University Library and campus partners jump-start OA publishing at IUPUI - September 18, 2013
The University Library and key campus partners have started a fund to support the publication of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis scholarship in peer-reviewed open access journals. A pilot program that encourages diverse participation across schools on the campus will make $47,000 available to IUPUI faculty over… Read More
Elsevier Reference Modules now available on ScienceDirect - September 17, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the availability of Elsevier Reference Modules on ScienceDirect, which allow researchers to access updated reference content as science progresses. Reference Modules combine thousands of related reference work articles into one source of trustworthy information that is continuously updated by experts.… Read More
The UK House of Commons Business, Innovation and Skills Committee Report on OA - September 17, 2013
The Business, Innovation and Skills Committee has published a Report welcoming the UK Government's commitment to increasing access to published research findings, and its desire to achieve full open access. However, while Gold open access is a desirable ultimate goal, focusing on it during the transition to a fully open… Read More
ProQuest makes fifth consecutive appearance in InformationWeek 500 annual listing - September 17, 2013
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, is making its fifth consecutive appearance in the InformationWeek 500, an annual listing of the nation's most innovative users of business technology. ProQuest is best known for its creation of information and technology solutions that support research. InformationWeek… Read More
Advanced Materials Editor Peter Gregory awarded two Chinese professorships - September 17, 2013
Publisher John Wiley and Sons, Inc., has announced that Professor Peter Gregory, Editor-in-Chief of Advanced Materials and Wiley Vice President & Publishing Director, has been awarded two honorary professorships, one by Nanjing University of Technology and one by Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Founded in 1896… Read More
PeerJ receives the 2013 ALPSP Award for Publishing Innovation - September 17, 2013
PeerJ has received the 2013 ALPSP (Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers) Award for Publishing Innovation. The competition was strong, with 32 entrants and 5 finalists - PeerJ, Altmetric, Drama Online, FigShare, and Nature ENCODE. PeerJ was announced in June 2012 with the goal… Read More
