Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - May 12, 2014
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kent Anderson (How Do We Address the Continuing Problem of Inadequate and Deceptive Publishing Practices?); Cameron Neylon (Fork, merge and crowd-sourcing data curation: tools for collective data processing and analysis); Samuel Gershman (The Exploitative Economics of Academic Publishing); Rick Anderson… Read More
SPARC announces ‘Generation Open’ as theme for 2014 International Open Access Week - May 9, 2014
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has announced that the theme for this year's International Open Access Week is "Generation Open". The theme will highlight the importance of students and early career researchers as advocates for change in the short-term, through institutional and governmental… Read More
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins journal portfolio receives 23 ASHPE awards for Editorial and Design Excellence - May 9, 2014
Wolters Kluwer Health, a global provider of information, business intelligence and point-of-care solutions for the healthcare industry, recently announced that its Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) journal portfolio has won 23 awards across 19 categories in the 2014 American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors (ASHPE) annual… Read More
NoveList expands readers’ advisory resources, includes new tools for listeners’ advisory - May 9, 2014
NoveList®, a division of EBSCO Information Services, has expanded its readers' advisory resources by including new tools for listeners' advisory. NoveList will now offer audiobook recommendations through NoveList Plus®, and has also enhanced the user interfaces of all of its products. NoveList is a trusted… Read More
SAGE to begin publishing open access journal ASN NEURO - May 9, 2014
Academic publisher SAGE has acquired the open access journal ASN NEURO, the official publication of the American Society for Neurochemistry (ASN). Established in 2009, ASN NEURO provides glial and neuro scholars with high-quality research articles and reviews that cover recent advances across the breadth of… Read More
BMJ appoints Joe Douress as US Marketing and Sales Director - May 9, 2014
Healthcare knowledge provider BMJ has announced the appointment of Joe Douress as US Marketing and Sales Director to help drive the company's US business objectives. Douress has proven success in developing and launching new products and increasing market share in the information services and publishing industry.… Read More
