RSC to sponsor six challenges on scientific ideas crowdsourcing platform Marblar - October 31, 2012
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK, has teamed up with an Oxford University spin-out to sponsor six challenges on Marblar - a radical new online platform for finding applications for unused scientific discoveries. It is observed that over 95 percent of technologies developed in… Read More
Palgrave Pivot launches with publication of 21 new titles - October 30, 2012
Higher education publisher Palgrave Macmillan has announced the launch of Palgrave Pivot, a new initiative that seeks to break down the boundaries of publishing research. Palgrave Pivot has launched 21 new titles including Global and Transnational History, written by historian Akira Iriye; Media, Myth, and Society… Read More
SAE International offers technical standards and papers in customisable packages - October 29, 2012
Engineers and technical experts association SAE International has announced that it is now offering its full complement of technical standards and papers in a variety of subscription packages. The initiative is seen to be ideal for individuals and small businesses in the mobility industry, providing affordable… Read More
ISSCR set to launch OA journal, Stem Cell Reports - October 26, 2012
The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) has announced the launch of a new online, open-access journal - Stem Cell Reports. With a focus on shorter, single-point articles, Stem Cell Reports will publish high-quality, peer-reviewed research presenting conceptual or practical advances across the breadth of… Read More
Thieme publishes updated edition of bestselling manual on endoscopic sinus surgery - October 25, 2012
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has announced that 'Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, Third Edition,' recently published by Thieme, has been updated and expanded to include three new chapters on anatomy of the sphenoid, surgery of the craniocervical junction, and management of carotid artery and other major… Read More
Mary Ann Liebert releases preview issue of ‘Big Data’ at Strata + Hadoop World event - October 24, 2012
Publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., US, has released a preview issue of Big Data, its new journal, at the Strata + Hadoop World conference in New York City. The publication is projected as a highly innovative, open access journal that will publish peer-reviewed content without author… Read More
BioOne and Dartmouth collaborate with other research universities to launch new OA publishing programme – Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene - October 24, 2012
BioOne, US, a web-based aggregator of research in biological, ecological and environmental sciences, and Dartmouth have announced the forthcoming launch of Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, a new open-access publishing programme. Elementa was created through a collaboration among BioOne, Dartmouth, and several other leading research… Read More
Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements journal publishes first articles with the support of The Charlesworth Group and CDRS - October 23, 2012
New OA peer-reviewed medical journal Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements (TOHM) has published its first articles with the support of The Charlesworth Group and the Center for Digital Research and Scholarship, Columbia University Libraries/Information Services (CDRS). TOHM centers on tremor and hyperkinetic movement disorders, giving… Read More
Elsevier launches Core Measures in Quality and Safety section of Mosby’s Nursing Consult - October 19, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of Core Measures in the Quality and Safety section of Mosby's Nursing Consult. Core Measures is in addition to content on CMS Never Events and Medication Safety already available in Nursing Consult. The Quality and Safety section of… Read More
Thomson Reuters adds oil refinery alerts from Genscape to desktop product Eikon - October 19, 2012
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters, US, has announced the addition of oil refinery data to Thomson Reuters Eikon, its desktop product for financial traders, through an exclusive agreement with Genscape. The agreement will purportedly enable Thomson Reuters Eikon customers to gain significant… Read More
