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 IOP Publishing and APS commit to ORCID scheme |
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IOP Publishing and the American Physical Society (APS) have signed up to the ORCID Open Letter, committing to collecting ORCID iDs for authors submitting to their journals following stated best practices. ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) claims to be a not-for-profit organisation that provides a unique digital name, or iD, which identifies researchers and scholars, and distinguishes them from others with similar names. More Search for more news in this Category |
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SAGE Research Methods Video and Index on Censorship magazine receive awards for Publication Excellence |
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Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has announced that SAGE Research Methods Video has received an Award of Excellence and Index on Censorship magazine has received a Grand Award from the Annual Awards for Publication Excellence (APEX Awards). SAGE Research Methods Video is a collection of nearly 500 streaming videos launched in 2016 designed to teach students and researchers the research process. Index on Censorship is a magazine devoted to protecting and promoting free expression. More Search for more news in this Category |
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CABI merges with SciDev.Net to create stronger organisation for sustainable development |
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Scientific publisher CABI and SciDev.Net have agreed to merge, creating a stronger and more diverse combined organisation to help boost their shared mission to improve lives around the world. CABI claims to be an intergovernmental, not-for-profit organisation that improves people’s lives worldwide by providing information and applying scientific expertise to solve problems in agriculture and the environment. More Search for more news in this Category |
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RCUK confirms its Open Access block grant funding levels until 2020 |
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Research Councils UK (RCUK) has announced that the Open Access block grants will be continued at current levels for a further 2 years. The grants fund costs relating to articles published in peer reviewed journals that have resulted from RCUK funded research and which acknowledge Research Council Funding. More Search for more news in this Category |
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Altmetric badges now live on CSIRO Publishing platform |
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Alternative metrics provider Altmetric has announced that the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Publishing has integrated Altmetric data into its journal platform to highlight the online shares and discussion surrounding published articles. CSIRO Publishing is part of the federal government agency for scientific research in Australia, and publishes books, journals and magazines across a range of scientific disciplines. More Search for more news in this Category |
 Authorea integrates with bioRxiv to allow direct submission of preprints |
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Authorea, an online collaborative document editor for researchers, has announced a partnership and direct submission agreement with bioRxiv, a preprint server for biological research. The agreement enables researchers writing documents on Authorea to submit preprints directly to bioRxiv with one-click. More Search for more news in this Category |
 Equinox Publishing joins Aggregagent and ALPSP Collections |
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ACCUCOMS and Equinox Publishing Ltd have signed an agreement to include Equinox journals in Aggregagent. The journals will also be part of the ‘ALPSP Collections’, a series of packages of content from ALPSP members, within the Aggregagent framework. More Search for more news in this Category |
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| American Oil Chemists’ Society and Wiley announce new publishing partnership |
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Publisher John Wiley and Sons Inc. has announced that it has been selected by the American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS) as publishing partner for its scholarly journals in the science and technology of oils, fats, surfactants and related materials. Founded in 1909, AOCS is an international professional society with over 4,000 members. More Search for more news in this Category |
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Nominations for Elsevier’s innovation hub for biotech and pharmaceutical startups, The Hive, now open |
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Elsevier, the information analytics company specialising in science and health, has announced that applications and nominations for The Hive, its innovation hub for biotech and pharmaceutical startups, are now open. This year, at least eight leading-edge startups working on innovative goals will be chosen to become part of The Hive, with an unlimited number of places for exceptional candidates. More Search for more news in this Category |
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ProQuest and Karger Publishers partner to offer books via the OASIS platform |
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ProQuest has joined forces with Karger Publishers to offer books from this medical science publisher via the OASIS® platform. This partnership is the 9th formed between OASIS and a partner platform since August 2016. Through the OASIS search, selection and acquisition system, users enjoy simplified access to the broadest curated print and ebook title databases in the industry. More Search for more news in this Category |
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American Physical Society joins the Initiative for Open Citations |
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Scientific publication rates are on track to double every nine years. In order to help uncover scholarly links and scientific progress as revealed in citation data associated with the rapidly expanding numbers of publications, the American Physical Society (APS) has joined several other major publishers that make their publication reference data freely available in the public domain through the Initiative for Open Citations (I4OC). More Search for more news in this Category |
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Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. announces 2018 launch of new open access journal, Systems Medicine |
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Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers has announced the launch of Systems Medicine: Journal of Medical Systems Biology and Network Medicine, a new peer-reviewed open access journal that will address the urgent need for authoritative information on systems medicine and the integration of personalised medicine in clinical care. The Journal will yield major breakthroughs towards mechanism-based re-definitions of diseases for high-precision diagnostics and treatments. More Search for more news in this Category |
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HighWire Press appoints Mike Nicholis as Vice President, Global Professional Services |
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HighWire Press, Inc., a technology platform and strategic partner to world-leading scholarly publishers and societies, has announced the appointment of Mike Nicholis as Vice President, Global Professional Services. He joins HighWire from Verint Software where he led the North American Engagement Management Services organisation. More Search for more news in this Category |
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Atypon announces new features in latest release of Literatum |
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A fully integrated eReader, a new multi-user license framework, and three new login options are among the new features in Atypon’s latest release of Literatum, the most widely used and fully featured online publishing platform for the professional and scholarly publishing industry. The first of three regularly scheduled yearly updates, this release also includes Atypon Insights, a new business intelligence module that significantly upgrades Literatum’s reporting capabilities. More Search for more news in this Category |
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London Info International announces new webinar in collaboration with Clarivate Analytics |
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London Info International in collaboration with Clarivate Analytics has announced a webinar – What makes a world class university? The event is scheduled for July 20, 16.00 CEST, 15.00 BST, 10.00 EST. In this webinar Dr Jamil Salmi poses the question What makes a world class university? The importance of tertiary education for economic growth and competitiveness is increasingly recognised not just for middle-income and advanced countries, but also for low-income ones. More Search for more news in this Category |
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Brill acquires Sense Publishers |
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International scholarly publisher Koninklijke Brill N.V. has acquired all shares of Sense Publishers B.V. (Dordrecht, NL), effective July 1, 2017 upon completion of satisfactory due diligence. Brill and Sense Publishers signed an agreement to transfer all shares of Sense Publishers to Brill. More Search for more news in this Category |
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Future Medicine and Future Science announce new website launches |
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Future Science Group has launched redesigns of its websites FutureMedicine.com and Future-Science.com. Working closely with Atypon, the sites have been designed to provide quick and easy access to clear, well-structured and uncluttered article pages across all platforms and devices. More Search for more news in this Category |
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Support for the Initiative for Open Citations on the rise |
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Launched back in April, the Initiative for Open Citations (I4OC) aims for 100% of citation data to be freely available for re-use. This collaboration between publishers, researchers and other stakeholders is proving to be well on the way to achieving that goal. More Search for more news in this Category |
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Dryad and DANS collaborate for long-term preservation of rich research data repository |
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Dryad and DANS (Data Archiving and Networked Services) have announced a new collaboration to ensure long-term preservation and accessibility to curated scientific data. Over 50,000 researchers who have already deposited research data with Dryad can count on continuous open access to their data packages with an extra layer of security and recoverability as a result of this partnership. More Search for more news in this Category |
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New OpenCon report focuses on designing diverse, equitable and inclusive events |
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The organisers of OpenCon, a global community and conference series that aims to empower the next generation to advance openness in research and education, has released a report focused on minimising barriers to participation in conferences that convene academic communities. The report includes relevant lessons learned in organising the first three OpenCon global conferences, a conference planning checklist based on those learnings, and a self-assessment of OpenCon’s global meetings to date. More Search for more news in this Category |
| CAS announces 2017 SciFinder Future Leaders |
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CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society, has announced the 2017 SciFinder Future Leaders. Twenty-five international Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers will visit CAS headquarters in Columbus, OH, this August to collaborate on new initiatives to support the scientific community, including the latest CAS workflow solution, SciFindern. More Search for more news in this Category |
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Elsevier announces new book series on autism treatments |
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Elsevier, the information analytics company specialising in science and health, has announced the publication of a new book series, Critical Specialties in Treating Autism and Other Behavioral Challenges, edited by Jonathan Tarbox. The purpose of this series is to provide treatment manuals that address topics of high importance to practitioners working with individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other behavioral challenges. More Search for more news in this Category |
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American Psychological Association appoints George Kowal as senior director, sales and customer support |
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The American Psychological Association has appointed George Kowal as senior director, sales and customer support, responsible for sales performance across products and markets for APA’s nearly $100 million publishing organisation. He assumes the new post on July 10. APA’s sales and customer support team oversees all customer relations and contract management for APA’s online solutions, including PsycINFO, the discovery platform for the psychological sciences. More Search for more news in this Category |
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Wolters Kluwer Health appoints Jean-Claude Saghbini as CTO |
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Wolters Kluwer Health, a global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, has announced that Jean-Claude Saghbini has joined its executive management team as vice president and chief technology officer. In this role, Saghbini will spearhead the Health division’s technology strategy and roadmap including emerging technologies and innovations for healthcare professionals and patients. More Search for more news in this Category |
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PA appoints William Bowes as new General Counsel and Director of Policy |
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The Publishers Association has announced that William Bowes would be its new General Counsel and Director of Policy. William will join the PA from Cambridge University Press later this year, where he is currently General Counsel and Company Secretary, a position he has held since 2011. More Search for more news in this Category |
 Journal of Orthoptera Research joins Pensoft’s open access portfolio |
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The Orthopterists’ Society’s Journal of Orthoptera Research (JOR) has joined the growing portfolio of open access titles published on the Pensoft-developed journal publishing platform ARPHA (abbreviation for Authoring, Reviewing, Publishing, Hosting and Archiving). The first issue in collaboration with Pensoft is live on the new journal’s website as of June 2017. More Search for more news in this Category |
| Improved functionality on Taylor & Francis Online makes research more discoverable |
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Academic publisher Taylor & Francis Group has announced several new updates to the Taylor & Francis Online journals platform. It is the first significant refresh to the platform since its relaunch in August 2016, with the Group continuing to incorporate customer feedback to improve the user experience for all. Users can now enter a more specific set of search criteria, with options to filter by subject area, journal, and publication date. More Search for more news in this Category |
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AIP names information systems expert John Regazzi as board chair |
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The American Institute of Physics (AIP) has announced that its Board of Directors has selected information systems expert Dr. John Regazzi as its new chair. He begins his appointment September 10, 2017 and will preside at the board meeting in November. In his new role, Regazzi will be responsible for providing leadership to AIP’s Board of Directors and will lead their efforts to oversee governance, policy and corporate strategy for the institute. More Search for more news in this Category |
 MIT convenes ad hoc task force on open access to Institute’s research |
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MIT’s provost, in consultation with the vice president for research, the chair of the faculty, and the director of the libraries, has appointed an ad hoc task force on open access to MIT’s research. Convening the task force was one of the 10 recommendations presented in the preliminary report of the Future of Libraries Task Force. The open access task force, chaired by Class of 1922 Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Hal Abelson and Director of Libraries Chris Bourg, will lead an Institute-wide discussion of ways in which current MIT open access policies and practices might be updated or revised to further the Institute’s mission of disseminating the fruits of its research and scholarship as widely as possible. More Search for more news in this Category |
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Research and Markets adds ‘Analyzing the Publishing Industry in United States 2017’ report to their offering |
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Market research and data services provider Research and Markets has announced the addition of the ‘Analyzing the Publishing Industry in United States 2017’ report to their offering. The report begins with an analysis of the Global Publishing Industry and moves on to analyse the US publishing industry through an industry overview, market growth analysis by value, industry segmentation and an industry forecast up to 2020. Data analysed in the report ranges from 2011 to 2020. More Search for more news in this Category |
 Knowledge E expands Crossref partnership to become Sponsoring Publisher |
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Knowledge E has announced that it has become a Crossref Sponsoring Publisher. Being a sponsoring publisher means that Knowledge E can now provide Crossref services to scholarly societies and small publishers. Most academic societies and university presses in the Middle East are not Crossref members and Knowledge E can now expand the scope of their publishing service. More Search for more news in this Category |
 Latest edition of Blogspeak now online |
| The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: David S. Rovnyak and George C. Shields (How Undergraduate Research Drives Science Forward); John Bohannon (Hate journal impact factors? New study gives you one more reason); Datuk Dr Ahmad Ibrahim (Prioritise local science journals); Marilyn Deegan (What does the future hold for academic books?); and Jigisha Patel (Do peer review models affect junior doctors’ trust in journals?). 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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