Dr. Jillian M. Buriak named new Editor-in-Chief of Chemistry of Materials - August 27, 2013
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced that Dr. Jillian M. Buriak will assume the role of Editor-in-Chief of Chemistry of Materials in January 2014. Buriak, who currently serves as Associate Editor for ACS Nano, is Professor, Canada Research Chair in Inorganic and Nanoscale Materials, and… Read More
Taiwan has most citations per paper in educational research, says research - August 27, 2013
Taiwan has produced the most-cited publications on educational research projects around the world during the past three years. This is according to a recently published research conducted by Tseng Yuen-hsien, a research fellow and deputy head of National Taiwan Normal University's (NTNU's) Information Technology Center. … Read More
Journal of Official Statistics moves content to Versita - August 27, 2013
Academic publisher Versita has announced that the Journal of Official Statistics, the flagship publication of Statistics Sweden, has moved to De Gruyter open access publishing platform. The national statistical office of Sweden, Statistics Sweden (SCB), recently announced their decision to have their official quarterly -… Read More
ARL publishes Digital Image Collections and Services, SPEC Kit 335 - August 27, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published Digital Image Collections and Services, SPEC Kit 335, which examines how research libraries and their parent institutions have responded to the transition from analog to digital images and the growth of digital images available from commercial vendors and/or… Read More
Springer launches ‘full book download functionality’ on SpringerLink and Springer for R&D - August 26, 2013
STM publisher Springer recently introduced the 'full book download functionality' on SpringerLink and Springer for R&D in response to the high demand for this feature by authors, researchers and library customers. This new functionality allows users to download all chapters of a book in one go.… Read More
AAP releases statement on OSTP deadline for federal agencies’ public access plans - August 26, 2013
The US federal agencies with over $100 million in R&D expenditures were required to submit their plans by August 22, 2013 to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) outlining how they will expand public access to the output of the research they fund. The submissions are… Read More
