PeerJ forms PeerJ Preprints Advisory Group to provide advice on matters of policy and other important issues - May 11, 2016
PeerJ is pleased to announce the formation of the new 'PeerJ Preprints Advisory Group'. Made up of 15 individuals with a broad range of experience, this group will help advice PeerJ on matters relating to the academic community's adoption of preprints. … Read More
DOAJ to remove about 3300 journals - May 10, 2016
The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) will remove approximately 3300 journals for failure to submit a valid reapplication before the communicated deadline. The deadline was extended twice to allow more time for reapplications. This batch removal is another step in DOAJ’s two year long project… Read More
International Alliance of Research Library Associations endorse open data accord - May 2, 2016
The International Alliance of Research Library Associations (IARLA), a global coalition of major research and academic library associations in Australia, Canada, Europe, and the United States, recognises the importance of working towards a common vision for open data. According to IARLA, open data holds the key… Read More
Two software-as-a-service components from EBSCO to play significant role in the creation of a national sociology research portal in Germany - March 15, 2016
Two software-as-a-service components from EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) will play a significant role in the creation of a national sociology research portal in Germany. The portal’s search index will be built on EBSCO Discovery ServiceTM (EDS), and researchers will use PlumXTM Dashboards to track the impact… Read More
Clinical trials published in high-impact journals come under scrutiny - February 29, 2016
Clinical trials published in high-impact journals such as the Lancet or the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) have recently come under scrutiny. Editors from the BMJ and PLOS Open Medicine recently sought to quantify the number of clinical trials in respected, peer-reviewed medical journals… Read More
European Union launches new European Medical Corps to respond faster to emergencies - February 16, 2016
The European Union has launched the European Medical Corps to help mobilise medical and public health teams and equipment for emergencies inside and outside the EU. Through the European Medical Corps, EU Member States and other European countries participating in the system can make medical… Read More
Global scientific community commits to sharing data and results relevant to Zika crisis - February 11, 2016
Leading global health bodies including academic journals, NGOs, research funders and institutes, have committed to sharing data and results relevant to the current Zika crisis and future public health emergencies as rapidly and openly as possible. Organisations including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Médecins Sans Frontières, the US… Read More
Atypon announces significant growth in 2015 - February 11, 2016
Atypon, the industry leader in scholarly and professional online publishing technology, has launched 17 new client websites in 2015 and significantly expanded its services for several existing clients, making it the most successful year in the company's history. Atypon now hosts nearly 8,000 journals, 13 million… Read More
BMJ provides free online Zika virus resources to support healthcare workers - February 10, 2016
Healthcare knowledge provider BMJ is offering free online resources to support researchers, doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to understand and respond to the global health emergency linked to the Zika virus. The online resources are aimed at healthcare professionals located in the affected regions of… Read More
IPR License announces 28 percent year-on-year growth in new member sign-ups - January 18, 2016
IPR License, the global rights and licensing solution, has announced a 28% year-on-year growth in new member sign-ups. The 28% membership growth in 2015 compared favourably with the 21% increase experienced in 2014. Q4 2015 was highlighted as a particularly strong period as a result… Read More
