Monthly Archives: May 2017

Wiley launches new OA journal in collaboration with Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery Publisher Wiley has launched a new open access journal, Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, published in collaboration with the Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery (JSGS). Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery is an international, peer-reviewed title publishing high-quality research from across the fields of surgery,… Read More »

Paula Stephan and Jeffrey Mervis to be featured keynote presenters at the Society for Scholarly Publishing 39th Annual Meeting The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) has announced that its keynote speakers for the SSP 39th Annual Meeting to be held May 31-June 2 in Boston, MA, will be Paula Stephan and Jeffrey Mervis. While Stephan… Read More »

CAS and Charles River Laboratories announce multi-year agreement for SciFinder CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society, and Charles River Laboratories have agreed to a multi-year agreement for SciFinder, ensuring the organisation’s scientists can efficiently access the extensive CAS collection of the most complete and accurate scientific information available. SciFinder is the world-renowned scientific… Read More »

Scope e-Knowledge to exhibit and present at the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) Meeting Scope e-Knowledge Center, an award winning services partner to publishers and information providers worldwide, will be attending and presenting at the Society for Scholarly Publishing meeting, May 31 – June 2 in Boston, Massachusetts USA. SSP attendees can meet with Scope… Read More »

Clarivate Analytics and Digital Measures partner to integrate Web of Science and InCites content into Activity Insight For many academic institutions, keeping faculty activity and profiles up to date is a time-consuming data entry exercise. With the newly announced partnership between Clarivate Analytics and Digital Measures, Web of Science and InCites content is now integrated… Read More »

Springer celebrates 175 years since its founding Scientific publisher Springer is celebrating its 175th company anniversary. The foundations for today’s company were laid on May 10, 1842 when Julius Springer, at the age of 25, opened his bookstore and publishing house in Berlin. His aim was to bring current and accurate scientific findings to the… Read More »

Springer Nature’s MyCopy service now available for library users in Israel Springer Nature’s MyCopy service is now available for library users in Israel. MyCopy allows patrons of registered libraries to order a softcover copy of a Springer eBook for a flat fee of 24.99 (USD, GBP, EURO, CHF). Libraries in Israel which have bought the… Read More »

Mark Allin resigns as President and CEO of Wiley Publisher John Wiley and Sons, Inc., a global research and learning company, has announced that President and CEO Mark Allin has resigned for family reasons, effective immediately. Matthew Kissner, Chairman of the Board, has been named interim CEO. The Board has begun a search for Allin’s… Read More »

ORCID and Canadian Research Knowledge Network, in association with 16 Canadian stakeholders collaborate to build ORCID-CA, the ORCID consortium in Canada ORCID and the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN), with support from a working group of 16 Canadian stakeholders who are all deeply committed to supporting research, scholarship, and innovation in Canada, are collaborating to… Read More »