New AAUP Handbook outlines high standards in peer review for scholarly monographs - June 9, 2016
The Association of American University Presses (AAUP) has released Best Practices in Peer Review, an AAUP Handbook. The handbook articulates a set of practices that comprise a rigorous process of peer review for scholarly monographs. 'Best Practices for Peer Review' will serve as a core resource… Read More
ELPUB Scientometrics Portal launched - June 8, 2016
A scientometrics installation has been created to understand the reach of the electronic publishing community in convergence with the 20th anniversary of the International Conference on Electronic Publishing (ELPUB). Funded by IOS Press and executed by the STKO Lab at the University of California, Santa… Read More
DirectCourse launches Person-Centered Counseling Training Program pilot for the No Wrong Door System through the Administration for Community Living - June 7, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier in collaboration with the Research and Training Center on Community Living (RTC/CL) at the University of Minnesota's Institute for Community Integration, has announced that its new Person-Centered Counseling Training courses are available to purchase. These courses were created after… Read More
American Academy of Ophthalmology to launch new scientific journal – Ophthalmology Retina - June 7, 2016
The American Academy of Ophthalmology has announced plans to launch a new scientific journal focused exclusively on retina-related eye diseases and conditions. The Academy is creating the Ophthalmology® Retina journal in response to the growing volume of high-quality research within the retina subspecialty of ophthalmology. It… Read More
ACCUCOMS unveils ‘The Aggregagent’ - June 6, 2016
ACCUCOMS, a provider of sales and representation services for publishers, has launched The Aggregagent to take high quality subject collections of content to the world's libraries. The Aggregagent allows publishers to access a greater market for their publications, without compromising brand or… Read More
Fourth profile in ARL series highlights digital scholarship support at ARL member libraries - June 6, 2016
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published the fourth profile in a series highlighting digital scholarship support at ARL member libraries. The latest installment in this series features the work of the University of Florida Libraries. The University of Florida profile presents a brief history… Read More
Consumer Wellness Center launches new open source science journal – Natural Science Journal - June 3, 2016
Non-profit Consumer Wellness Center has announced the launch of a new peer-reviewed journal on food and environmental science. The journal, Natural Science Journal, focuses on independent science pursued by laboratories and scientists who have no financial ties to pharmaceutical companies, agribusiness giants or government funding sources.… Read More
Springer’s new Journal of Cognitive Enhancement to explore the theory and practice of improving human ‘brainpower’ - June 2, 2016
Springer, part of Springer Nature, a global research, educational and professional publisher, has announced the launch of the Journal of Cognitive Enhancement: Towards the integration of theory and practice, a new interdisciplinary psychology publication. The journal will contribute to a higher understanding of research aimed at… Read More
Emerald to publish National University’s Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching & Learning - June 2, 2016
National University (NU) has signed an agreement with academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing. Under the deal, Emerald will publish the University's Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching (JRIT&L). JRIT&L has been published for almost a decade by National University, a California-based… Read More
Nature Publishing Group in deal with the Chinese Society for Corrosion and Protection to co-publish npj Materials Degradation - June 1, 2016
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), part of Springer Nature, has reached an agreement with the Chinese Society for Corrosion and Protection (CSCP) to help address this global problem by co-publishing npj Materials Degradation. It will be the first highly selective and open access journal in… Read More
