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 Japan continues to decline in its overall contribution to high-quality scientific output, new analysis from the Nature Index reveals
A new analysis from the Nature Index has revealed that Japan continues to decline in its overall contribution to high-quality scientific output. A further fall of 3.7% in 2017 deepens the 19.6% decrease recorded by the Nature Index between 2012 and 2016. Japan’s share of the world’s high-quality research articles included in the Nature Index declined from 9.2% in 2012 to 8.6% in 2017, and its share of natural science papers in Elsevier’s Scopus database also dropped over the past decade, from 7.7% in 2007 to 5.1% in 2017.
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 American Chemical Society expands its applied materials publishing portfolio with new biomaterials journal – ACS Applied Bio Materials
The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced that ACS Applied Bio Materials will be published as a new interdisciplinary journal within the editorial purview of the Society’s well-established ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces portfolio. The new journal will feature original research covering all aspects of biomaterials, emphasising applied work across the fields of biology, chemistry, engineering, materials science and physics.
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 GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO and Capita partnership allows academic libraries in the UK to utilise GOBI Acquisitions Services in Capita LMS
GOBI® Library Solutions from EBSCO (GOBI Library Solutions) has partnered with Capita to offer a fully integrated and automated acquisitions workflow solution. The new partnership provides academic libraries using the Capita Library Management System (LMS) with seamless access to GOBI®, the leading web-based acquisitions tool for finding, ordering and managing e-books and print books for libraries.
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 SAGE Publishing launches new collection of streaming videos hosted on the SAGE Research Methods platform
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has announced the launch of a new collection of streaming videos hosted on the SAGE Research Methods (SRM) platform, Practical Research and Academic Skills. Building upon SAGE’s extensive history of methods publishing across the wide range of the social and behavioural sciences, the videos teach the foundational skills needed to conduct research at any level and to succeed in academic life.
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 Emerald Group names Dr. Phill Jones as Chief Technology Officer
Academic publisher Emerald Group has appointed Dr Phill Jones, formerly Director of Publishing Innovation at Digital Science, to its Board as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Phill will take a strategic lead on Emerald’s delivery of digital solutions to better serve its communities, including the enhancement of theEmeraldInsight.com research platform and creating scalable solutions across the Group – made up of Emerald Publishing, GoodPractice and Towards Maturity – that are end-to-end and market-driven.
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 Congress Funds $5 million open textbook grant program in 2018 spending bill
In a landmark victory for the Open Education movement, the U.S. Congress has included funding for a $5 million open textbook grant program in the Fiscal Year 2018 omnibus appropriations bill. This marks the first major investment by Congress explicitly in open educational resources (OER) as a solution to the high cost of college textbooks, and underscores that course materials are a significant factor in making higher education affordable.
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