National Geographic Learning offers free COVID -19 lesson plans and resources - April 16, 2020
National Geographic Learning, a Cengage company, is offering free COVID-19 lesson plans and resources for teachers to help learners understand the pandemic and its impact. It is offering four lessons, intended for primary to middle school English language learners, that provide essential information for students about… Read More
Emerald Publishing displays Altmetric data to enhance user experience and boost internal communications - April 16, 2020
Emerald Insight, Emerald Publishing’s digital research platform launched in July 2019, will now display Altmetric Badges on individual article pages, demonstrating Emerald’s commitment to helping their authors realise broader impacts and demonstrate the attention they deserve for their work. Altmeric Badges also provide additional context to… Read More
WebMD unveils Covid-19 Symptom Checker - April 15, 2020
Health information services provider WebMD has launched a new Covid-19 Symptom Checker to give consumers who are concerned they may have the virus practical next steps based on their symptoms and personal profile. Powered by a proprietary algorithm developed by WebMD's medical team and driven by… Read More
MIT Press publishes its first open access monographs on the MIT Press Direct platform - April 15, 2020
The MIT Press has announced the publication of its first open access (OA) monographs on the MIT Press Direct platform. Supported by a grant from the Arcadia Fund, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin, the project is part of a larger initiative to… Read More
Taylor & Francis Group announces Eric Merkel-Sobotta as SVP Communications and External Affairs - April 15, 2020
Taylor & Francis Group has announced Eric Merkel-Sobotta as Senior Vice President, Communications and External Affairs, effective April 15. Merkel-Sobotta has extensive experience in the Scholarly Publishing industry, having previously headed Corporate Relations, Communications and External Affairs functions at Springer, Elsevier and De Gruyter. His… Read More
American Anthropological Association appoints Dr. Elizabeth Chin as Editor-in-Chief of American Anthropologist - April 15, 2020
American Anthropological Association (AAA) has announced the appointment of Dr. Elizabeth Chin as editor-in-chief for its flagship journal American Anthropologist (AA), effective July 1, 2020. The AAA Executive Board has made this appointment based on the innovative plans she presented to the international search committee, and… Read More
