Wound Care Education Institute and the Journal of Wound Care announce joint venture to publish new digital journal – Wound Central - January 30, 2017
Wound Care Education Institute® (WCEI) and the Journal of Wound Care (JWC) have entered into a joint venture to publish a new digital journal called Wound Central™. Wound Central offers a unique combination of advanced wound care education as well as practical bedside how-to basics. The… Read More
New sponsorship model to broaden arXiv membership - January 27, 2017
A new sponsorship model for arXiv.org aims to encourage more libraries and research institutions around the world to support the repository by becoming members. To help broaden membership, arXiv's leadership and Anurag Acharya, co-creator of Google Scholar, have worked together to develop a model in… Read More
Elsevier to offer HFMA courses through its healthcare eLearning system - January 26, 2017
STM publisher Elsevier will offer multiple HFMA (Healthcare Financial Management Association) courses, from understanding the business side of health care to communicating with patients. Elsevier has entered into a reseller agreement with HFMA to offer courses for clinical, revenue cycle and administrative hospital staff to improve… Read More
BMJ launches Author Hub, a new platform to help researchers get published, discovered and cited - January 24, 2017
Medical knowledge provider BMJ has announced the launch of the Author Hub, a new platform to assist researchers in every field, at every stage of the publishing process. The Author Hub is a comprehensive platform aimed at researchers who not only want to publish their… Read More
Oxford University Press and the Sleep Research Society announce publishing partnership - January 24, 2017
Academic publisher Oxford University Press and the Sleep Research Society have announced a new partnership to publish SLEEP, beginning January 2017. SLEEP is the official journal of the Sleep Research Society (SRS). The journal is a monthly, peer-reviewed scientific and medical journal that is published… Read More
Elsevier adds over one million new figures and tables to Geofacets - January 20, 2017
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the addition of more than one million new figures and tables to Geofacets, its premier information solution for geoscientists in Oil & Gas companies and academic institutions. The new content includes seismic profiles, stratigraphic columns, well logs, photographs, tabular data and… Read More
ProQuest enhances discovery of global ‘Calls for Papers’ with Pivot service - January 20, 2017
ProQuest is further simplifying the workflow of researchers by integrating funding and publishing opportunities into one easy-to-use environment through a new addition to its Pivot® service. The Papers Invited® database, a comprehensive collection of calls for papers issued by professional bodies, journal… Read More
Society for Scholarly Publishing unveils newly renovated website and visual identity for The Scholarly Kitchen blog - January 19, 2017
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) has unveiled the newly renovated website and visual identity for its popular blog, The Scholarly Kitchen (TSK), offering readers a fresh interface and exciting new functionality. Since its launch in 2008, TSK quickly became a… Read More
Altmetric adds Shibboleth authentication option for institutions - January 19, 2017
Data science company Altmetric has announced that their customers will be able to access the Explorer for Institutions platform using their Shibboleth single sign-on credentials. This additional authentication method provides customers with the option of seamless access to the Explorer platform, making it even easier for… Read More
NISO publishes ‘Understanding Metadata’ Primer - January 19, 2017
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) continues its Primer Series with the publication of Understanding Metadata. This comprehensive overview of information about an item's creation, name, topic, features, and more updates NISO's 2004 advice on the subject and follows on the Research… Read More
