Optica celebrates second anniversary, unveils a new article type for breakthrough results - July 14, 2016
Optica, The Optical Society's open access, online journal dedicated to rapidly disseminating the highest impact peer-reviewed research across the entire spectrum of optics and photonics, is celebrating its second anniversary this month. As part of its continuing efforts to provide an… Read More
First-ever Global Illustration Award to be awarded at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair - July 12, 2016
The Frankfurt Book Fair has announced the first-ever Global Illustration Award, organised in conjunction with the International Information Content Industry Association (ICIA). Designed to attract entries from around the world, the competition will be operated exclusively by IlluSalon, a global illustration resource platform, and illustrators can… Read More
Twelve scientists based in Japan recognised with the Japan Research Front Awards 2016 - July 7, 2016
Twelve leading scientists based in Japan have been recognised for their groundbreaking research and influential contribution to global research in eight emerging research areas, known as research fronts, with the Japan Research Front Awards 2016 organised by the Intellectual Property & Science (IP & Science) business… Read More
Frontline becomes only medical publisher to complete database audit of 810,000 HCPs - June 27, 2016
Frontline Medical Communications (FMC), a leader in digital, print and live events, recently completed an audit of its database, the only medical publisher to have an audit of this type. BPA Worldwide, an independent, third-party, using widely accepted auditing procedures, conducted an examination and verification… Read More
Alma Open Platform reaches one million API transactions daily - June 24, 2016
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that its Alma library management service now routinely handles over one million API transactions daily from hundreds of institutions around the world. Over the last two years, Ex Libris has created more than 120 Alma REST APIs in… Read More
Wiley ChemPlanner awarded Best of Show at BIO-IT World Conference & Expo - June 23, 2016
Wiley ChemPlanner was awarded 'Best of Show' for the Research & Clinical Data Management category at the BIO-IT World Conference & Expo 2016. Judged by leading industry experts and BIO-IT World editors, the award distinguishes Wiley ChemPlanner as an exceptional innovation in technologies used by life science professionals at present.… Read More
National Diversity in Libraries Conference 2016 travel award recipients selected - June 21, 2016
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is awarding 26 scholarships for individuals to attend the 2016 National Diversity in Libraries Conference (NDLC '16), August 10–13, in Los Angeles, California. Each scholarship awardee will receive $1,000 for travel to and participation in the conference. These awards are… Read More
Society for Scholarly Publishing recognizes five members for outstanding contributions at 2016 Annual Meeting - June 9, 2016
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) recognised the efforts of five deserving individuals at its recent Annual Meeting held in Vancouver, BC, June 1-3. Howard Ratner, Chair of the Nominating Committee and 2015-2016 SSP Past President, presented Wendy Newsham, Director of Business Development, Highwire, and… Read More
The Elsevier Foundation launches 2017 Elsevier Foundation Green and Sustainable Chemistry Challenge - June 2, 2016
The Elsevier Foundation has announced the launch of the 2017 Elsevier Foundation Green and Sustainable Chemistry Challenge. In accordance with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the Challenge aims to stimulate chemists to design innovative and sustainably sound products, processes and business models which will help to… Read More
Wolters Kluwer honoured with 24 awards from the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors for editorial and design excellence - May 20, 2016
Wolters Kluwer, a global provider of information and point-of-care solutions for the healthcare industry, has announced that its Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) journal portfolio has won 24 awards across 18 categories, including Publication of the Year, in the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors (ASHPE)… Read More
