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
Chinese full text English translations are now enhanced in Derwent Innovation - May 9, 2018
China continues to grow in importance both as a global market and as a source of the majority of the world's patent information. In 2017, 2.66 million Chinese patent documents were published (0.97 million utility model patents, 1.27 million invention patent applications and 0.42 million granted invention patents). Access to… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health to publish the Porto Biomedical Journal - May 8, 2018
Wolters Kluwer Health has been named publisher of the Porto Biomedical Journal (PBJ) and will begin publishing the title under its Lippincott portfolio with Volume 3, Issue 1. The bimonthly open access journal publishes research conducted in the biomedical fields. Established in 2015, the Porto… Read More
Oxford University Press to publish Integrative Biology - May 7, 2018
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) and the Royal Society of Chemistry have announced the transfer of the journal Integrative Biology from the Royal Society of Chemistry to OUP. Integrative Biology, currently in its 10th volume, is a multi- and inter-disciplinary… Read More
California Precision Medicine Consortium joins NIH to launch All of Us Research Program - May 7, 2018
The 'All of Us' Research Program officially opened for enrollment on May 6, 2018. Led by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), All of Us is an unprecedented effort to gather genetic, biological, environmental, health and lifestyle data from 1 million or more volunteer participants living… Read More
EBSCO Health launches shared decision making product – Option GridTM decision aids - May 4, 2018
EBSCO Health, a provider of evidence-based clinical resource tools including DynaMed Plus® and Dynamic Health™, has announced the launch of a shared decision making product, Option Grid™ decision aids. The Option Grid concept was originally created by Professors Glyn Elwyn and Marie-Anne Durand in 2010 and… Read More
