Springer and the Brazilian Center for Research and Development launch book series – Telecommunications and Information Technology - November 19, 2015
STM publisher Springer and the Brazilian Center for Research and Development (CPqD) have signed an agreement to jointly publish an international book series called Telecommunications and Information Technology. The books are aimed at both researchers and corporate professionals. Two to four books will be published annually.… Read More
Knowledge Unlatched partners with Scope to create MARC records - November 18, 2015
Scope e-Knowledge Center (Scope), a leading provider of knowledge services and a Quatrro Global Services company, has announced its engagement with Knowledge Unlatched (KU), an Open Access facilitator headquartered in London. It is KU’s mission to support Open Access for scholarly books by working together with… Read More
IET signs multi-year agreement with the Egyptian Government to join the ‘Egyptian Knowledge Bank’ project - November 18, 2015
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Europe’s leading publisher of digital and print engineering and technology resources, has signed a multi-year agreement with the Egyptian Government to join the ‘Egyptian Knowledge Bank’ project. This national initiative is part of Egypt’s plans to enhance the… Read More
Taylor & Francis and the Crop Science Society of Japan announce new publishing partnership - November 18, 2015
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis and the Crop Science Society of Japan have announced a new publishing partnership for the journal, Plant Production Science. Publishing as an open access journal, Plant Production Science will present original research reports on field crops, resource plants, their production… Read More
HighWire Press partners with the American College of Cardiology to host their online research content - November 18, 2015
HighWire Press, Inc., a technology platform and strategic partner to influential scholarly publishers and societies, has announced a partnership with the American College of Cardiology to host their online research content. The ACC will move their flagship journal, the Journal of the American College of… Read More
Emerald pilots integration with Publons to enhance peer reviewer recognition - November 17, 2015
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing is piloting a year-long integration with Publons to give its reviewers verified recognition for their peer review work. Publons works with peer reviewers, academic publishers, and research institutions to make peer review a rewarding activity. Established in 2013, the company… Read More
RCNi partners with Kudos to help authors increase visibility and impact of their work - November 17, 2015
RCNi, publishers of the weekly Nursing Standard and a suite of specialist nursing journals, has joined forces with web-based service Kudos to help authors increase the visibility and impact of their work. Using Kudos, authors can help spread the word about their work among their peers,… Read More
Brill announces major improvements to distribution, fulfilment and supply chain management in the Americas - November 17, 2015
Academic publisher Brill has announced major improvements to distribution, fulfilment and supply chain management in the Americas. As of January 1, 2016, Turpin Distribution, Brill's current distributor of journals and print books outside of the Americas, will be responsible for distribution, customer service and fulfilment worldwide.… Read More
Altmetric provides attention data for individual records published on the ClinicalTrials.gov platform - November 13, 2015
Altmetric has announced that they are now providing attention data for individual records published on the ClinicalTrials.gov platform, meaning that patients, researchers, healthcare professionals, regulators, and many others can now read the conversations and media coverage surrounding specific clinical trials, even before… Read More
European Medicines Agency signs four-year deal for AdisInsight - November 12, 2015
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has signed a four-year agreement with Adis, a global provider of drug information, for AdisInsight, a database for drug research and development, disease treatment and decision making. Adis is part of scientific, technical and medical publisher Springer.… Read More
