Frankfurt Book Fair to host The Markets: Global Publishing Summit 2015 - August 7, 2015
Seven relevant book and media markets are the focus of The Markets - Global Publishing Summit, the new event to kick off the Frankfurt Book Fair (October 14-18, 2015). During this one-day event, to be held on the day before the fair officially opens, industry experts… Read More
NISO launches new project to develop XML standard for producing standards documents - August 7, 2015
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) voting members have approved a new project to standardize the ISO Standard Tag Set (ISOSTS) in line with JATS (ANSI/NISO Z39.96-2012 JATS: Journal Article Tag Suite) for application by standards development organisations (SDOs) and use in the standards ecosystem. In… Read More
Elsevier launches medical student ambassador program, Elsevier OnCampus - August 6, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of Elsevier OnCampus, a new medical student ambassador program. Elsevier OnCampus connects medical students across the United States, allowing them to share their experience using Elsevier solutions and their advice for surviving medical school. OnCampus Ambassadors will earn points… Read More
Wiley and the Federation of European Biochemical Societies announce extended publishing partnership - August 6, 2015
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced an extended publishing partnership with the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) with the publication of FEBS Letters and FEBS Open Bio. This expanded partnership adds these two leading scientific journals alongside The FEBS Journal which Wiley has… Read More
New findings forecast global pharma sales to reach $1.3 trillion by 2018 - August 6, 2015
The Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced the release of the 2015 CMR Pharmaceutical R&D Factbook, the biopharmaceutical industry's leading resource of global R&D trends. Despite concerns around declines in R&D, the analysis identifies a surge in global sales with 2014's $1… Read More
De Gruyter and the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry to launch Chemistry Standards Database - August 6, 2015
Available starting in 2016, the IUPAC Standards Online database will make standards and recommendations in the field of chemistry quickly and easily accessible to internet users. Academic publisher De Gruyter is developing the database together with the International Union of Pure and… Read More
