Springer Nature charts rapid growth in open access articles by UK authors - May 17, 2018
Springer Nature has released a new report, Gold open access in the UK: Springer Nature's transition. The report outlines how Springer Nature has been able to deliver rapid growth in gold open access (OA) articles in the UK. In the five years… Read More
Publishers welcome 2018 USTR Special 301 Report Addressing Copyright Protection and Enforcement Issues - April 30, 2018
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has welcomed the release of the 2018 Special 301 Report by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). The Report highlights key markets in which publishers have significant copyright concerns and face market-access barriers. The… Read More
Reuters releases top 100 Europe’s Most Innovative Universities ranking - April 26, 2018
Reuters has released its third annual ranking of Europe's Most Innovative Universities in partnership with Clarivate Analytics. The list is based on empirical data including patent filings from Derwent Innovation and research paper citations from the Web of Science. The list identifies… Read More
RUR Rankings Agency releases 2018 World University Ranking, powered by Web of Science Data - April 17, 2018
Round University Ranking (RUR) Rankings Agency has published its annual World University Rankings, which evaluates the performance of 761 universities around the world. The ranking methodology is based on three key principles: inclusiveness, balance, and stability. Performance is measured against 20 indicators related to teaching, research, international diversity, and financial… Read More
Wolters Kluwer-Rockburn Institute study links evidence-based clinical decision support to higher value-based care scores - April 16, 2018
Wolters Kluwer Health has released the results of a study conducted in partnership with the Rockburn Institute that revealed when nurses use Lippincott Advisor and Lippincott Procedures at the bedside, hospitals' Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) scores went up. Notably, the study found that hospitals using both evidence-based… Read More
Invitation to complete survey on how archives and special collection repositories are being cited in publications - April 4, 2018
Research Libraries UK, in partnership with The National Archives and Jisc, have recently commissioned TheResearchBase to undertake a commissioned study into the citation of archive and special collection holding repositories within academic publications ('Citation Capture'). As a part of this important… Read More
Springer Nature publishes first Responsible Business report – Discover More - March 28, 2018
Springer Nature has launched its first Responsible Business report since the creation of the company through merger in 2015. The report, entitled Discover More, outlines how Springer Nature helps the communities it serves to advance discovery and learning and tracks the environmental and social impacts of… Read More
Digital delivery breathes new life into professional books and scholarly monographs, says new Simba report - March 23, 2018
Media and publishing intelligence firm Simba Information has released a report titled 'Scholarly & Professional E-Book Publishing 2018-2022.' The report examines the scholarly and professional market including e-books in law, business, scientific and technical, medical, and social science and humanities. It found… Read More
Japan continues to decline in its overall contribution to high-quality scientific output, new analysis from the Nature Index reveals - March 22, 2018
A new analysis from the Nature Index has revealed that Japan continues to decline in its overall contribution to high-quality scientific output. A further fall of 3.7% in 2017 deepens the 19.6% decrease recorded by the Nature Index between 2012 and 2016. Japan's share of the… Read More
New Springer Nature report looks at researchers’ challenges in sharing data across geographic borders and disciplines - March 21, 2018
A recent report from Springer Nature reveals strong support for data sharing globally, yet identifies a number of common problems amongst researchers when they endeavour to share their data. However, the report also shows variations between nations and disciplines in the proportion of researchers sharing their… Read More
