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Altmetric launch Badges for Books – new chapter-level insights for thousands of scholarly books
Launching on Routledge Handbooks Online, Altmetric Badges for Books enables publishers to provide an at-a-glance summary of the online attention a published book and its individual chapters have received. Now available on content that is identified by ISBN (International Standard Book Number), the distinctive Altmetric donut badges and associated details page provide authors, editors and readers with a real-time record of mentions from mainstream media, public policy documents, online reference managers, blogs, social media, and post-publication peer review platforms.
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Emerald invited to take part in Kudos/ScholarOne pilot
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing has announced that it is one of a select number of publishers to have been invited to take part in the pilot of a new partnership between Kudos and Thomson Reuters’ ScholarOne. Kudos is an online service – free for Emerald authors to use – that helps researchers and their institutions and funders maximise the visibility and impact of their published articles.
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Dr. Thomas Faulkenberry named associate editor for the Journal of Psychological Inquiry
Dr. Thomas Faulkenberry, assistant professor of psychology at Tarleton State University, has been appointed Associate Editor for the Journal of Psychological Inquiry (JPI), devoted to highlighting undergraduate research in psychology. JPI is one of the few journals to accept contributions from undergraduate students, including scholarly work that encompasses a broad range of investigation, literature reviews and historical articles covering any topical area in the psychological sciences.
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RCUK seeks members for its new Open Access Practitioners Group
Research Councils UK (RCUK) is seeking members for its new Open Access Practitioners Group to share best practice, discuss issues and provide sector insight to improve the implementation of the RCUK Policy on Open Access. The group is being established in response to a recommendation in Professor Sir Bob Burgess’ independent review of the implementation of the RCUK Policy on Open Access, published in March 2015 after the first year of the policy’s introduction.
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American Psychological Association appoints Brenda Carter as publisher, APA Books
The American Psychological Association has announced the appointment of Brenda Carter as publisher, APA Books. The APA Books publishing program meets the needs of scholars, clinicians, researchers and students in all areas of psychology and related fields with more than 900 active titles, including the ‘Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association®,’ the official guide to APA Style®.
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Jeremy Berg named editor-in-chief of Science
Jeremy Berg, a biochemist and administrator at the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) in Pennsylvania, will become the next editor-in-chief of Science magazine, effective July 1. A former director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) who has a longstanding interest in science policy, Berg will succeed Marcia McNutt, who is stepping down to become president of the National Academy of Sciences. The announcement was made by the board of AAAS, which publishes Science.
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Consortium of Academic and Special Libraries of Saskatchewan selects Ex Libris Alma and Primo solutions
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that the Consortium of Academic and Special Libraries of Saskatchewan (CASLS) has selected the Ex Libris Alma® resource management service and Primo® discovery and delivery solution to create a unified resource management and discovery environment that offers comprehensive and convenient access to library materials. Alma and Primo will replace Voyager and SirsiDynix Symphony.
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