IEEE standards to improve audio/video streaming and wireless network performance - August 1, 2012
Professional association IEEE, US, has announced the publication of two IEEE 802.11 amendment standards. IEEE 802.11aa-20121 supports more robust audio and video streaming for IEEE 802.11 applications. IEEE 802.11ae-20122 improves network performance by prioritising management frames sent on an IEEE 802.11 wireless link. IEEE 802.11aa… Read More
IOP Publishing appoints Prof. Mervyn Miles as Chief Scientific Advisor - August 1, 2012
Non-profit scientific publisher Institute of Physics (IOP) Publishing, UK, has announced the appointment of Professor Mervyn Miles as the new Chief Scientific Advisor. Professor Miles succeeds Sir John Enderby, who retired from the position at the end of 2011 after 15 years' service. Sir Enderby continues… Read More
BioMed Central’s Pharmaphorum examines innovation through open access publishing - August 1, 2012
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that an article for Pharmaphorum, a news and community site for pharma research, looks at the opportunities for clinical trial development and dissemination offered by open access publishing. The article discusses the steps taken by BioMed's trial… Read More
Future Science Group journals report significant gains in 2011 impact factor rankings - August 1, 2012
Publisher Future Science Group (FSG), UK, has announced that all three companies operating under the FSG banner saw significant Impact Factor (IF) advances with 81 percent of titles showing improved performance. Journal Citation Reports (JCR) published by Thomson Reuters aim to provide a systematic, objective… Read More
RSuite User Conference to examine importance of metadata in content management - July 31, 2012
RSI Content Solutions, a US-based provider of content management services, has announced that its Chief Technology Officer, Lisa Bos, will make a presentation titled 'How Metadata Management is the Key Component of Findability' at the 2012 RSuite User Conference. The event is scheduled for September 20,… Read More
NISO and NFAIS issue new Recommended Practice on Online Supplemental Journal Article Materials, Part B for public comment - July 31, 2012
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and the National Federation for Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) have issued a new Recommended Practice on Online Supplemental Journal Article Materials, Part B: Technical Recommendations (NISO RP-15-201x) for public comment until September 15, 2012. Although… Read More
