German neuroscientist charges journal of publishing incorrectly interpreted data - July 4, 2008
Neuroscientist Nikos Logothetis of the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen, Germany, has reportedly charged two of his former research students with pilfering data from his laboratory. The students then published scientifically incorrect interpretations of the data against his advice, it has been reported. Logothetis further claimed that… Read More
Thieme launches WinkingSkull.com PLUS - July 4, 2008
Thieme Publishers, part of STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, recently announced the launch of WinkingSkull.com PLUS, an ancillary component to the anatomy study aid, WinkingSkull.com. While the website remains publicly accessible, PLUS is available exclusively to buyers of the Atlas of Anatomy. A practical resource… Read More
Biology Direct and Algorithms for Molecular Biology receive first official Impact Factors - July 4, 2008
Open access publisher BioMed Central, US, has announced that it has received confirmation from Thomson Reuters of official 2007 Impact Factors for Biology Direct (3.29) and Algorithms for Molecular Biology (1.63). Impact Factors for these two journals, both of which focus on aspects of computational biology,… Read More
Attention Subscribers – Benefit now from the Content atomisation initiative from Knowledgespeak - July 4, 2008
Knowledgespeak is planning to atomise its content. A preliminary but significant initiative has already been taken in this direction. For an internationally esteemed association, we have repackaged and categorised our news under various topics to suit the information needs of its members. We are exploring other possibilities of bringing a… Read More
ALPSP conducting survey of members on long-term digital preservation - July 3, 2008
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP), US, has announced that it is conducting a survey amongst its publisher members. The purpose of the survey is to establish the nature and extent of long-term preservation strategies - in place or planned - and to… Read More
Belgian press group faces setback in copyright infringement case against EC - July 3, 2008
A copyright infringement suit filed by Belgian press trade group Copiepresse against NewsExplorer, a news aggregator run by the European Union (EU), has not been successful, it has been reported. In early 2007, Copiepresse had accused Google News of copyright violations on account of the text excerpts and headlines used… Read More
