F1000Research brings static research figures to life - July 31, 2014
F1000Research has published a new research from Bjorn Brembs, professor of neurogenetics at the Institute of Zoology, Universitaet Regensburg, in Germany, with a proof-of-concept figure allowing readers and reviewers to run the underlying code within the online article. This represents an important leap forward for scientific… Read More
Open access articles have more views and downloads, reveals Nature Communications data - July 30, 2014
An independent statistical analysis of the articles published in Nature Communications, carried out by the Research Information Network (RIN), has found that open access (OA) articles are viewed three times more often than articles that are only available to subscribers. RIN also… Read More
MarketResearchReports.Biz adds Global Medical Publishing Market 2014-2018 report to its offering - July 30, 2014
MarketResearchReports.Biz has announced the addition of a new market research report 'Global Medical Publishing Market 2014-2018: Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends And Forecast' to its collection of research reports. According to the report, Global Medical Publishing market will decline at a CAGR of 0.56… Read More
Researchers positive about Open access but some uncertainty still remains, says 2014 Taylor & Francis Open Access Survey - July 1, 2014
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis has released the 2014 Taylor & Francis Open Access Survey. The survey asked researchers a series of questions on their perceptions of open access; their attitudes, values and understanding of it; and what they believe the future of research communication to… Read More
Thomson Reuters’ new study analyses patent data and scientific literature for clues to the next decade’s biggest breakthroughs - July 1, 2014
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has released The World in 2025: 10 Predictions of Innovation, a new report that predicts the landscape of science and technology in 2025 by mining global patent data and scientific literature. To conduct the study, researchers… Read More
Comparable academic institutions pay different prices for journal access, says PNAS report - June 23, 2014
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) recently published an analysis, according to which, comparable academic institutions pay different prices for journal access. A report published in ScienceInsider states that some universities are paying… Read More
Digital Science unveils Digital Research Reports - June 10, 2014
Digital Science, a technology company with a focus on the sciences, has announced the launch of Digital Research Reports, a new quarterly series of publications about research data and analytical possibilities in a practical, applied context. A massive volume and diversity of data is associated… Read More
ARL calls for proposals for SPEC survey topics 2015 - June 10, 2014
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is seeking proposals for 2015 SPEC survey topics. For 40 years ARL has gathered and disseminated data through the SPEC survey program to assist libraries in the continuous improvement of their management systems. Each year, ARL works with librarians in… Read More
Thomson Reuters releases Overcoming Clinical Challenges in BRIC Markets report - May 29, 2014
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced the release of Overcoming Clinical Challenges in BRIC Markets, a report exploring the benefits and challenges of conducting clinical trials in the pharmaceutical markets of the BRIC nations: Brazil, Russia, India and China. The recent… Read More
EDP Open survey reveals learned society attitudes towards Open Access - May 27, 2014
EDP Open, the Open Access publishing arm of EDP Sciences, has released the results of a survey to appraise attitudes toward Open Access amongst learned society publishers. The survey was answered by 33 learned societies and the results were further supplemented by a focus group held… Read More
