Thieme forms joint venture with learning technology specialist Area9 - September 9, 2019
The Thieme Group and the American-Danish learning technology specialist Area9 have joined forces with immediate effect. The newly founded joint venture Thieme|Area9 develops adaptive e-learning solutions for physicians, residents, medical students, and allied health professionals. The products, designed for national and international markets, combine the Thieme… Read More
American Physiological Society adopts a format-neutral submission policy for new manuscripts - September 9, 2019
The journals of the American Physiological Society (APS) have adopted a format-neutral submission policy (FlexSubmit) for new manuscripts submitted after July 31, 2019. With the change, initial submissions may now be uploaded in any format to streamline the process for authors. FlexSubmit removes the need… Read More
Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research to be official journal of the Society of Cannabis Clinicians - September 9, 2019
Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (CCR) has announced that the Society of Cannabis Clinicians (SCC) has named CCR as its official journal. The SCC is a non-profit educational and scientific society of physicians and healthcare professionals dedicated to the education and research support of cannabis for medical… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - September 9, 2019
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Curtis Kendrick (Guest Post: Cost per Use Overvalues Journal Subscriptions); Paul McKean (Considered and visionary: a grown-up approach to lifelong learning); Rebecca T. Miller (Embargoes Aren’t the Answer); and Roger C. Schonfeld (Will Libraries Help Publishers Prop Up the Value… Read More
Elsevier and Wageningen University & Research collaborate to detect and prevent citation manipulation - September 6, 2019
Elsevier, a global information analytics business specialising in science and health, and Wageningen University & Research (WUR) have announced a collaboration using Elsevier’s analytical capabilities to detect the unethical addition of citations to scientific research papers. This first large-scale analysis of citation manipulation in journals is… Read More
Frank Vrancken Peeters succeeds Daniel Ropers as Chief Executive Officer of Springer Nature Group - September 6, 2019
Springer Nature Group has announced that Frank Vrancken Peeters, currently Chief Commercial Officer, is to become the group’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with immediate effect. Daniel Ropers is to leave the company, as per his agreement with the Board, having ensured a smooth transition with his… Read More
