Peer Review Congress sees further evidence of positive bias - September 15, 2009
Evidence of publication bias favouring positive results, both in which studies are reported in journals and in how they are treated by peer reviewers, emerged at the recently concluded 6th Peer Review Congress in Vancouver. Dr. Seth Leopold, orthopedic surgeon at the University of Washington School of Medicine, described his… Read More
NextDocs and Thomson Reuters announce partnership - September 15, 2009
NextDocs Corporation has announced enhancements to their partnership with Thomson Reuters, a source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. NextDocs provides Microsoft SharePoint-based document and quality management solutions for life sciences companies. Together, the companies have developed and demonstrated effective integration… Read More
PennWell launches new web portal focusing on electronics and electronics manufacturing - September 15, 2009
B2B publisher PennWell Corporation, US, has announced that its Electronics Media Group is launching a new website, www.ElectroIQ.com, focusing on electronics and electronics manufacturing. The new site provides a gateway to the content of five different PennWell brands - Solid State Technology,… Read More
Dear Subscriber - September 15, 2009
STM Publishers and other print/publishing Services and Support Tools providers can now use the all new K-Store platform to post information across three sections – a Jobs section, a virtual storefronts directory and a print/publishing Read More
National approach to technology in education shows benefits, says JISC study - September 14, 2009
A nationally coordinated approach to technology in education allows learners and researchers to adopt new technologies faster, according to an international study by the UK’s Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC). Led by JISC in the UK and SURF in the Netherlands, coordinated national initiatives and central… Read More
Forensic Science Policy & Management journal launches discussion forum - September 14, 2009
Forensic Science Policy & Management, published by Taylor & Francis, has launched a discussion forum that seeks to provide readers and the entire forensic science community the opportunity to discuss current issues in forensic science. The Forensic Science Forum moderator Barry Fisher will launch discussions based… Read More