PLoS ONE journal named new SPARC Innovator - July 1, 2011
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has named the Public Library of Science's (PLoS) PLoS ONE as the SPARC Innovator for June 2011. Launched in 2006, PLoS ONE is an interdisciplinary journal and groundbreaking new model in which editors and reviewers do not… Read More
Lafayette joins HathiTrust digital library initiative; approves OA research resolution - July 1, 2011
Lafayette has become the first liberal arts college to join HathiTrust, a cooperative of academic and research libraries seeking to preserve and provide access to the published record in digital form. The College is also one of just four liberal arts institutions to approve an open… Read More
Cloud computing interoperability is greater challenge than security, say IEEE experts - June 30, 2011
The greatest challenge facing longer-term adoption of cloud computing services is not security, but rather cloud interoperability and data portability, say cloud computing experts from technical professional association, IEEE. IEEE experts also say cloud providers could reassure customers by improving the tools they offer enterprise customers… Read More
‘Spine Journal’ articles moot transparency initiatives in industry-sponsored research - June 30, 2011
The Spine Journal, the official publication of the North American Spine Society, has published a series of articles alleging that side-effects were downplayed or omitted in scientific articles about a Medtronic product used in spine surgery. The June issue of the journal focuses on the limitations… Read More
International Journal of Disaster Risk Science becomes 50th journal to be included in SpringerOpen - June 30, 2011
STM publisher Springer has announced that the International Journal of Disaster Risk Science (IJDRS) is the 50th journal to be included in SpringerOpen, an open access initiative launched one year ago. IJDRS focuses on theoretical and methodological issues in disaster science, emergency response technology and risk… Read More
IOP Publishing journals post impressive impact factors for seventh consecutive year - June 30, 2011
Non-profit scientific publisher Institute of Physics (IOP) Publishing, UK, has announced that the 2010 Impact Factors, published by Thomson Reuters, show significant growth for many of its journals for the seventh consecutive year. This year, 73 percent of the titles published by IOP have seen… Read More
