PLOS announces finalists for Accelerating Science Award Program - October 3, 2013
The Public Library of Science (PLOS) has announced the six finalists for the Accelerating Science Award Program (ASAP). The program recognises the use of scientific research, published through open access, that has led to innovations benefiting society. Major sponsors include the Wellcome Trust and Google; ARL… Read More
Knovel on track for record year with the addition of eight new publishers - October 1, 2013
Knovel, the US-based provider of a Web-based application that integrates technical information with analytical and search tools, has announced that it is on track for its best year yet in bringing new publishers and adding content to the platform with the most recent addition of eight… Read More
Scope achieves yet another milestone in abstraction - September 30, 2013
Scope e-Knowledge Center (Scope), a leading provider of knowledge services and a Quatrro Global Services company, has announced that it has delivered 4 million abstracts of patents, book chapters, technical articles, standards etc, for information providers globally. Scope initiated the abstraction service in 2003 for English… Read More
Elsevier wins five first prizes at BMA Medical Book Awards - September 27, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that 25 of its professional and scholarly products were honored at the British Medical Association's annual BMA Medical Book Awards ceremony at BMA House in London. This year publishers submitted more than 640 products, and the BMA awarded 122… Read More
Thomson Reuters predicts Nobel Laureates for 2013 - September 25, 2013
The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced its 2013 'Nobel-class' Citation Laureates. Having accurately forecast 27 Nobel Prize winners since its inception in 2002, the annual Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates study mines scientific research citations to identify the most influential researchers in the… Read More
Journal of Nursing Education announces winner of annual Christine A. Tanner Scholarly Writing Award - September 23, 2013
The Journal of Nursing Education has announced the winner of this year's annual Christine A. Tanner Scholarly Writing Award. The 2013 winners are Dr. Cynthia M. Clark; Lynda Olender; Diane Kenski; and Cari Cardoni for 'Exploring and Addressing Faculty-to-Faculty Incivility: A National Perspective and Literature Review,' which was published… Read More
Elsevier’s ExitCare certified under Drummond Group’s Electronic Health Records ONC-ACB program - September 20, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that Elsevier's ExitCare has been tested and certified under the Drummond Group's Electronic Health Records Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Certification Body (ONC-ACB) program. This EHR module is compliant in accordance with the criteria adopted by the Secretary of the… Read More
ProQuest makes fifth consecutive appearance in InformationWeek 500 annual listing - September 17, 2013
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, is making its fifth consecutive appearance in the InformationWeek 500, an annual listing of the nation's most innovative users of business technology. ProQuest is best known for its creation of information and technology solutions that support research. InformationWeek… Read More
Advanced Materials Editor Peter Gregory awarded two Chinese professorships - September 17, 2013
Publisher John Wiley and Sons, Inc., has announced that Professor Peter Gregory, Editor-in-Chief of Advanced Materials and Wiley Vice President & Publishing Director, has been awarded two honorary professorships, one by Nanjing University of Technology and one by Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Founded in 1896… Read More
PeerJ receives the 2013 ALPSP Award for Publishing Innovation - September 17, 2013
PeerJ has received the 2013 ALPSP (Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers) Award for Publishing Innovation. The competition was strong, with 32 entrants and 5 finalists - PeerJ, Altmetric, Drama Online, FigShare, and Nature ENCODE. PeerJ was announced in June 2012 with the goal… Read More
