Elsevier unveils new journal – Molecular Astrophysics STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of the Molecular Astrophysics, a new journal focusing on the formation of molecules in space. Editor-in-Chief Professor Alexander Tielens, astronomer at Leiden Observatory in the Netherlands, … Continue reading →

Wiley-Publons pilot program enhances peer-reviewer recognition Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced the launch of a six-month pilot program in partnership with Publons.com. The pilot enables peer reviewers for selected Wiley journals to get credit for their peer … Continue reading →

Registrations now open for upcoming ORCID Outreach Meeting The Open Research and Contributor ID (ORCID) has announced that registration for upcoming ORCID Outreach Meeting is now open. The ORCID Outreach Meeting is a joint conference, organised together with CASRAI, and … Continue reading →

The London Book Fair and the Publishers Association announce leaders in social & viral content as new speakers for Publishing for Digital Minds Conference The London Book Fair, in association with the Publishers Association, has confirmed a raft of new … Continue reading →

Elsevier announces second edition of the International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences STM publisher Elsevier has announced the forthcoming publication of the second edition of the International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, edited by Dr. James … Continue reading →

Thomson Reuters unveils nominations for Allicense 2015 Breakthrough Awards The Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters has unveiled the nominations for the Allicense 2015 Breakthrough Awards, honouring the leading deals of 2014 in Biopharmaceutical Licensing and Mergers and … Continue reading →

Ebooks are an ‘electronic service’ and subject to higher tax, rules EU court The EU’s highest court recently ruled that the European Union countries may not extend tax exemptions for books to include ebooks, adding that it considers downloadable ebooks … Continue reading →

De Gruyter partners with Scope to create MARC records from ONIX/Klopotek XML files Scope e-Knowledge Center (Scope), a leading provider of knowledge services and a Quatrro Global Services company, has announced its engagement with De Gruyter, a leading academic publisher … Continue reading →

NFAIS selects OCLC’s Mary Sauer-Games as new Board of Directors President The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAISTM), a membership association for the information services industry, has announced the selection of Mary Sauer-Games, OCLC Vice President of Product Management, … Continue reading →

SPARC announces theme for 8th International Open Access Week The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has announced that the theme for this year’s 8th International Open Access Week will be ‘Open for Collaboration.’ The theme highlights the ways … Continue reading →