Elsevier unveils new journal – Extreme Mechanics Letters - December 1, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of a new journal - Extreme Mechanics Letters. The launch of Extreme Mechanics Letters is driven primarily by the rapid advances at the forefront of applied sciences such as micro and nanotechnologies, biotechnologies, soft materials, smart sensing/actuation, manufacturing,… Read More
BioMed Central to publish Research Involvement and Engagement journal - December 1, 2014
Open access publisher BioMed Central has announced plans to publish the new innovative journal Research Involvement and Engagement, which aims to publish its first articles in June 2015. Research Involvement and Engagement is an interdisciplinary, health and social care journal focusing… Read More
ORCID launches Portuguese-language user interface - December 1, 2014
The Open Research and Contributor ID (ORCID) has announced that it is expanding the languages supported in the ORCID Registry with the launch of a Portuguese-language user interface. Users may now register for an ORCID identifier and manage their account in Portuguese. This augments the… Read More
IET and key publishers create draft recommendations to improve conference content quality - December 1, 2014
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), together with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and STM publisher Elsevier, has created draft recommendations for conference content. These recommendations are designed to uphold the quality of published research presented at scientific meetings and conferences.… Read More
Wellcome Trust partners with other European foundations to support the Europe and Global Challenges funding initiative - December 1, 2014
The Wellcome Trust has entered into a partnership with the Volkswagen Foundation in Germany and the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond in Sweden to support the Europe and Global Challenges funding initiative. The funding initiative is open to teams of researchers, working in European and non-European countries, which… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - December 1, 2014
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Rick Anderson (Open Access: Meaning(s) and Goal(s)); Bonnie J. M. Swoger (Is this peer reviewed? Predatory journals and the transparency of peer review); Ella Flemyng (Opinions on systematic review use in policymaking); and Jure Triglav (Standards for scientific graphic presentation:… Read More
