Emerald recognises and rewards research excellence - May 9, 2016
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing has announced the winners of the 2015 Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence. Now in its 23rd year, this awards programme is one of the largest, independent award schemes run by a publishing company – recognising and rewarding the outstanding contributions… Read More
Plymouth University plays a role in two BMJ Awards winners - May 9, 2016
Two winning projects from this year's national BMJ Awards have included important input from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry (PUPSMD). Winner of the Neurology Team Award was a project entitled enhanced safety in epilepsy. This is a partnership between Plymouth University, Cornwall Partnership… Read More
IOP Publishing wins Chinese Academy of Sciences ‘Service Star’ award - May 6, 2016
IOP Publishing has announced that it has been awarded the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) 'Service Star' award for the second consecutive year. The award has been awarded to IOP for its continued support and service to CAS members. IOP Sales… Read More
PETA honours Elsevier with inaugural Progressive Medical Education Software Award - April 29, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier was recently awarded the inaugural Progressive Medical Education Software Award by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). The award was presented to the locally-developed Elsevier Animal Simulator software, which recreates a virtual animal laboratory for students to learn without having to… Read More
Society for Scholarly Publishing awards twelve Fellowships for 2016 - April 27, 2016
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) has announced that 12 students and early-career professionals have been awarded highly competitive Fellowships for 2016. The Professional Development Committee received nearly 100 applications for these coveted positions. The Fellowship Program, an extension of the former Travel Grant Program, offers… Read More
ProQuest Ebook CentralTM named finalist for 2016 SIIA CODiE Awards for Best Scholarly Research Information Solution - April 25, 2016
ProQuest Ebook Central™, an innovative ebook platform, was named a finalist for the 2016 SIIA CODiE Awards for Best Scholarly Research Information Solution, which recognises the 'research information solution that provides high quality content and meets rigorous standards for the academic and scientific researchers and professionals'.… Read More
Springer journal Quantum Information Processing presents first Howard E. Brandt Best Paper Award - April 22, 2016
Publisher Springer has announced that its journal Quantum Information Processing has awarded the first annual Howard E. Brandt Best Paper Award to the most outstanding paper published in the journal during the previous year. The winning paper is 'Ultrastrong coupling in a scalable design for circuit… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health global customer support teams honoured with NorthFace ScoreBoard Award℠ for fifth consecutive year - April 21, 2016
The Health division of Wolters Kluwer, a global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, has announced that the global customer support teams for UpToDate®, Ovid® and Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) each received the NorthFace ScoreBoard Award℠ (NFSB) from Omega… Read More
Applications called for ALPSP Awards for Innovation in Publishing 2016 - April 19, 2016
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers is inviting applications for this year's ALPSP Awards for Innovation in Publishing. The ALPSP Awards recognise and celebrate the best innovators in the industry at a time when scholarly publishing is changing rapidly. The finalists will be… Read More
Three Elsevier books receive 2016 textbook awards in the College category from Textbook & Academic Authors Association - April 14, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that three of its books will receive 2016 textbook awards in the College category from the Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA). Two titles will receive the Textbook Excellence Award, better known as a ‘Texty,’ and one title will receive the… Read More
