UpToDate ranked as most-used clinical decision support resource, says study in JMLA - May 7, 2013
Information services provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that a study on the value of library and information services in patient care found UpToDate was the most used clinical decision support resource, second only to research studies. WK Health made the announcement at 'MLA '13,… Read More
Authors value rigorous peer review, says Taylor & Francis survey - May 6, 2013
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis has released the sixth in a series of press releases on the themes and findings of the Open Access (OA) Survey. In this survey, Taylor & Francis investigated authors' preferred methods of peer review suitable for their research. Taylor &… Read More
Digital sales accounted for 12 percent of UK publishers’ total revenues in 2012 - May 3, 2013
The Publishers Association (PA) has released the PA Statistics Yearbook according to which, digital sales accounted for 12 percent of UK publishers' total revenues of £3.3 billion in 2012. Publishers' total sales revenues - physical and digital - rose 4 percent. Total digital sales rose 66… Read More
Pearson survey shows high levels of personal tablet and smartphone use in elementary, middle and high schools - May 1, 2013
Pearson, a US-based provider of educational content and services, recently released a new study according to which students in the US strongly believe that mobile devices will improve education. According to the study, nine in ten of today’s elementary, middle and high school students believe… Read More
Taylor & Francis survey notes OA dichotomy among authors - April 25, 2013
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis has released the fifth in a series of press releases on the themes and findings of the Open Access Survey. In this survey, Taylor & Francis investigated authors' attitudes and values relating to the communication of research when publishing in open… Read More
iThenticate survey probes concerns of editors and editorial staff at scholarly publications - April 25, 2013
iThenticate, a US-based provider of professional plagiarism detection and prevention technology, has conducted a survey probing the concerns of editors and editorial staff at scholarly publications. Findings indicate that ethics issues top the list of their most pressing challenges. The survey results will be discussed at… Read More
Thomson Reuters releases ‘Research Fronts 2013: 100 Top Ranked Specialties in the Sciences and Social Sciences’ report - April 19, 2013
The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters has released its report, 'Research Fronts 2013: 100 Top Ranked Specialties in the Sciences and Social Sciences,' identifying 100 important research areas across multiple fields of science. By examining highly cited research papers from 2007 through 2012,… Read More
China’s trademark output more than tripled that of US, says Thomson CompuMark report - April 18, 2013
Thomson CompuMark, a Thomson Reuters Intellectual Property & Science business and global operator in trademark searching and brand protection solutions, has released its 2012 State of Trademarks report. The report tracks published trademark activity and identifies trends across the world's largest collection of trademark databases from186… Read More
Publishers’ online communities to double by 2015, says Bowker study - April 17, 2013
Publishing Technology, a publishing-specific software solutions provider, and Bowker Market Research have released the findings of the first US and UK research into the growth of academic and trade publishing online communities. The number of publisher-owned online communities is set to more… Read More
Taylor & Francis survey studies authors’ perceptions on benefits of open access - April 11, 2013
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis has released the fourth in a series of press releases on the themes and findings of the Open Access Survey. In this survey, Taylor & Francis explores authors' perceptions regarding the advantages and disadvantages of open access (OA). Popular opinion… Read More
