New materials research journals from IOP Publishing now open for submissions - September 19, 2013
IOP Publishing (IOP), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Institute of Physics, has announced that three of its latest materials research journals are now open for article submissions. Announced in July 2013 as part of a further expansion of IOP's materials programme, the three journal websites… Read More
Mary Ann Liebert introduces preview issue of MOOCs Forum - September 19, 2013
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers has introduced a preview issue of MOOCs Forum, a new publication dedicated to the development and sustainability of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). The burgeoning coverage of MOOCs in the press extols their potential. But within the communities of education, industrial… Read More
EBSCO releases two audiobook subscription collections - September 18, 2013
Library resources provider EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has released two new subscription collections - AudiobookPremier Collection and AudiobookYouth Collection. EBSCO's audiobook subscription collections allow libraries to subscribe to a growing collection of audiobooks for an annual fee with additional titles added regularly at no additional cost.… Read More
The Biodiversity Data Journal now readable by humans and machines - September 18, 2013
Academic publisher Pensoft Publishers has announced that the recently launched Biodiversity Data Journal (BDJ) and the associated Pensoft Writing Tool (PWT), offer several innovations - some of them unique - at every stage of the publishing process. The workflow allows for authoring, peer-review and dissemination to… Read More
Elsevier Reference Modules now available on ScienceDirect - September 17, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the availability of Elsevier Reference Modules on ScienceDirect, which allow researchers to access updated reference content as science progresses. Reference Modules combine thousands of related reference work articles into one source of trustworthy information that is continuously updated by experts.… Read More
Platts launches Platts Market Data – Sugar daily data package - September 16, 2013
Energy and metals information provider Platts, a division of McGraw Hill Financial, recently launched Platts Market Data – Sugar, a comprehensive, daily data package containing global price assessments and freight rates for raw and white sugar from Brazil, Thailand, Europe and other locations. Aimed at… Read More
SPIE set to launch Journal of Medical Imaging in early 2014 - September 13, 2013
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has announced that it will launch the Journal of Medical Imaging (JMI) in early 2014. The journal will cover fundamental and translational research and applications focused on photonics in medical imaging. Dr. Maryellen Giger, A.N. Pritzker Professor of… Read More
Royal Society of Chemistry integrates new online metrics monitoring into its scientific journals - September 12, 2013
The Royal Society of Chemistry has integrated a new system for monitoring article-level metrics into a selection of its scientific journals. The metrics are provided by London-based start-up Altmetric. The new service extracts online mentions of scholarly articles from social media, newspapers, blogs and other… Read More
Elsevier publishes seven new volumes of New and Future Developments in Catalysis - September 11, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier has announced publishing seven new volumes of New and Future Developments in Catalysis edited by Steven Suib. These are being presented in Indianapolis at the ongoing Chemistry in Motion, the American Chemical Society's annual meeting being held from September 8-12. The seven… Read More
Knovel unveils new cloud-based platform - September 10, 2013
Knovel, the US-based provider of a Web-based application that integrates technical information with analytical and search tools, has unveiled a fully redesigned platform offering more precise search results, a simplified user interface, enhanced navigation capabilities and more – all in an effort to help engineers do… Read More
