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
Springer Nature announces new eBook collection – Intelligent Technologies and Robotics - September 13, 2018
Open research publisher Springer Nature has announced a specially-tailored eBook collection focusing on the fields of intelligent technologies and robotics. This package focuses on interdisciplinary and dynamic areas of engineering which have emerged from the more traditional disciplines of automation and control. The decision to create… Read More
Gale launches new research environment – Digital Scholar Lab - September 12, 2018
Gale, a Cengage company, has announced the launch of a new cloud-based research environment, Digital Scholar Lab. Digital Scholar Lab allows students and researchers to apply natural language processing tools to raw text data (OCR) from Gale Primary Sources archives in a single research platform. The… Read More
SAGE to publish the Journal of Information Technology and Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases from 2019 - September 11, 2018
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has announced that it will publish The Journal of Information Technology (JIT) and Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases (JITTC) from 2019, in partnership with the Association for Information Technology Trust. Both journals focus on the organisation and management of information… Read More
SAGE Publishing releases The SAGE Encyclopedia of Intellectual and Developmental Disorders - September 10, 2018
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has announced the release of The SAGE Encyclopedia of Intellectual and Developmental Disorders. Compiled by leading psychologists, psychiatrists, and neurologists, this four-volume set takes an interdisciplinary approach, covering sociocultural viewpoints, policy implications, educational applications, and ethical issues. The publication is aimed… Read More
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change launches three new Specialty Sections - September 10, 2018
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change has announced the launch of three new Specialty Sections. The new sections: Forest Soils led by Stephan Hättenschwiler and Frank Hagedorn; Forest Hydrology led by Steven McNulty and Kevin McGuire; and Forest Disturbance led by John Healey and Aaron Shiels… Read More
American Society of Parasitologists relaunches Journal of Parasitology with eliminated page charges - September 10, 2018
The American Society of Parasitologists (ASP) has eliminated page charges for members publishing in the society's journal, The Journal of Parasitology (JP). Beginning in January 2019, ASP will relaunch the journal for its second century of publication with a complete revision of its policies, charges, and… Read More
IOP Publishing launches Environmental Research Communications to its journal portfolio - September 7, 2018
IOP Publishing has launched Environmental Research Communications (ERC) as the newest addition to its journal portfolio. ERC is an inclusive open access journal for the rapid publication of high-quality research in all areas of environmental science. The journal does not make a subjective assessment… Read More