Researchers agree on standard for data sharing across the world - January 30, 2012
Over 50 collaborators at over 30 scientific organisations around the globe have agreed on a common standard that will make possible the consistent description of enormous and radically different databases compiled in fields ranging from genetics to stem cell science, to environmental studies. The collaborators were led in this effort… Read More
Cambridge University Press to publish ‘Medical History’ journal - January 30, 2012
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press, UK, has announced that it will publish the journal 'Medical History' from January 2012. The journal is an international journal for the history of medicine and related sciences. 'Medical History' will be Cambridge's flagship journal in the history of medicine,… Read More
Royal Society of Chemistry launches online learning initiative, Learn Chemistry - January 30, 2012
The UK's Royal Society of Chemistry recently launched a new section - Learn Chemistry - on the RSC website designed to support chemistry teachers and students worldwide. Learn Chemistry is designed to bring the RSC's huge range of educational resources into one place. It makes… Read More
Three BioMed Central journals accepted for indexing by Thomson Reuters - January 30, 2012
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that its journals - BMC Biophysics, BMC Ecology and BMC Endocrine Disorders - have recently been accepted for indexing by Thomson Reuters. The journals are on course to receive their first Impact Factors. BMC Biophysics is an… Read More
Questia’s online library and research tools now accessible on all iOS devices - January 30, 2012
Questia, part of Cengage Learning, US, has announced that the Questia Library app is now compatible with the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. On the heels of its successful free iPhone and iPod touch app that helps college students write better research papers faster, Questia has… Read More
ScienceIndex.com adds Anatomy and Biotechnology Sciences categories - January 30, 2012
ScienceIndex.com, a Web 2.0 sciences social network established in 1998, has announced that it has added Anatomy and Biotechnology Sciences to the categories it covers. The users of the website monitor nearly 190 scientific journals publishing in these two disciplines. ScienceIndex.com… Read More
