Joint white paper covering Semantic Interoperability for the Internet of Things - December 21, 2016
Technical professional organisation IEEE and the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) have announced their collaborative role in the publication of a joint white paper entitled Semantic Interoperability for the Web of Things in conjunction with organisations closely tied to the advancement of the… Read More
KLAS Clinical Decision Support 2016 report features two EBSCO Health clinical resources as top performing point-of-care reference tools for disease/drug reference - December 7, 2016
Two EBSCO Health clinical resources were the top performing point-of-care reference tools for disease/drug reference in the KLAS Clinical Decision Support 2016 report. KLAS, a research firm that specialises in monitoring and reporting the performance of healthcare vendors, found that DynaMed™/DynaMed Plus® and Nursing Reference Center™… Read More
Elsevier partners with the US National Cancer Moonshot Initiative to launch first assessment of cancer research on global scale - December 6, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that the first installment of a benchmark report on worldwide cancer research activity. The report, designed to help inform and extend the effectiveness of the White House National Cancer Moonshot Initiative, together with an online Cancer Moonshot Resource Center, are part… Read More
Formatting and avoiding errors in the final digital output are hot topics for publishing professionals, says Data Conversion Laboratory and Bowker’s Digital Publishing Survey - November 29, 2016
Data Conversion Laboratory, Inc. (DCL) and Bowker have delivered the results of their 2016 Digital Publishing Survey, and the answers point to worries over quality and consistency when content goes from print to digital. The survey was jointly conducted by DCL, an… Read More
New study proposes pragmatic scenario for transitioning the publication system towards Open Access - November 22, 2016
The Swiss National Science Foundation in collaboration with the Scientific Information programme (SUC P-2) run by swissuniversities has initiated a study, which for the first time, has developed scenarios for restructuring transitioning Switzerland's scientific publication system towards Open Access (OA). The study recommends a model that… Read More
U-M Library and Knowledge Unlatched survey to focus on the scalability of OA monographs in the humanities and social sciences - November 18, 2016
In June 2016 the University of Michigan Library (U-M Library) and Knowledge Unlatched (KU) began a collaboration 'to study and overcome remaining obstacles to the spread of Open Access (OA) scholarly publishing in the Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS).' One of the products of this partnership… Read More
Collaboration between British and EU scientists increased over the four years prior to the UK’s Brexit vote, reports Nature Index - November 17, 2016
According to the Nature Index, collaboration between British and EU scientists increased over the four years prior to the UK's Brexit vote. The index's data show that, on average, cross-channel partnerships were producing 26% more high-quality research in 2015 than in 2012, with the average collaboration… Read More
Open Access books set to grow 30% a year through 2020, says Simba report - November 14, 2016
Media and publishing intelligence firm Simba Information has released a report titled 'Open Access Book Publishing 2016-2020.' The report notes that while the movement to unlock the vaults of scientific, technical and medical (STM) research is revolutionizing academic journal publishing, scholarly and… Read More
Chinese researchers responsible for ‘fake peer review’ scandals, says study - November 10, 2016
The BMJ-run Postgraduate Medical Journal published a study, according to which, efforts by China’s government and scientific bodies to root out academic misconduct and encourage publishing ethics may help to remedy the problem. The study, titled, Characteristics of retractions related to fake peer reviews, published in the September issue, further… Read More
Association of Research Libraries publishes Funding Article Processing Charges, SPEC Kit 353 - November 2, 2016
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released Funding Article Processing Charges (APCs), SPEC Kit 353, an exploration of the strategies that ARL member institutions are using to address APCs. This SPEC Kit covers how the funds are established and how they are handled (e.g.,… Read More
