Society for Neuroscience set to launch new OA journal in the field of neuroscience - January 20, 2014
The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) has announced plans to launch a new, open access (OA), online-only journal to serve the field of neuroscience. The journal, expected to launch as early as fall 2014, will provide a fully open access, rapid publication option for neuroscientists, adding another… Read More
Howard Ratner named Executive Director of CHOR, Inc. - January 20, 2014
Howard Ratner, well known in the scholarly publishing community for his leadership work in technical services and standards, has been appointed as Executive Director of the new CHOR, Inc. not-for-profit organisation. As Director of Development, Ratner successfully led the CHORUS (Clearinghouse for the Open Research of… Read More
Baker & Taylor appoints industry veteran George Coe as CEO and President - January 20, 2014
Baker & Taylor, a distributor of digital and physical books, has announced that its board of directors has named long time executive George Coe as the company's new Chief Executive Officer and President. Coe brings 34 years of extensive experience leading and transitioning companies to… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - January 20, 2014
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kent Anderson (Not As Advertised — Why an Academic Analysis of Medical Journal Advertising Is Fatally Flawed); Peter Suber (The evidence fails to justify publishers’ demand for longer embargo periods on publicly-funded research); David Crotty (New US Public Access Legislation… Read More
Thomson Reuters promotes Web of Science as its next generation research discovery platform - January 17, 2014
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters unveiled its strategy for the next generation Web of Science, a trusted citation index for an important scientific and scholarly literature. A new, user-friendly interface, expanded content and convenient open-web links substantially enhance the Web of Science… Read More
EBSCO Information Services acquires Plum Analytics - January 17, 2014
Library resources provider EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has acquired Plum Analytics in a deal that brings together the leading subscription services, database, e-book and discovery provider with the leading provider of alternative research metrics. Plum Analytics is the first altmetrics provider to move beyond metrics about… Read More
