Atypon launched six new publication websites on Literatum in Q1 - May 18, 2018
Atypon launched six new publication websites in the first quarter of this year on Literatum, the scholarly publishing industry’s most widely used publishing platform. Of the six publishers, all who are among the most influential in their fields, four are new to Literatum: the Academy of… Read More
The BMJ and Health Foundation launch new series to improve quality of healthcare delivery - May 17, 2018
The BMJ and the Health Foundation have launched a joint series of papers exploring how to improve the quality of healthcare delivery. The series will discuss the evidence for systematic quality improvement, provide knowledge and support to clinicians, and ultimately help to… Read More
Frontiers in Built Environment launches new specialty section – Construction Management - May 17, 2018
Frontiers in Built Environment has announced the launch of its new section, Construction Management section. The new specialty section provides an open access, international platform for academic researchers and industry practitioners to share knowledge and experiences of innovative theories and solutions in the field and align… Read More
New F1000Research gateway to maximise 3Rs impact of NC3Rs-funded research - May 16, 2018
The recently launched NC3Rs Gateway is a new publication portal on the F1000Research publication platform dedicated to the 3Rs - replacement, refinement and reduction of animals in research, featuring methodology articles, reviews and source data. All articles will be published almost immediately and then undergo invited… Read More
De Gruyter expands publishing service offering, launches new division – Sciendo - May 15, 2018
International independent scholarly publisher De Gruyter is expanding its publishing service offering and has launched a new division to do so: Sciendo. Sciendo provides specialised custom publishing services and solutions for third parties, especially academic and research institutions, societies, university presses, conference organisers and individual… Read More
Peer review information now available for online articles - May 14, 2018
It is now possible to access detailed information about the peer review process research published on IOPscience. In response to community feedback, a new peer review information module for online papers has been introduced. The module is displayed in the 'article information' section. It tells… Read More
International Journal of Applied Science and Technology issues call for papers - May 14, 2018
The International Journal of Applied Science and Technology (IJAST) is inviting papers for Vol. 8 No. 2 which is scheduled to be published on June 30, 2018. Last date of submission is May 31, 2018. However, an early submission will get preference in case of review and publication process. … Read More
University library members of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries jointly release 2016-17 expenditure data - May 14, 2018
University library members of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) have jointly released their 2016-17 expenditure data for journal and database subscriptions licensed through the Canadian Research Knowledge Network consortium. The CARL Scholarly Communications Roadmap identified the need for more… Read More
NISO launches new project to facilitate manuscript exchange across systems - May 10, 2018
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has approved a new project to develop a common means to easily transfer manuscripts between and among manuscript systems, such as those in use at publishers and preprint servers. Those who work in manuscript-processing areas such as production systems, preprint… Read More
Oxford University Press and Chinese Antibody Society partner to publish Antibody Therapeutics - May 10, 2018
Academic publisher Oxford University Press and the Chinese Antibody Society have announced their new partnership to launch the journal Antibody Therapeutics this spring. A peer-reviewed, online, open access journal, Antibody Therapeutics provides a forum for the publication of the latest advances and challenges in the discovery,… Read More
