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AAAS acquires Peer Review Evaluation service to help promote transparency and public trust in science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), publisher of the Science family of journals, has announced the acquisition of ‘Peer Review Evaluation’ (PRE), a web-based service that promotes public trust in science by making the review of original research more transparent and verifiable. Offering benefits to readers, publishers, and authors, PRE can be customised to display details about how research articles have been assessed.
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BioMed Central launches Archives of Physiotherapy journal in partnership with the Italian Society of Physiotherapy and the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland
Open access publisher BioMed Central has launched Archives of Physiotherapy in partnership with the Italian Society of Physiotherapy and the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland. Archives of Physiotherapy is one of the few open access journals specializing solely in the subject of physiotherapy. The article-processing charges (APCs) will be covered on behalf of authors by both organisations for the first four years of publication.
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Wiley partners with the University of Delaware to support extension of graduate education to new student markets
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced a new partnership with the University of Delaware that will support the extension of the University’s graduate education to new student markets. The partnership will help grow the current online Master of Education in Teacher Leadership program, and bring the current Master of Public Administration, Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Master of Science in Cybersecurity degrees fully online.
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Hindawi concludes in-depth investigation into peer review fraud
As a result of an internal verification process, Hindawi’s staff has identified three Editors who appear to have subverted the peer review process by creating fraudulent reviewer accounts and using these accounts to submit favourable review reports. In total, Hindawi identified 32 articles that were recommended for publication on the basis of review reports from these fraudulent reviewer accounts. After consulting with COPE in order to determine the appropriate course of action for the 32 articles, Hindawi is now moving ahead with a re-review process, and will be working with COPE to ensure that any articles that need to be retracted are handled in accordance with COPE guidelines.
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ARL promotes Gary Roebuck to Director of Administration and Operations
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has promoted Gary Roebuck to director of administration and operations, effective July 1, 2015. Roebuck has been with ARL since 2007, most recently as director of information technology. In his new role, he will oversee the day-to-day operations of ARL and will manage IT, fiscal, and human resources.
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Emerald and Kudos extend partnership after authors benefit from record pilot
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing has extended its partnership with Kudos – an online platform that helps increase the impact of published articles – to roll out the value-add service for Emerald authors. The move follows a successful trial period in 2014, the results of which were very encouraging with Emerald authors showing the highest level of activity across the Kudos trial, illustrating the interest of Emerald authors in broadening the reach and impact of their research.
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