New Ex Libris Esploro research portal showcases scholarship and helps users find experts - September 14, 2021
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced the launch of new research portal capabilities in the Ex Libris Esploro™ research information management solution. With Esploro, institutions can deploy a fully branded portal that enables researchers, funders, industry stakeholders, and the public to access publications, explore researchers’ work,… Read More
Open Pharma collaboration calls for plain language summaries of peer-reviewed medical journal articles - September 13, 2021
Pharmaceutical and biotech companies who form the Open Pharma collaboration, have announced the ever-pressing need for plain language summaries in peer-reviewed medical journal publications. Published in the peer-reviewed journal Current Medical Research & Opinion, Open Pharma’s recommendations come as an aim to make the medical publishing… Read More
Access Microbiology open research platform community survey results published - September 13, 2021
The Microbiology Society is converting its sound science journal, Access Microbiology, into an open research platform at the end of 2021. The platform will turn the peer review process of Access Microbiology inside out, so that all versions of the article, the peer reviews and the Editor’s… Read More
Cambridge University Press & Assessment acquires CogBooks - September 13, 2021
Cambridge University Press & Assessment has acquired CogBooks, an online learning technology company and leader in adaptive courseware, as it looks to help shape the future of education in an increasingly digital, post-COVID world. The move will put Cambridge at the forefront of… Read More
Spanish Society of Pharmacology partners with Bentham Science Publishers for its high impact journals - September 13, 2021
STM publisher Bentham Science has announced a collaboration with Spanish Society of Pharmacology (SEF) for its High Impact journals including Current Neuropharmacology (JCR IF: 7.36), Current Medicinal Chemistry (JCR IF: 4.53), Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry (JCR IF: 3.295), and Current Pharmaceutical Design (JCR IF: 3.116). This… Read More
EIFL in deal with Scite to help researchers discover and evaluate scientific articles through citations - September 13, 2021
The Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL) has signed an agreement with scite, a platform for discovering and evaluating scientific articles via Smart Citations. Smart Citations allow researchers to see how a scientific paper has been cited by providing the context of the citation… Read More