American Physiological Society adopts a format-neutral submission policy for new manuscripts - September 9, 2019
The journals of the American Physiological Society (APS) have adopted a format-neutral submission policy (FlexSubmit) for new manuscripts submitted after July 31, 2019. With the change, initial submissions may now be uploaded in any format to streamline the process for authors. FlexSubmit removes the need… Read More
Stellenbosch University launches institutional data repository SUNScholarData, powered by Figshare - September 4, 2019
Stellenbosch University (SU) has launched their new institutional data repository, SUNScholarData, powered by Figshare. Their repository is available at https://scholardata.sun.ac.za/. Their new data repository allows research data outputs from the University to be stored, shared, and cited, giving researchers credit for… Read More
The Wyanoke Group rebrands to include Healio, Healio Live and Healio Strategic Solutions - August 29, 2019
The Wyanoke Group has rebranded corporate entities to include its popular Healio®, digital platform brand. The rebranding will provide a clearer and more consistent user experience for the company’s health provider audiences and clients across live event, print and digital channels. Effective September 3, the… Read More
CompuMark provides TrademarkVision image recognition technology services to the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore - August 26, 2019
CompuMark, a Clarivate Analytics company and a global leader in trademark research and protection, now provides TrademarkVision image recognition (IR) technology services to the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), one of the most innovative IP offices in the world. IPOS is integrating AI-driven technology into… Read More
medRxiv now have the option to transfer manuscripts for publication consideration at relevant PLOS journals - August 23, 2019
Authors with preprints on the new health sciences preprint server medRxiv now have the option to transfer their manuscripts for publication consideration at relevant PLOS journals in the topic area, PLOS Medicine, PLOS NTDs, or PLOS ONE. PLOS is among the first… Read More
British Ecological Society’s extensive study to test if ‘blinding’ can reduce bias in science publishing - August 22, 2019
A two-year randomised controlled trial in the British Ecological Society journal Functional Ecology will be the largest of its kind to date to assess whether hiding author details during peer review reduces bias against under-represented groups in the science publishing process. Scientific papers go through… Read More
Zynx Health Introduces new clinical decision support reporting solution for optimising the use of evidence-based standards - August 22, 2019
Evidence- and experience-based clinical improvement solutions provider Zynx Health™ has announced the release of a new clinical decision support reporting solution to help hospitals target the interventions that drive improved patient care. The reporting feature extends the power of Knowledge Analyzer, Zynx Health’s knowledge management solution… Read More
EPJ Photovoltaics now indexed in Ei Compendex - August 22, 2019
OA journal EPJ Photovoltaics is now indexed in the Ei Compendex , joining over 3,600 high-quality peer-reviewed journals. These journals cover a vast number of areas, such as, materials science, applied physics and optics, and instrumentation and nanotechnology. Ei Compendex claims to be the broadest and most complete engineering… Read More
American College of Physicians release paper on methods for managing conflicts of interests in clinical guidelines - August 21, 2019
A rigorous process for the disclosure of interests (DOI) and management of conflicts of interest (COI) is essential for developing high-quality clinical guidelines and guidance statements, says the American College of Physicians (ACP) in a new paper published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Any individual… Read More
AAS and DPS launch gold OA Planetary Science Journal - August 19, 2019
Research articles reporting significant developments, discoveries, and theories about planets, moons, small bodies, and the interactions among them will soon have a new showcase: The Planetary Science Journal (PSJ). This online publication is being launched by the American Astronomical Society (AAS), the major organisation of professional… Read More
