Former ACS president Bassam Shakhashiri bags CSSP’s Sagan Award - May 6, 2013
The Council of Scientific Society Presidents (CSSP) has honoured American Chemical Society's (ACS) past president Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, Ph.D., for decades of efforts in promoting public understanding of science. The group has named Shakhashiri as recipient of the 2013 Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science.… Read More
Scientific journals in US told to avoid manuscripts from Iran governmental researchers - May 6, 2013
Scientific journals are reportedly being asked to help tighten US trade sanctions on Iran. On April 30, Dutch publisher Elsevier sent a note to its editorial network saying that all US editors and US reviewers must 'avoid' handling manuscripts if they include… Read More
Authors value rigorous peer review, says Taylor & Francis survey - May 6, 2013
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis has released the sixth in a series of press releases on the themes and findings of the Open Access (OA) Survey. In this survey, Taylor & Francis investigated authors' preferred methods of peer review suitable for their research. Taylor &… Read More
Lynn Silipigni Connaway to present NASIG webinar on May 14 - May 6, 2013
The North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) has announced a webinar titled 'Working Outside of the Library: With Google you are not limited. You have as much as you can pull up'. In this webinar, scheduled for 3:00 pm (EST) on May 14, 2013, Dr. Lynn… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - May 6, 2013
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kent Anderson (Convenience versus Community — Is a Deeper Question Hiding Behind the Façade of the Access Debates?); Deborah Emin (Why ebooks & why green e-publishing?); Joseph Esposito (Fighting on Three Fronts — A Presentation to the Council of Scientific… Read More
ACS Publications’ new journal, Environmental Science & Technology Letters to rapidly publish urgent research findings - May 3, 2013
ACS Publications has announced the launch of a new journal, Environmental Science & Technology Letters (ES&T Letters). The new journal will accelerate the pace of research across the environmental field by providing the global multidisciplinary research community with a leading publishing outlet to highlight urgent critical… Read More
