COASP 2016 showcases global innovation in Open Access publishing - November 11, 2016
In September this year, over 160 delegates working in scholarly publishing, librarianship, academia, government, startups, scholarly societies, consultancies and for non-profits descended on Arlington, Virginia, for the 8th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing (COASP). From the evening of September 20 through to the afternoon of September 22, delegates listened… Read More
IEEE Access publishes 1,000th article in IEEE Xplore Digital Library - November 11, 2016
IEEE Access, the award-winning multidisciplinary open access journal, recently published its 1,000th article in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. IEEE claims to be the world’s largest technical professional organisation advancing technology for humanity. Since its launch in 2013, IEEE Access, which incorporates… Read More
SLACK Inc. appoints Dr. Joseph R. Hageman as Editor of Pediatric Annals - November 11, 2016
SLACK Incorporated, an independent STM publishing company, has announced the appointment of Dr. Joseph R. Hageman as the Editor of Pediatric Annals, effective November 1, 2016. Dr. Hageman will be responsible for physician review and editorial direction of the Journal to ensure it continues to publish… Read More
Free webinar – OA Journal Publishing: DOAJ Indexing and Best Practice - November 11, 2016
The Library Publishing Coalition has announced its latest webinar - OA Journal Publishing: DOAJ Indexing and Best Practice, featuring Judith Barnsby from the DOAJ. The webinar will be of interest to anyone wanting to get their open access journal indexed by the… Read More
Authorea acquires research publisher The Winnower - November 11, 2016
Authorea, the online collaborative platform for researchers, has acquired The Winnower, a pioneering research publisher that offers advanced publishing tools to individual authors. With the acquisition, Authorea seeks to enhance the foremost online platform for researchers to write, cite, collaborate, host data,… Read More
Nicola Wright elected as new Vice-Chair of RLUK - November 11, 2016
Research Libraries UK (RLUK) has announced that Nicola Wright has been elected as its new Vice-Chair. Nicola is Director of LSE Library and Librarian of the British Library of Political and Economic Science. Nicola joined LSE in 2008 from Imperial College London where she led the… Read More