation of the Archaeological Institute of America, the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery, UTS ePress, and Wageningen Academic Publishers. The Archaeological Institute of America promotes archaeological inquiry and public understanding of the material record of the human… Read More
De Gruyter to co-publish The American Mineralogist and Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry - January 15, 2014
Academic publishing house De Gruyter has announced that it has been selected by the Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) as its partner for publishing and distributing the premiere journal publication, The American Mineralogist, starting January 2014, as well as the book series, Reviews in Mineralogy and… Read More
Research spending in SSH subjects is one-tenth of what governments and private foundations dedicate to STM discovery, says Simba report - January 13, 2014
Media industry forecast and analysis firm Simba Information has announced the publication of its latest report - Global Social Science and Humanities Publishing 2013-2014. According to the report, playing second fiddle to scientific, technical and medical (STM) research is hurting social science and humanities (SSH) fields… Read More
BioMed Central and Chilean Biology Society partner to publish Biological Research - January 13, 2014
Open access publisher BioMed Central has announced that Biological Research, the official journal of the Chilean Biology Society (Sociedad de Biología de Chile) has joined the BioMed Central portfolio in 2014. Originally named Archivos de Biología y Medicina Experimentales, Biological Research was founded in 1964. For… Read More
SAGE announces new editors for Urban Affairs Review journal - January 13, 2014
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the appointment of Jered Carr of University of Missouri, Kansas City, Peter Burns of Loyola University of New Orleans, Annette Steinacker of Loyola University of Chicago, and Antonio Tavares of University of Minho, Portugal as the new Editors-in-Chief of Urban Affairs… Read More
Library Copyright Alliance submits comments on copyright reform to Commerce Department - January 13, 2014
On January 8, the Library Copyright Alliance submitted additional comments on the US Department of Commerce "green paper," Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Digital Economy (PDF), following a public meeting held by the Commerce Department in December. The post-meeting comments focus on four issues:… Read More
