MIT Press and MIT Media Lab launch Knowledge Futures Group - September 26, 2018
The MIT Press has announced the launch of the Knowledge Futures Group (KFG), a first-of-its kind collaboration between a publisher and an academic lab to transform how research information is created and shared. This joint initiative of the MIT Press and the MIT Media Lab… Read More
IOS Press announces new affiliation between NeuroRehabilitation and Cochrane Rehabilitation - September 25, 2018
STM publisher IOS Press has announced a new affiliation between NeuroRehabilitation (NRE) and Cochrane Rehabilitation to improve evidence-based neurorehabilitation practice. Abstracts from specially selected Cochrane Systematic Reviews relevant to neurorehabilitation will be published in NRE in a new section, Cochrane Corners. The new publishing mechanism… Read More
67 Bricks and BMJ launch new editorial production system, Knowledge Base - September 25, 2018
67 Bricks has announced the launch of Knowledge Base, a new editorial production system for publishing client BMJ Best Practice. The custom-built new system pulls together information and advice on 800 medical conditions in 30 specialist areas and enables clinicians to access and use that… Read More
Project MUSE offers nearly 300 ‘HTML5’ open access books on re-designed platform - September 25, 2018
Project MUSE, a provider of digital Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) content, has announced the availability of nearly 300 open access (OA) books on its new re-designed platform. The books will be delivered in a highly-discoverable and adaptable format using user-friendly HTML5, rather than static PDFs,… Read More
American Physical Society releases new physics classification scheme, PhySH - September 24, 2018
The American Physical Society (APS) has announced that PhySH, APS's new physics classification scheme, is now publicly available under a Creative Commons CC0 license. Created to provide a fully open, high-quality classification scheme for the entire physics community, PhySH groups concepts into a flexible hierarchy that… Read More
JPhys Materials publishes its inaugural issue - September 20, 2018
JPhys Materials, a journal focusing on interdisciplinary research marrying chemical, physical and engineering aspects of materials study, has published its first issue. The new IOP Publishing journal showcases the most significant and exciting developments in materials science research, all of which are published open access… Read More
BMJ to publish first issue of General Psychiatry - September 19, 2018
Healthcare knowledge provider BMJ will publish the first issue of General Psychiatry, previously known as Shanghai Archives of Psychiatry. Working in partnership with Shanghai Medical Health Centre (SMHC), the journal is dedicated to publishing high quality, peer reviewed articles for mental health professionals, whilst offering… Read More
Verseon unveils new blockchain technology - September 19, 2018
Verseon has unveiled transformative blockchain technology for tokenised securities, developed by its wholly owned subsidiary, BlockRules Ltd. Since its founding in 2002, Verseon aims to develop disruptive technologies and products that advance global health. As part of this, the company is challenging… Read More
4open announces call for papers for special issue - September 17, 2018
As part of a special collaborative issue, 4open is now accepting contributions developed from research presented at the 16th International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics ICNAAM 2018. All contributing authors at 4open will develop their conference presentations into full papers that explore the… Read More
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology launches new section on Microbes and Innate Immunity - September 14, 2018
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology has announced the launch of its latest section, Microbes and Innate Immunity, led by Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Amal Amer of Ohio State University. The new Chief Editor aims to provide a common platform for… Read More