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Elsevier to be lead sponsor of 2016 ICIS Innovation Awards
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that it will be the lead sponsor of the 2016 ICIS Innovation Awards, which recognises companies for innovative chemical products and processes that solve customer and business needs and create value through pioneering approaches to business, the environment and sustainability. Elsevier and ICIS are also co-launching the new Alpha Innovator of the Year award category, which will recognise chemists, engineers and other R&D and manufacturing professionals for demonstrating exceptional leadership and expertise in product development and process improvement.
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Thomson Reuters and The New Partnership for Africa’s Development announce strategic partnership to accelerate pace of innovation
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced a strategic partnership with The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) to spearhead the development and monitoring of innovative output across the region. NEPAD is one of the African Union’s key technical bodies leading socio-economic development, providing tangible methods to advance the continental economy.
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PlumX Metrics to help University of Helsinki measure reach of research
The University of Helsinki has become the first university in Finland to use altmetrics provided by PlumTM Analytics, an EBSCO company, to gain greater insight into the research output of its scholars. Departments in several different disciplines are using PlumX Dashboard to monitor and quantify the digital footprint of its research, and in the process, are seeing how the instant feedback these metrics offer can be useful alongside standard academic citations when analysing how its research is being used.
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Brill Books now indexed by Google Scholar
Academic publisher Brill has announced that its edited book volumes will be indexed by Google Scholar, an influential web search engine for the scholarly world. The publisher has adjusted its Books and Journals platform to allow book content to be indexed by Google Scholar, thus improving the discoverability of this content. The adjustments have been made in close cooperation with platform provider Ingenta.
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APA launches new journal to support innovation in psychological practice
The American Psychological Association has announced the publication of a new journal serving practitioners through clinical, practical and applied research articles on standards, practices and methods in the training (both graduate and postgraduate) of mental health professionals. To be published quarterly, Practice Innovations (ISSN 2377-889X), is designed as a cross-disciplinary publication with a multi-theoretical scope that supports innovation and the highest standards of care in mental health practice.
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Open Preservation Foundation and Nationale Coalitie Digitale Duurzaamheid sign MoU
The Open Preservation Foundation (OPF) and the Nationale Coalitie Digitale Duurzaamheid (NCDD) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build a collaborative partnership to address digital preservation. Signed by Joachim Jung, Executive Director of the OPF, and Marcel Ras, Executive Director of the NCDD, the MOU sets out how the two organisations will work together.
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Cenveo Publisher Services releases iPROSE: 40 Years of Excellence in Scholarly Publishing
Cenveo Publisher Services, a division of Cenveo, Inc., and Professional and Scholarly Publishing (PSP) have announced the availability of iPROSE: 40 Years of Excellence in Scholarly Publishing. Available for free download on any iOS device via the Cenveo Mobile app, iPROSE honours the PROSE Awards’ 40th anniversary.
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