Submissions for 2017 Reaxys PhD Prize now open - January 10, 2017
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that the 2017 Reaxys PhD Prize is open for submissions from young chemists from institutions worldwide. Open to all PhD students and recent graduates conducting original and innovative research in chemistry, the Reaxys PhD Prize has nurtured advances in chemistry since… Read More
University of Florida’s Judith Russell to receive NFAIS 2017 Miles Conrad Award at Annual Conference - January 5, 2017
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAISTM), a global non-profit membership organisation serving the information services community, has announced that Judith Russell, the Dean of University Libraries at the University of Florida, has been selected to receive the NFAIS 2017 Miles Conrad Award. NFAIS's… Read More
American Journal of Nursing Announces 2016 Book of the Year Awards - December 30, 2016
The American Journal of Nursing (AJN) has announced the 2016 winners of its annual Book of the Year Awards. Winners in 19 categories appear in the journal's January issue. AJN, the 'leading voice of nursing since 1900,' is published by Wolters Kluwer.… Read More
Penn State University Press celebrating 60 years with new direction, branding - December 22, 2016
The Penn State University Press is celebrating its 60th anniversary. In embracing this new era while maintaining its core focus on foundational, peer-reviewed scholarship, Penn State Press has made a variety of changes to its publishing program. These include publishing a larger number of titles of… Read More
PKP’s Open Journal Systems now being used by over 10,000 active journals worldwide - December 19, 2016
Public Knowledge Project (PKP) has announced that its Open Journal Systems (OJS) is now being used by more than 10,000 active journals around the world. This makes OJS the leading online publishing platform, with more active titles than any other provider, including the major commercial publishers.… Read More
ProQuest receives 2017 CSO50 Award from IDG’s CSO - December 9, 2016
ProQuest has been named an honoree of a 2017 CSO50 Award from IDG's CSO. This prestigious award salutes 50 select organisations whose security initiatives contribute to outstanding business value and thought leadership. CSO is a renowned source of news, analysis and research on a broad range… Read More
UK Access Management Federation celebrates a decade of success with the launch of self-service portal - December 5, 2016
A decade after the UK Access Management Federation was launched, Jisc will now be piloting the option of a self-service portal, for all service providers, schools, further, and higher education, which will also be free to use. The portal will allow system administrators to make changes… Read More
InTechOpen authors among top 1% in 2016 Highly Cited Researchers list - December 5, 2016
InTech's online repository, InTechOpen, has announced that 33 of its authors featured in the 2016 Highly Cited Researchers list, recently published by Clarivate Analytics, formerly the IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters. The list includes some of world’s most influential scientific minds. All 33… Read More
Nature recognises renowned Californian scientist - November 29, 2016
Susan L. Forsburg, Gabilan Distinguished Professor in Science and Engineering and Professor of Biological Sciences at The University of Southern California (USC), received the mid-career 2016 Nature Award for Mentoring in Science and a $10,000 prize. Nature hosts these annual awards to champion the importance of… Read More
Elsevier announces finalists for Outstanding ICT Innovation Award - November 21, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has recognised the organisations for outstanding achievements in the implementation and usage of health information and technology that truly improves patient care and safety, via the HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award for Outstanding ICT Innovation. The award, announced at the HIMSS Europe Conference on… Read More
