Brill launches new journal – Philological Encounters - July 1, 2016
International publisher Brill has announced the launch of a new journal in 2016, Philological Encounters, in collaboration with the research program Zukunftsphilologie: Revisiting the Canons of Textual Scholarship (Forum Transregionale Studien/Freie Universität Berlin). Brill adds the peer-reviewed journal to its growing publishing portfolio in Philology,… Read More
Holiday Notice - July 1, 2016
This is to inform our esteemed subscribers that there will be no newsletter dispatch on July 4, 2016 on account of US Independence Day. We will resume our newsletter service on Tuesday, July 5, 2016. The newsletter will contain all the headlines that have appeared after the July 1st issue.… Read More
UK wide survey cites the growing importance of online libraries to academics - June 30, 2016
The 2015 survey of academics, jointly commissioned by Jisc and RLUK and conducted by research organisation Ithaka S+R, has revealed a substantial increase in the way academics use and value online libraries. According to the report, 88% of researchers now see their… Read More
Elsevier teams up with the White House National Cancer Moonshot Task Force to develop benchmark report on US cancer research landscape - June 30, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has announced an initiative with the White House National Cancer Moonshot Task Force to develop a comprehensive study of cancer research in the United States. The Elsevier report will provide a road map of the cancer research landscape to identify pockets of… Read More
IET announces new President-elect - June 30, 2016
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has announced that Professor Jeremy Watson will become its next President, taking up the position on October 1. Jeremy is Professor of Engineering Systems and Vice-Dean in the Faculty of Engineering Sciences at University College London. He is… Read More
ASCO names James M. Ford as founding Editor-in-Chief of JCO Precision Oncology - June 30, 2016
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has announced the appointment of Dr. James M. Ford as Editor-in-Chief of the Society's new journal, JCO Precision Oncology (JCO PO). Dr. Ford will set the scope and vision for the online-only journal, which will publish scientific and educational… Read More
