New portal for Canadian clinical research capabilities launched - June 8, 2015
The Canadian Clinical Trials Asset Map (CCTAM), a pan-Canadian database showcasing Canada's clinical research capacities, was launched in front of an audience of scientists, researchers and policymakers, by Senator Kelvin K. Ogilvie. The CCTAM will help Canada regain its position as a leading destination for clinical… Read More
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. launches six-month pilot program in partnership with F1000Research - June 5, 2015
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced the launch of a six-month pilot program in partnership with F1000Research. The pilot offers authors whose articles do not meet the specific criteria for publication in five Wiley journals the option to submit their manuscript to F1000Research, giving… Read More
SpringerOpen expands Japanese society open access journals portfolio - June 4, 2015
Surgical Case Reports is now being published by SpringerOpen and it will soon be joined by JA Clinical Reports and IPSJ Transactions on Computer Vision and Applications. The addition of these journals to the portfolio adds to the growing number of Japanese society open access journals… Read More
SAGE set to publish Evolutionary Psychology - June 4, 2015
Academic publisher SAGE has announced that it will begin publishing Evolutionary Psychology, an open access journal focused on the evolutionary origins of human behaviour, beginning July, 2015. First published in 2003, Evolutionary Psychology publishes research that examines human psychology and behaviour from an evolutionary perspective… Read More
IOP Publishing launches new journal Flexible and Printed Electronics - June 3, 2015
Non-profit scientific publisher IOP Publishing (IOP) has announced the launch of Flexible and Printed Electronics (FPE), an international, peer-reviewed journal devoted to publishing cutting edge research across all aspects of printed, plastic, flexible, stretchable, and conformable electronics. Flexible and Printed Electronics is the first journal to… Read More
Elsevier and People’s Medical Publishing House launch English edition of Healthy China 2020: Strategic Research Report - June 1, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier and People's Medical Publishing House (PMPH) has launched the English edition of Healthy China 2020: Strategic Research Report, an authoritative documentation of China's healthcare reforms by the country's former Minister of Health, Chen Zhu, who served as Editor-in-Chief. Originally published in Chinese in… Read More
New research shows impact of open data on agriculture and nutrition - June 1, 2015
The Global Open Data in Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) initiative, of which CABI is a partner, released new research in collaboration with the Open Data Institute (ODI): How can we improve agriculture, food and nutrition with open data? Launched at the 3rd International Open Data Conference… Read More
PeerJ Computer Science publishes first peer-reviewed articles - May 29, 2015
Open access publisher PeerJ has announced the publication of its first peer-reviewed articles in PeerJ Computer Science, a new cross-disciplinary open access journal publishing articles across all fields of computer science. PeerJ Computer Science first started accepting preprints and submissions for peer-reviewed articles in February this… Read More
HEFCE launches new interactive mapping service to help universities and colleges collaborate with business - May 29, 2015
The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has launched a new interactive mapping service to help universities and colleges collaborate with business. The six maps – which chart the size, industry sector and characteristics of small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in England – will… Read More
Elsevier launches new comprehensive online training program to help nursing students master practical skills - May 28, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has launched Clinical Skills, a new comprehensive online training program to help nursing students master practical skills across the entire nursing curriculum. Based on Elsevier's Mosby's Skills for clinicians, Clinical Skills is specifically adapted for the needs of nursing students before they… Read More
