F1000Research drives evolution of open science publishing - April 23, 2013
F1000Research, an Open Access life-sciences journal launched in January 2013, has pioneered a uniquely fast and transparent Open Science Publishing model enabling research papers to be published within a week. After analysing its first few months, F1000Research shares that on average, articles go live within seven… Read More
DEStech Publications announces inaugural issue of The Journal on Multifunctional Composites - April 19, 2013
DEStech Publications, Inc., best known for advanced publications in engineering and science, has announced the inaugural issue of The Journal of Multifunctional Composites, edited by Dr. Gaurav Nilakantan of the University of Southern California. The Journal of Multifunctional Composites is dedicated to identifying and publishing… Read More
Elsevier launches Japanese user interface to Scopus - April 18, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of a Japanese user interface to Scopus. The interface provides Japanese users with the ability to find their way through the product in their local language. Japanese users will now be able to find the research information they… Read More
ADHA launches Journal of Dental Hygiene on HighWire - April 17, 2013
The American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) has announced that the Journal of Dental Hygiene (JDH) has launched on the HighWire Open Platform. The Journal of Dental Hygiene is the premier, peer-reviewed scientific research publication for dental hygienists. Starting in 2013, as… Read More
Thieme publishes Latin version of ‘Gold Standard Atlas of Anatomy’ - April 16, 2013
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, recently published the Atlas of Anatomy Latin Nomenclature, Second Edition. The resource is the Latin version of the latest edition of Anne Gilroy et al.'s Atlas of Anatomy, which became a bestseller by promoting the process of learning anatomy while… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education launches SCOREboard Adaptive Learning Program to help students prepare for AP Exams - April 15, 2013
McGraw-Hill Education, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., US, has announced the launch of McGraw-Hill SCOREboard, the first AP exam preparation tool built on adaptive technology to help students build the skills and background knowledge they need to succeed on their AP exams. The initiative… Read More
New OCLC Library Spotlight program to increase online visibility for libraries - April 15, 2013
Library information provider OCLC, US, has announced that libraries can now increase their visibility on the Web by registering basic local information with the OCLC Library Spotlight program - a free service that works with popular Web services to promote libraries. Yelp, the popular local directory… Read More
Nanomedicine publishes special issue on regenerative medicine and tissue engineering - April 15, 2013
Nanomedicine, the international peer-reviewed monthly journal published by Future Medicine Ltd, has published a special focus issue on the topic 'Advanced nanobiomaterials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.' Guest edited by leading researchers in the field from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, the special issue contains cutting-edge… Read More
ProQuest to demo cloud-based collaboration platform for research materials - April 12, 2013
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has announced that it will demo its new RefWorks Flow, a cloud-based collaboration platform for research materials, at the UKSG and Association of College and Research Libraries conferences. Attendees at the conferences can expect to get a look at… Read More
Elsevier and Security Executive Council launch Elsevier’s Security Executive Council Risk Management Portfolio - April 11, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and Security Executive Council (SEC), a research and advisory services firm for risk mitigation solutions, has launched Elsevier's Security Executive Council Risk Management Portfolio at ISC West in Las Vegas. This new content equips executives, practitioners and educators with proven information and… Read More