The IET launches new OA journal – Engineering Biology - March 16, 2017
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has launched a new fully open access engineering journal, Engineering Biology. The new online-only journal is focused on the application of engineering science and practice to the design of biological devices and systems for a wide range of fields… Read More
ScienceOpen announces new partnership with Karger - March 16, 2017
Research network ScienceOpen has announced a partnership with Karger, a biomedical publisher of international speciality journals and books covering basic and clinical research. Two of their thematic articles packages, one on Stroke and another one on Diabetes are now indexed on the… Read More
Registrations for 9th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing now open - March 16, 2017
The Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) has announced that registrations and accommodations for the 9th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing (COASP) are now open. This year, the annual conference will take place in Lisbon, Portugal at the Altis Grand Hotel on September 20-21, 2017.… Read More
Altmetric releases new version of the Explorer for Publishers platform - March 16, 2017
Data science company Altmetric has announced the release of a new version of the Explorer for Publishers platform. Designed to make it easier than ever for publishers to explore and report on the online engagement and academic impact for their own articles, books, datasets and other… Read More
New report on digital transformation in publishing finds slow advancement in digital transformation, high emphasis on metadata investment - March 15, 2017
An in-depth study analyzing digital transformation in the publishing industry has found that 25 percent of publishers see themselves as "lagging" versus the rest of the industry in their current transformation efforts, while only 25 percent feel they are "leading." The study, which included 25 leading U.S. and U.K. publishers… Read More
ScienceOpen launches suite of powerful new features - March 15, 2017
Research network ScienceOpen has launched a suite of powerful new features on its platform, including filters for Open Access articles and author affiliations. Using state-of-the-art technology, ScienceOpen enriches and exposes the context of research articles for a dynamic, multi-level search and discovery experience. ScienceOpen currently… Read More
