Three leading medical writing organisations release ‘Joint Position Statement on Predatory Publishing’ - July 29, 2019
‘Predatory journals’ pose a danger that could undermine the quality, integrity, and reliability of published scientific research, a new joint statement from three leading organisations, professional in medical writing and publication planning, has warned. The American Medical Writers Association (AMWA), European Medical… Read More
Medical publishing market in transition recovers in 2017-2018 - July 29, 2019
Market research publisher Simba Information has released a new report, according to which, after declining at a compound annual rate of 3.9% in the period from 2014 to 2016, the medical publishing market recovered to grow 0.5% in 2017 and 1.1% in 2018 driven by the… Read More
The British Academy publishes commentary on cOAlition S’s final version of Plan S - July 29, 2019
The British Academy has published a new commentary on cOAlition S’s final version of ‘Plan S’ for open access publishing, and once again voiced concerns over the initiative. Plan S aims to ‘accelerate the transition to full and immediate open access to scientific publications’. ‘cOAlition… Read More
Austria launches its ORCID Consortium - July 29, 2019
Austria has taken a major step to adopt ORCID on a national scale. The official ORCID Austria launch event took place in Vienna on June 13. Co-hosted by consortium lead organisations TU Wien and the University of Vienna, supported by ORCID and E-Infrastructures Austria Plus, this… Read More
American Journal of Public Health posts increase in impact factor, rises in rank among peer journals - July 29, 2019
New data from Journal Citation Reports show that the American Journal of Public Health rose among the ranks of peer journals in 2018 and posted an increase in its impact factor since 2017. AJPH is only one of three journals in the top 10 rankings… Read More
Chris Alderman steps down as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research - July 29, 2019
Dr Chris Alderman has stepped down as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research (JPPR) — the flagship journal of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) — with Professor Michael Dooley announced as his successor. Over his seven-year tenure, Dr Alderman… Read More
