Springer’s new online initiative highlights research that addresses today’s pressing global issues - April 4, 2016
Springer, part of Springer Nature, a global research, educational and professional publisher, has announced the launch of a new online initiative called Change the World, One Article at a Time: Must-Read Articles from 2015. The initiative focuses on articles published in 2015 in Springer journals… Read More
IOP Publishing and Editage partner to launch IOP Editing Services - April 1, 2016
Editage, the flagship brand of Cactus Communications (CACTUS), has partnered with IOP Publishing, a publisher of academic research in physics and engineering, to provide manuscript preparation services to authors through IOP Editing Services. Editage, a leader in English-language editing and publication support… Read More
Elsevier launches Rhizosphere, a multidisciplinary journal on the interactions between plant roots, soil organisms, nutrients, and water - March 31, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of Rhizosphere, a multidisciplinary journal devoted to publishing research on the interactions between plant roots, soil organisms, nutrients, and water. This field of research has developed rapidly in the past years, and has the potential to contribute to important… Read More
Elsevier launches new journal – Forensic Chemistry - March 30, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of Forensic Chemistry, a new international chemistry journal serving the needs of the forensic science community. The journal publishes high quality manuscripts focusing on the theory, research and application of chemical science to forensic analysis. The scope of the… Read More
IEEE Computer Society Digital Library expands to over 600k articles and papers - March 28, 2016
The IEEE Computer Society has announced the expansion of their Computer Society Digital Library (CSDL) to include over 600,000 in-depth, peer-reviewed articles and papers from experts throughout the technology field. This expansion represents over 30 percent more documents than any other research and study tool… Read More
Portland Press launches two new journals – Neuronal Signaling and Emerging Topics in Life Sciences - March 24, 2016
Academic publisher Portland Press has announced the launch of two new journals - Neuronal Signaling and Emerging Topics in Life Sciences - promoting and sharing high quality internationally-recognised life science research. Neuronal Signaling will focus on all aspects of signaling within and between neurons. Publishing… Read More
New web service, SHERPA REF, to clarify journal compliance with REF - March 24, 2016
Jisc, in collaboration with the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), have announced the availability of SHERPA REF. SHERPA REF beta is a web service – funded and endorsed by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) – that allows authors and institutions… Read More
IEEE introduces four eLearning courses and a new Massive Open Online Course - March 24, 2016
IEEE has announced the availability of four new IEEE eLearning courses through the IEEE Standards University, and a new IEEE MOOC entitled Innovation and Competition: Succeeding through Global Standards. The IEEE Foundation Fund and the IEEE Life Members Fund provided funding for the MOOC, which… Read More
SAGE Publishing expands health journals portfolio, adds American Journal of Health Promotion - March 23, 2016
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has begun publishing the American Journal of Health Promotion (AJHP). AJHP is an outlet for research promoting healthy behaviours, initiatives and lifestyle changes, and has provided an international forum for researchers and practitioners for 30 years. A bimonthly journal, AJHP publishes research… Read More
Second out of three draft recommendations from the NISO Altmetrics Initiative now available for input from stakeholders - March 23, 2016
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) is seeking comments on the draft Altmetrics Definitions and Use Cases document, NISO RP-25-201X-1. The draft is an output of the NISO Altmetrics Initiative, a two-phase project aiming to address limitations and gaps that may hinder the adoption of altmetrics,… Read More
