MDPI journal Cancers accepted for Coverage in Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science) - March 20, 2017
Academic open-access publisher Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) has announced that Cancers, an international, peer-reviewed open access journal on oncology, has been accepted for indexing in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), as well as BIOSIS Previews and Biological Abstracts. The coverage starts with volume 6… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - March 20, 2017
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Anne-Wil Harzing (Google Scholar is a serious alternative to Web of Science); David Moher and Larissa Shamseer (Black lists, white lists and the evidence: exploring the features of ‘predatory’ journals); Rick Anderson (The Danger of Face Validity); EBSCOpost Blog (Three… Read More
Association of Research Libraries releases ARL Academic Health Sciences Library Statistics 2014–2015 - March 20, 2017
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released ARL Academic Health Sciences Library Statistics 2014–2015, which presents data describing collections, expenditures, personnel, and services in 59 health sciences libraries at ARL member institutions in the US and Canada. In fiscal year 2014–2015, the reporting health… Read More
Two new titles join Nature Research journals portfolio - March 17, 2017
Two new titles will join the Nature Research journals portfolio in January 2018 - Nature Catalysis and Nature Electronics. They will open for submissions in the spring of 2017. The two new journals will join the recently announced Nature Sustainability, and further… Read More
EBSCO Information Services partners with MOTOR Information Systems to offer AutoMate - March 17, 2017
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) and MOTOR Information Systems (MOTOR), the world's premier supplier of automotive data for over 100 years, have announced a partnership to offer AutoMate™, a reference database that provides accurate, authoritative and up-to-date auto service and repair information. Powered by the automotive experts… Read More
New SPARC Europe report on Open Data and Open Science policies in Europe - March 17, 2017
SPARC Europe, together with the Digital Curation Centre (DCC), has released a report that provides a snapshot of various Open Data and Open Science policies, as they currently stand throughout Europe. The report gives an overview and quick access via live links to the sourced policy… Read More
