International Accord strengthens ties between repository networks worldwide - May 11, 2017
Several regional and national repository networks and stakeholder groups have formally endorsed an international accord that will lead to the greater alignment of repository networks around the world. The aim of the accord is to improve cooperation between national and regional repository networks by identifying common principles and areas of… Read More
BMC Biology becomes the first specialist biology journal to offer Registered Reports - May 4, 2017
BMC Biology has become the first dedicated biology journal to accept Registered Reports. This innovative approach to publishing allows authors to submit their rationale and methods for peer-review before any experiments are conducted. Articles that pass peer-review will be accepted in principle meaning that, as long… Read More
Tumor Biology journal retracts 107 research papers by Chinese authors - April 24, 2017
International journal Tumor Biology, published by Springer Nature, recently announced the retraction of 107 research papers from China, many of them by clinical doctors. The articles, published between 2012 and 2016, were reportedly submitted with the names of real researchers, but fabricated… Read More
Thieme lays emphasis on importance of publishers’ role in defending the independence of science - March 9, 2017
Medical and scientific publisher Thieme Publishing Group strongly advocates the freedom of scientific inquiry and publication. The publisher also underlines this commitment by contributing to the current campaign launched by the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association (Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels). In an editorial published in various… Read More
Elsevier restores journal access to 60 German institutions - February 16, 2017
STM publisher Elsevier has reportedly announced that it would restore journal access to German universities after being blocked for over a month now. Negotiations, however, continue between the company and DEAL, a consortium of institutions calling for a nationwide license. Over 60… Read More
American Geophysical Union expresses concern for scientific integrity and free communication of scientific information to the public at federal agencies - January 27, 2017
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) wrote to federal agency heads on January 26, expressing concern over recent reports about violations of scientific integrity and interference with public access to and communication of scientific information. In the letter AGU emphasized scientific integrity and transparency as critical… Read More
CMAJ editors announce new vision protecting editorial independence - January 12, 2017
The editors of Canada's major medical journal, CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal), recently announced a new vision they hope will chart a new beginning for the century-old publication. In an editorial published in the journal, the editors say that a new mission, vision and robust governance… Read More
Scientists in Germany, Peru and Taiwan set to lose access to Elsevier journals - December 27, 2016
Thousands of scientists in Germany, Peru and Taiwan are set to lose online access to journals from the Dutch publisher Elsevier. Contract negotiations in both Germany and Taiwan broke down in December, while Peru's government has cut off funding for a licence. Universities regularly complain… Read More
SAGE ceases publication and sale of Managerial Communication: Strategies and Applications, 6th edition - December 22, 2016
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has immediately ceased the publication and sale of Managerial Communication: Strategies and Applications, 6th edition, by Dr. Geraldine Hynes as one of the examples listed does not measure up to its high standards of scholarly knowledge and academic discourse. While the… Read More
BMJ Best Practice and BMJ Learning now available to health professionals in Paraná State, Brazil - December 6, 2016
BMJ, one of the world’s leading healthcare knowledge providers, has announced that healthcare professionals in Paraná State will now be able to access BMJ Best Practice and BMJ Learning in both English and Portuguese. From January 2017, the two-year partnership will support 50,000 healthcare professionals… Read More
