Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - June 10, 2013
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kent Anderson (Joining a CHORUS, Publishers Offer the OSTP a Proactive, Modern, and Cost-Saving Public Access Solution); Larry M. Elkin (What Do Publishers Offer Today’s Authors?); Bonnie Swoger (Pragmatism, Idealism and DeepDyve’s Five Minutes in Heaven);and social sciences (Making research… Read More
Elsevier and People’s Medical Publishing House in China sign strategic collaboration agreement - June 7, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with People's Medical Publishing House (PMPH), China. The announcement expands on Elsevier's current publishing collaboration with the largest Chinese medical publisher in China. Elsevier's collaboration with PMPH goes back to the 1990s. Since then PMPH has… Read More
Springer welcomes discussion around the Clearing House for the Open Research of the United States - June 7, 2013
STM publisher Springer has welcomed discussion around the Clearing House for the Open Research of the United States (CHORUS) and the involvement of publishers in debates around access to academic research. The US Government is taking steps towards an efficient infrastructure for open access to publicly… Read More
SAGE begins publishing official journal of the International Transactional Analysis Association - June 7, 2013
Academic publisher SAGE has been chosen by the International Transactional Analysis Association to publish its journal, the Transactional Analysis Journal (TAJ), beginning in January 2013. A quarterly publication, The TAJ is a multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal focusing on transactional analysis theory, principles, and application in a… Read More
EBSCO Information Services releases Engineering Source, expands science and technology offering - June 7, 2013
EBSCO Information Services has released Engineering Source, the premier collection of engineering-related content. The comprehensive full-text database is designed to support the information needs of engineers at all levels, including research, planning, product development, management and supply chain. The collection provides unmatched full-text coverage of… Read More
Scientists call for more funding in science to keep Britain competitive - June 7, 2013
Scientists have warned that the economy will be damaged without more support for British research and development. According to a Royal Society of Chemistry report, to be presented at a House of Commons event, there is growing evidence to suggest that the UK science base is… Read More
