Digital Science and Katalysis launch pilot project to test blockchain technologies - March 7, 2018
Technology company Digital Science and Katalysis, a startup based in Amsterdam, have announced the launch of a pilot project to test blockchain technologies to support the peer review process. They are joined in this pilot project by founding partner Springer Nature. The problems of research… Read More
De Gruyter to publish Nordic Pulp & Paper Research Journal - March 7, 2018
Academic publisher De Gruyter and MittUniversitetet, the Mid Sweden University (MiUn), will collaborate to publish the Nordic Pulp & Paper Research Journal (NPPRJ). The journal was until now self-published by MiUn in co-operation with 9 other universities in Sweden, Finland and Norway. The new cooperation starts… Read More
EBSCO eBooks to soon make 70,000 titles available DRM-free to libraries - March 6, 2018
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is making more than 70,000 EBSCO eBooks™ Digital Rights Management (DRM) free. The DRM-free initiative reinforces EBSCO's commitment to working with publishers to increase e-book options for libraries. With thousands of DRM-free titles available, libraries can now purchase both DRM-free and… Read More
Thieme and the AO Foundation announce third edition of AO Principles of Fracture Management - March 6, 2018
Medical and scientific publishing house Thieme and the AO Foundation have announced the publication of the third edition of the highly acclaimed two-volume set - AO Principles of Fracture Management. Nearly 3 million joint replacement operations are performed every year, resulting in a substantial increase… Read More
Macmillan Learning announces significant steps in learning research and design - March 5, 2018
Macmillan Learning, a premier learning solutions company, has announced significant advances in learning research and design. The company's investment in the learning sciences reflects a deep commitment to help students, instructors, and institutions achieve more. Assessing and synthesising research in the learning sciences, distilling it… Read More
Springer to publish European Geriatric Medicine, the official journal of the European Geriatric Medicine Society - March 2, 2018
Springer has announced that European Geriatric Medicine, a major journal focusing on scientific and clinical research in all aspects of geriatric medicine, has now become part of its extensive medicine and public health portfolio. Launched in 2010, the journal was previously published by Elsevier. The journal… Read More
EBSCO Information Services launches new redesigned LearningExpress platform - March 2, 2018
Libraries and institutions that subscribe to the LearningExpress platforms from EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) can now offer users and patrons faster, streamlined access to content with an updated LearningExpress platform. The release features an improved user experience and enables simultaneous access to multiple LearningExpress products using… Read More
IOP Publishing relaunches science news website, Physics World - March 2, 2018
IOP Publishing has relaunched its science news website Physics World, the start of a phased development programme for the specialist publisher's science news services that will run through the first half of 2018. To help readers explore the content programme, the publishing team has introduced… Read More
SPIE and Chinese Laser Press partner to launch new OA journal – Advanced Photonics - March 1, 2018
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, and Chinese Laser Press (CLP), sponsored by Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics and the Chinese Optical Society, have entered into a partnership for a new journal, Advanced Photonics. This will be a… Read More
HRB Open Research launches with its first articles - March 1, 2018
HRB Open Research, a dedicated platform for grantees of Ireland's Health Research Board (HRB), has launched with the publication of eight articles. All articles are freely available having been published using an immediate publication open access model, and will now undergo invited transparent peer review, post-publication.… Read More
