ECS selects CCC’s RightsLink platform to handle APCs for open access publications - May 20, 2016
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a firm dedicated to creating global licensing and content solutions that make copyright work, has announced that ECS(The Electrochemical Society) has chosen to manage Article Processing Charges (APCs) for its Open Access publications using CCC's RightsLink® platform from within its implementation… Read More
University of Florida collaborates with Elsevier to maximize visibility, impact and dissemination of research articles by UF authors - May 20, 2016
The George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida (UF) and Elsevier have embarked on a pilot project to maximise visibility, impact and dissemination of articles by UF researchers that have published in Elsevier journals. Article links and metadata will be… Read More
Emerald Group Publishing and Kudos sign two-year partnership - May 20, 2016
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing has signed a two-year partnership with Kudos - the online platform that helps increase the impact of publications - after seeing high engagement levels with the service from its authors during trials. Kudos helps researchers, their institutions and funders maximise… Read More
Figshare announces partnership with the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - May 20, 2016
Online digital repository Figshare has announced a new partnership with the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). PNAS is one of the world's most-cited and comprehensive multidisciplinary scientific journals, publishing more than 3,100 research papers annually. Utilising brand-new technology, research… Read More
Elsevier collaborates with the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses to expand Clinical Skills collection - May 19, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier will collaborate with the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN) in co-developing a collection of rehabilitation nursing skills for Elsevier Clinical Skills. Elsevier Clinical Skills offers over 1,300 skills that combine evidence-based content with robust competency management and empower clinicians to deliver high-quality patient… Read More
Wolters Kluwer China signs MoU with Trusted Doctors to support evidence-based medicine in China - May 19, 2016
Wolters Kluwer China has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Trusted Doctors, a leading Chinese mobile healthcare startup, to promote the development of evidence-based medicine in China. Both organisations will provide resources for Chinese clinicians to access high-quality medical information quickly and improve the quality… Read More
Bioedit opts for Editorial Manager Ingest Service - May 19, 2016
Aries Systems, a workflow solutions provider for scholarly publishers, has announced that UK based English language writing and editing service Bioedit has adopted Editorial Manager Ingest Service. This partnership means that the authors using Bioedit's personalised pre-publication editing services can submit files and metadata associated… Read More
Scope in deal with Springer Nature to provide thesaurus development and maintenance services - May 18, 2016
Scope e-Knowledge Center (Scope), a leading provider of knowledge services and a Quatrro Global Services company, has announced a partnership with Springer Nature, one of the leading global publishing companies. Under the terms of the agreement, Scope's team of Subject Matter Experts… Read More
Elsevier acquires the Social Science Research Network - May 18, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the acquisition of the Social Science Research Network (SSRN). Founded in 1994, SSRN is a Rochester, NY-based scholarly research preprint repository and online community. SSRN will be further developed alongside Mendeley, a London-based free reference manager and… Read More
Cross-industry coalition forges to collaborate on solutions to protect against predatory publishing and irresponsible author support practices - May 18, 2016
The Coalition for Responsible Publication Resources is one step closer to its mission to help preserve the integrity of the scholarly literature by sharing industry knowledge of irresponsible and in some cases predatory practices associated with academic publishing. The Coalition is also committed to ensuring transparency,… Read More
