Nature Communications to incorporate transparent peer review following a successful ten-month trial - November 10, 2016
Nature Communications is incorporating transparent peer review into the journal on a permanent basis, following a successful ten-month trial. In this scheme, authors are given the option to publish the peer review history of the paper alongside their published research. All papers submitted from January 2016 qualify for this scheme.… Read More
Chinese researchers responsible for ‘fake peer review’ scandals, says study - November 10, 2016
The BMJ-run Postgraduate Medical Journal published a study, according to which, efforts by China’s government and scientific bodies to root out academic misconduct and encourage publishing ethics may help to remedy the problem. The study, titled, Characteristics of retractions related to fake peer reviews, published in the September issue, further… Read More
EPJ-N accepted for indexing in Emerging Sources Citation Index - November 10, 2016
STM publisher EDP Sciences has announced that EPJ Nuclear Sciences and Technologies (EPJ-N) has been accepted for indexing in the Thomson Reuters Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI). This means that articles published in the journal will be searchable, discoverable and citable via Web of Science. … Read More
Stephen McLeod appointed Editor-in-Chief of Ophthalmology Journal - November 10, 2016
Dr. Stephen McLeod, the Theresa M. and Wayne M. Caygill, MD, Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at UC San Francisco, has been appointed editor-in-chief of Ophthalmology, the official journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He will assume the new role effective… Read More
Pain Management highlights recipients of the American Pain Society Clinical Centers of Excellence award in a series of interviews - November 10, 2016
Pain Management, a MEDLINE-indexed journal, is publishing a series of interviews highlighting pain management centers which have been awarded the American Pain Society Clinical Centers of Excellence in Pain Management. Future Science Group (FSG) published journal, Pain Management, has released the first in a series… Read More
Taylor & Francis Group and the Urban Affairs Association announce new publishing partnership - November 10, 2016
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis Group and the Urban Affairs Association (UAA) have announced a new publishing partnership. Beginning with the 2017 Volume, Taylor & Francis will publish and distribute UAA's highly regarded journal, the Journal of Urban Affairs (JUA), under the Routledge imprint. The… Read More
