Akadémiai Kiadó expands Open Access program, relaunches over 60 journals on PubFactory - February 3, 2020
Scientific publisher Akadémiai Kiadó has moved the whole of their AKJournals program – over 60 peer-reviewed STM titles - onto Sheridan PubFactory’s online hosting platform as they pursue continued growth in Open Access and Open Science initiatives. Founded in 1828 by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences,… Read More
Dr. Herb Chen named editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Surgery - February 3, 2020
Dr. Herb Chen, surgeon-in-chief and chair of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Surgery, has been selected as the new editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Surgery. After a brief transitional period of assistance from Kan Moore, AJS’ managing editor, Chen will begin as the editor-in-chief in the… Read More
Prof. Darren Treadway named new Specialty Chief Editor for Organizational Psychology - February 3, 2020
Professor Darren Treadway, Associate Professor at Daemen College, has been appointed the new Specialty Chief Editor for Organizational Psychology. Organizational Psychology is one of the largest sections in Frontiers in Psychology, with over 800 articles and 70 Research Topics to date. The Section encompasses all aspects… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - February 3, 2020
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Robert Harington (Scholarly Societies: The Importance of Community); Paul Benneworth and Julia Olmos Peñuela (Future impact – How can we rationally evaluate impact statements?); Hilal Lashuel and Benjamin Stecher (Academic publishing must better serve science and society); and Roger C.… Read More
Oxford University Press and Pearson to speak at LBF’s Educational Publishing conference, What Works? - January 31, 2020
The London Book Fair has announced the line-up for the eighth annual ‘What Works? Education Conference’, which will examine key topics including EdTech, the challenges of developing digital learning materials and how best to use them in classrooms. The conference is scheduled… Read More
American Chemical Society names Dr. Julie B. Zimmerman as new editor-in-chief of Environmental Science & Technology - January 31, 2020
The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has named Dr. Julie B. Zimmerman of Yale University as editor-in-chief of the journal Environmental Science & Technology. Zimmerman has published widely on a range of environmental science and technology topics, including water treatment and the… Read More