NISO releases recommended practice on altmetrics - September 23, 2016
The National Information Standards Organization has published NISO RP-25-2016, Outputs of the NISO Alternative Assessment Project. This recommended practice on altmetrics, an expansion of the tools available for measuring the scholarly impact of research in the knowledge environment, was developed by working groups that were… Read More
Elsevier to introduce new orthopaedic books at American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting 2016 - September 22, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that it will introduce five hand surgery books and several other new leading orthopaedic texts, at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) Annual Meeting, September 29th through October 1st, 2016 in Austin, TX. Headlining Elsevier's new book offerings… Read More
Two IOP Publishing journals to offer authors the choice of single or double-blind peer review from 2017 - September 22, 2016
IOP Publishing has announced that two of its journals - Materials Research Express and Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express - will offer authors the choice of single or double-blind peer review from 2017. Feedback from the research communities suggested that there is a growing demand… Read More
Scientific American launches For Science, a freely accessible online version of Scientific American for the Arabic-speaking world - September 21, 2016
Scientific American, the oldest continuously published magazine in the US, has announced the launch of For Science (Lel Elm), a new freely accessible online version of Scientific American for the Arabic-speaking world, featuring the latest science news and features of both global and regional significance. The… Read More
Elsevier unveils two new journals – Materials Today Chemistry and Materials Today Energy - September 20, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of two new journals - Materials Today Chemistry and Materials Today Energy. These journals are the latest addition to Elsevier's Materials Today family - a growing collection of six branded titles, and an extended family of over 100 publications… Read More
ESMO launches first eUpdates for its ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines - September 20, 2016
ESMO, the European professional organisation for medical oncology, has launched the first eUpdates for its world-renowned ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG). eUpdates will be published on the ESMO website to provide CPG users with timely updates each time breakthrough necessitating rapid communication has occurred and… Read More
Knowledge E selected to publish DesTech conference proceedings - September 20, 2016
Information resources and software solutions provider Knowledge E has announced the collaboration between Deakin University, Australia and KnE Publishing platform in publishing the conference proceedings of DesTech 2016, The International Conference on Design and Technology. The conference, which will be held in Geelong – Australia… Read More
Thieme launches essential first ever global reference on revision rhinoplasty at IMRHIS Meeting in Versailles - September 19, 2016
Medical and scientific publishing house Thieme announced the exclusive launch of Secondary Rhinoplasty by the Global Masters from Rod J. Rohrich and Jamil Ahmad at the International Meeting of Rhinoplasty Societies (IMRHIS), held in Versailles, France, from September 8-10. This unique two-volume set focuses on the… Read More
Knowledge E unveils KnE Engineering - September 19, 2016
Knowledge E has announced the launch of its new series, KnE Engineering. Many high quality academic conferences take place around the world and the electronic publication of their proceedings is a way to share original studies and unique findings with fellow… Read More
Human Kinetics moves journals to Atypon’s Literatum - September 15, 2016
Atypon has announced that Human Kinetics' (HK) new journals website has launched on its online publishing platform, Literatum. HK's 29 journals will all benefit from a host of features previously unavailable to HK readers. The site's enhanced search function lets readers drill down into results… Read More
