IOP Publishing journals witness significant Impact Factor growth - July 2, 2012
Non-profit scientific publisher Institute of Physics (IOP) Publishing, UK, has announced that the 2011 Impact Factors published by Thomson Reuters, once again show significant growth for many of the journals published by IOP Publishing (IOP) for the eighth year running. This year, 34 of the… Read More
SPIE launches new tools to enhance online conference and publications management - July 2, 2012
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has launched a new suite of tools on its website, SPIE.org. With this initiative, SPIE seeks to simplify submitting abstracts, reviewing manuscripts and organising conferences. The new system announced by the society includes the latest tools for… Read More
OSA journals post impressive impact factors - July 2, 2012
The Optical Society (OSA) has announced that its journals have again generated the most citations and largest number of articles of any publisher in the optics category of the 2011 Journal Citation Reports (Thomson Reuters JCR, 2011). In addition, OSA’s latest journal, Biomedical Optics Express, which… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - July 2, 2012
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Phil Davis (Citation Cartel Journals Denied 2011 Impact Factor); Joe Wikert (We Should Open an eBookstore); Julia Wallace (Digital visibility is king but what colour is our Open Access future?); and Neelie Kroes (Ebooks shouldn't be restricted by European borders).… Read More
AAP supports Finch report recommendations for expanding access to research publications - June 29, 2012
The Association of American Publishers has joined stakeholders across the worldwide scientific community in commending ideas set forth by the Finch Group report, the British government-funded project to identify sustainable strategies that could effectively expand access to published scientific research. The report, ‘Accessibility, Sustainability, Excellence: How… Read More
Eaton Apothecary selects PAC from Elsevier / Gold Standard and Glass Box Analytics - June 29, 2012
Drug information provider Elsevier / Gold Standard, US, has announced that Holliston, Massachusetts-based pharmacy chain Eaton Apothecary has purchased the new Predictive Acquisition Cost (PAC), developed by Glass Box Analytics and exclusively sold by Elsevier / Gold Standard. Introduced earlier this year, PAC is a… Read More
