The State of Journal Production and Access 2020: Report on survey of society and university publishers – August 14, 2020
Scholastica has announced the release of their first report on ‘The State of Journal Production and Access’ among scholarly society and university publishers. The report details the results of a global survey of 63 individuals working with scholarly society and university publishers… Read More
Dr. T. Brent Gunnoe to lead ACS Catalysis as interim editor-in-chief – August 14, 2020
The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has appointed Dr. T. Brent Gunnoe of the University of Virginia as the interim editor-in-chief of ACS Catalysis. This move follows the appointment of the journal’s previous editor, Dr. Christopher W. Jones as editor-in-chief of JACS Au.… Read More
IET partners with J-STAGE to index 53 Japanese journals in Inspec – August 14, 2020
The Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) research database, Inspec, will now include content from J-STAGE, Japan’s largest database for reviewed academic papers. The partnership brings 53 journals from across Inspec’s coverage areas spanning: mechanical and production engineering; computers and control;… Read More
SSP seeks Mentors and Mentees for 2020 Mentorship Program – August 14, 2020
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) is now accepting applications for the next cohort of its ongoing Mentorship Program. This program is ideal for professionals at all career levels to develop new relationships, share experiences, and learn from others outside their organisations by connecting with a… Read More
DynaMed® founder launches Computable Publishing LLC to advance healthcare and scientific information research – August 14, 2020
DynaMed®, a clinical decision support tool for healthcare professionals, founder Dr. Brian S. Alper has announced the launch of Computable Publishing LLC. The company will advance the research and discovery of healthcare and scientific information by supporting standards for shared computable expressions.… Read More
Research Square launches beta version of AI based editing service – August 14, 2020
The preprint platform Research Square has launched the beta version of their artificial intelligence (AI) based editing service. The technology, built on AJE’s 16 years of editing experience, assesses English-language grammar, spelling, and phrasing in scientific manuscripts and provides authors with a language quality score and… Read More
OCLC and CRL enhance infrastructure to manage shared print serials in WorldCat – August 14, 2020
OCLC and the Centre for Research Libraries (CRL) have completed a two-year project that has added support for the registration of serial retention commitments in OCLC’s WorldCat database, improved discovery of shared print data, and enhanced CRL’s Read More
