PLOS welcomes Brookings Institution report supporting passage of FRPAA - November 21, 2012
The Public Library of Science (PLOS) has appreciated the call for passage of the Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA) in the recently released report by the Brookings Institution. The report, "Building an Innovation-Based Economy", outlines policy recommendations for the US economy. If signed into law,… Read More
Mary Ann Liebert launches new journal on engineered soft devices that interact with living systems - November 21, 2012
Publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., US, has announced the launch of Soft Robotics, a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the science and engineering of soft materials in mobile machines. The journal breaks new ground as the first to answer the urgent need for research on robotic technology… Read More
Manchester University Press to preserve e-journals with Portico - November 21, 2012
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced that Manchester University Press (MUP) has entered into an agreement with Portico to preserve its e-journals. Through this agreement, MUP seeks to ensure that its e-journals will be preserved and available for future scholars, researchers, and students.… Read More
Thomson Reuters to integrate ORCID identifiers into scientific and scholarly research offerings - November 20, 2012
The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced its initiative to incorporate ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) identifiers into its scientific and scholarly research offerings, ensuring that users of resources such as ResearcherID and ScholarOne Manuscripts are able to incorporate their unique IDs… Read More
FIZ Karlsruhe launches updated version of ReaxysFile on STN International - November 20, 2012
Scientific information services provider FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure, Germany, has launched a significantly updated version of ReaxysFile on STN International, an online service for research and patent information. ReaxysFile now contains the full content from Reaxys, a leading source for chemical substance… Read More
Springer publishes new reference work – Neuroscience in the 21st Century - November 20, 2012
STM publisher Springer has published a reference work 'Neuroscience in the 21st Century,' which explores the complex interplay between biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors of mental illness. As hundreds of millions of people worldwide are affected by mental, behavioural, neurological and substance abuse disorders, neuroscience research… Read More
