 Thomson Reuters and BMJ Publishing collaborate to optimise peer review process |
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The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced a collaboration with British Medical Journals (BMJ), a publisher of healthcare research, to optimise the efficiency of the article peer-review process and solve the industry-wide problem of reviewer fatigue by utilizing ScholarOne Reviewer Locator, an extension of ScholarOne Manuscripts, the innovative peer-review and online submission program for scholarly publishers. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme |
 Elsevier forms Materials Science Council to support efforts of materials science research community worldwide |
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STM publisher Elsevier has announced that, together with leading experts in the field, it has established the Elsevier Materials Science Council, a discipline-specific initiative to raise the profile and support the efforts of the materials science research community across the globe. Over the next three years, in close coordination with Elsevier, the Council will undertake a raft of activities to help support the materials science research community. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme |
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Retraction Watch and PRE partner to support journals and editors in providing quality content |
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Retraction Watch, launched in 2010 in an effort to increase the transparency of the retraction process among scholarly publication, and PRE (Peer Review Evaluation), which was formed to support publishers in promoting trust and transparency related to peer review, will work together to share information related to article retractions. Services by both Retraction Watch and PRE are efforts to assist the scholarly community by promoting best practices in journal publishing. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme |
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Digital Science’s managing director Timo Hannay to feature in ALPSP’s Masters In Publishing Series |
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Digital Science’s managing director Timo Hannay will be interviewed as part of ALPSP’s Masters In Publishing Series. The series aims to provide an in-depth look at leaders in the industry whose innovations are charting new courses and whose successes are built on both taking and managing risk. The inclusion of an interactive online discussion means that the events offer a unique opportunity to participate in conversations with leading innovators in scholarly publishing. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme |
 IOS Press announces 2015 journal prices |
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STM publisher IOS Press has released its 2015 journal pricelist, which is available at www.iospress.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2015-Facts-sheet.pdf. Commencing its publishing activities in 1987, IOS Press serves the information needs of scientific and medical communities worldwide. The journal program now consists of more than 100 international, peer-reviewed journals on subjects ranging from computer science and mathematics to medicine and the natural sciences. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme |
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SHARE launches brand identity |
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The SHared Access Research Ecosystem (SHARE) has unveiled a logo and brand that reflects the initiative’s values and goals. SHARE is a higher education and research community initiative to ensure the preservation of, access to, and reuse of research outputs. SHARE aims to make the inventory of research assets more discoverable and more accessible, and to enable the research community to build upon these assets in creative and productive ways. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme |
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Reprints Desk announces availability of multilingual user interface for its Article Galaxy platform |
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Reprints Desk, Inc. has announced the availability of a multilingual user interface (UI) for its flagship research technology product, ArticleGalaxy. The new user interface expands the number of supported languages from English to Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Spanish and French languages, providing users with access in the language they prefer to powerful article search capabilities, a simple document delivery order form, and historical order information. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme |
 Latest edition of Blogspeak now online |
| The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Glyn Moody (Open Access definitions vary but authors must be reminded that giving up copyright is just folly); Kent Anderson (Exhibition Prohibition — Why Shouldn’t Publishers Celebrate an Improved Impact Factor?); Joe Wikert (How book publishers can build a compelling direct channel); David Crotty (When Crises Collide: The Tension Between Null Results and Reproducibility); and Mike Shatzkin (What makes books different). Blogspeak includes blog posts relevant to the publishing industry, particularly STM publishing. Subscribers are invited to participate in the latest edition of Blogspeak Here. |
