NISO Voting Members approve work on Recommended Practice for Retracted Research - September 23, 2021
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced that its proposed work item for a Communication of Retractions, Removals, and Expressions of Concern (CORREC) Recommended Practice has been approved by NISO Voting Members. Retracted research is published work that is withdrawn, removed, or otherwise invalidated from… Read More
New ACM Journal to explore latest trends in blockchain, cryptocurrencies and related technologies - September 22, 2021
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), has announced the launch of a new ACM journal, Distributed Ledger Technologies: Research and Practice (DLT). DLT is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal that publishes high quality research on the theory, application, development and evaluation of DLT technologies, including, blockchain, cryptocurrency, smart… Read More
The Publishers Association unveil author data collection toolkit - September 20, 2021
The Publishers Association has issued guidance for publishing businesses looking to gather data on protected characteristics of authors, illustrators, and translators. The toolkit, prepared by independent researchers following consultation with publishers, aims to help publishers navigate this area. It includes guidance on creating… Read More
The University of Buckingham Press unveils inaugural issue of the Journal of Medical Education Research - September 20, 2021
The University of Buckingham Press (UBP) has announced the release of the first issue of the Journal of Medical Education Research (JMER) published in conjunction with the University of Buckingham Medical School. In her editorial, editor-in-chief Dr. Bharathy Kumaravel outlines the thought-process behind… Read More
New NISO project to develop a Recommended Practice for Unique Electronic Resource Package Identifiers - September 15, 2021
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced a new project, recently approved by its voting members, to develop a Recommended Practice for Unique Electronic Resource Package Identifiers. Volunteers are now invited to join a new Working Group to create a set of draft recommendations for public… Read More
New Ex Libris Esploro research portal showcases scholarship and helps users find experts - September 14, 2021
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced the launch of new research portal capabilities in the Ex Libris Esploro™ research information management solution. With Esploro, institutions can deploy a fully branded portal that enables researchers, funders, industry stakeholders, and the public to access publications, explore researchers’ work,… Read More
Dental College of Georgia unveils new peer-reviewed journal of clinical dentistry - September 9, 2021
Dr. Todd R. Schoenbaum, professor in the Department of Restorative Sciences in the Dental College of Georgia, has launched a new journal, Dentistry Review, with one of the biggest medical and dental publishers in the industry - Elsevier. Dentistry Review is an international, open access, peer-reviewed… Read More
ACM publishes inaugural issue of new journal on evolutionary computation - September 8, 2021
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), has published the inaugural issue of ACM Transactions on Evolutionary Learning and Optimization (TELO), a new journal covering the field of evolutionary computation. The inaugural issue of TELO is free and open to the world. Evolutionary computation is a subfield… Read More
Founders of Mendeley, Kopernio and Publons join forces to launch Cassyni, a smart academic seminar platform to run and publish academic seminars - September 6, 2021
The former founders of Kopernio, Mendeley and Publons have joined forces to launch a new company – Cassyni. This team demonstrates an outstanding track record in building and scaling software platforms in the scholarly-tech space, which have improved the professional lives of millions of… Read More
Elsevier announces HESI® Readiness for NCLEX® Dashboard - September 2, 2021
Elsevier, a global leader in research publishing and information analytics, has announced the launch of HESI® Readiness for NCLEX® Dashboard, a new tool that empowers nursing program educators to determine and monitor change in students’ readiness for the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX), starting with their very… Read More
