Global research impact needs evidential support, says new Digital Research report - March 24, 2016
Digital Science, together with an international collaboration of leading higher education professionals and policy experts, has called on research institutions to demonstrate solid evidence of their impact on both society and the economy. As more countries hold research institutions accountable for the socio-economic impact of… Read More
Output of science and engineering publications by the US and China has almost reached parity, reveals NSB Science & Engineering Indicators 2016 - March 21, 2016
The NSB Science & Engineering Indicators 2016 report reveals that authors based in the US were responsible for 18.8% of global scientific output in 2015, while China-based authors accounted for 18.2%. This performance follows over a decade of 'catching-up' by China, which has seen its share… Read More
Digital Science and the UK Higher Education International Unit release new report on UK Universities, International Collaboration and Research Assessment - March 2, 2016
Digital Science and the UK Higher Education International Unit have released a report on UK Universities, International Collaboration and Research Assessment, focusing on international academic collaboration across the UK research base and on the implications of EU and global collaboration for universities,… Read More
New SSP survey to better understand challenges and needs of early career individuals in the scholarly communication field - February 19, 2016
The Society for Scholarly Publishing seeks to better understand the challenges and needs of early career individuals in the scholarly communication field. Early career professionals (with ten years or less of experience in the industry) are invited to participate in this study by completing a brief… Read More
Information prices will outstrip information management budget growth in 2016, says new Outsell report - February 17, 2016
Research and advisory firm Outsell, Inc. has announced publication of a new report, 2016 Information Pricing Study. Outsell's research indicates that planned price increases by content vendors will outstrip flat buyer budgets, leaving information managers with tough decisions, and content sellers with a battle for market… Read More
Zika crisis: Cambridge University Press produces free recommendations - February 12, 2016
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press has published a summary of evidence and recommendations in response to the outbreak of the Zika virus, focused on the risks for pregnant women. The report is provided free-of-charge as a public service in the current crisis. Zika virus has… Read More
Elsevier unveils landmark literature on India’s healthcare reforms - February 10, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier recently announced the launch of Health Care Reforms in India: Making Up for the Lost Decade, an authoritative and incisive look at India's healthcare system from the perspective of Rajendra Pratap Gupta, an expert healthcare observer as well as an influential and respected… Read More
ITHAKA S+R releases new report on costs of publishing scholarly monographs - February 8, 2016
AAUP heralds ITHAKA S+R's publication of 'The Costs of Publishing Monographs: Towards a Transparent Methodology.' The study, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and conducted by Nancy Maron and Kimberly Schmelzinger, developed a ground-up, activity-based methodology for… Read More
Wolters Kluwer releases complimentary Antimicrobial Stewardship Gap Analysis to help hospitals improve Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs - February 5, 2016
The Health division of Wolters Kluwer, a global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, has announced the release of a complimentary Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) Gap Analysis to help healthcare organisations evaluate and establish strategies for enhancing AMS programs in response… Read More
New report identifies datasets to be explored to increase the UK’s global competitive advantage in research and innovation - February 4, 2016
A wide range of datasets across the research and innovation landscape have been identified and described in a recently published report, setting out a plan for exploiting these to their full potential to help maintain and develop the UK's excellence in research and innovation. The UK Knowledge and Research Landscape:… Read More
