 Elsevier to publish The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety |
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STM publisher Elsevier and Joint Commission Resources, Inc. (JCR), a non-profit affiliate of The Joint Commission, have announced that Elsevier will be the new publisher of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety (JQPS), effective January 1, 2017. For the past 40 years, JQPS has self-published, serving as a key forum on the development, adaptation and/or implementation of innovative thinking, as well as on strategies, practices and issues in health care quality improvement. More Search for more news in this Category |
 ALPSP and The PA to host debate on Brexit and academic publishing at Frankfurt Book Fair |
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The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) and The PA will host a debate on the impact of Brexit on academic publishing at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair on October 20, 2016, 10:30 to 11:00 am, Publishing Perspectives Stage, Hall 6.0. With the UK set to leave the European Union, the impact on the publishing industry is still unknown. Speakers will be discussing this, and other implications for the publishers and learned societies in the UK and the broader impact for their businesses in Europe and globally. More Search for more news in this Category |
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Open-access journal eLife to start charging fees for all accepted papers |
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The open-access journal eLife is dropping one of its most distinctive features – free publishing. From 2017, it will charge a fee of $2,500 for all accepted papers. The journal will still depend on its backers to pay what it terms fixed costs, such as for technology platforms, infrastructure, marketing and other staff. More Search for more news in this Category |
 ICSTI to organise third webinar in partnership with NISO |
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The International Council for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI) will organise its third webinar themed ‘Enabling Innovations for Researcher Workflows and Scholarly Communication’ in close partnership with NISO. This webinar is scheduled for October 26, 2016, from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time USA). This webinar will focus on the usage of the innovative tools that have been developed to facilitate information sharing and collaboration in this changing environment. More Search for more news in this Category |
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The BMJ launches new series to get latest trial evidence into practice |
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The BMJ is launching a new series called ‘Rapid Recommendations’ – a collaboration with an international group of researchers and doctors, working together with patients – to quickly and reliably transform research evidence into clinical practice recommendations. The project also aims to tackle problems with guidelines. More Search for more news in this Category |
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McGraw-Hill Education acquires Redbird Advanced Learning |
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Learning science company McGraw-Hill Education has announced the acquisition of Redbird Advanced Learning, LLC, a leading digital personalised learning company that offers courses in K-12 math, language arts and writing and virtual professional development programs for educators. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. More Search for more news in this Category |
 Latest edition of Blogspeak now online |
| The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Joseph Esposito (Old Media, New Media, Data Media: Evolving Publishing Paradigms); Kent Anderson (Caught in the Middle – Can Publishers Resolve Contradictory Expectations?); Iván Farías Pelcastre and Flor González Correa (The current system of knowledge dissemination isn’t working and Sci-Hub is merely a symptom of the problem); Stacy Konkiel (What do syllabi-based altmetrics actually mean?); and Elizabeth Moylan (Recognition for review: rewarding contribution). Blogspeak includes blog posts relevant to the publishing industry, particularly STM publishing. Subscribers are invited to participate in the latest edition of Blogspeak Here. |
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