 ORCID invites inputs for ORCID in book workflows initiative |
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The Open Research and Contributor ID (ORCID) has announced that it is now widely integrated in manuscript submission systems for journals including Aries Editorial Manager, eJournalPress, Open Journal System, and ScholarOne. With the recent launch of their Collect & Connect program, intended in part to help clarify best practices for integrating ORCID iDs, the time seemed right to engage with the community on the use of ORCID in book workflows. More Search for more news in this Category |
 Dr. Paolo G. Camici named Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Cardiology |
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STM publisher Elsevier has announced the appointment of Professor Paolo G. Camici as the new Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Cardiology (‘IJC’), a leading publication in the field of cardiac and cardiovascular systems. Prof. Camici will take over from Prof. Andrew J.S. Coats (Joint Academic Vice-President, Monash University, Australia and University of Warwick, United Kingdom) on September 1, 2016. More Search for more news in this Category |
 Dimensions Funding Database from ÜberResearch reaches milestone of 2.37 million funded projects from more than 250 funding organisations |
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Data science company ÜberResearch has announced that Dimensions, its global grants database for science funders now tracks research grants totalling 1 trillion US dollars. The global database consists of funds representing over 250 funding organisations, and 2.37 million funded projects. The Dimensions database allows users to look into the future: More than $300 billion are attributed to research funds of current, active projects – allowing a clear view on the research which will be undertaken in the forthcoming years. More Search for more news in this Category |
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Kenneth T. Christensen named Editor-in-chief of Measurement Science and Technology |
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Kenneth T. Christensen, the Collegiate Professor of Fluid Mechanics and assistant dean of faculty development in the College of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been named the editor-in-chief forMeasurement Science and Technology (MST), beginning January 1, 2017. He will combine this new position with the role of regional editor for the Americas for the journal. More Search for more news in this Category |
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Credo supports the new MLA citation format on all of its platforms |
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Credo, the industry leader for information literacy, critical thinking, and research solutions, has announced that it has integrated the new MLA (8th edition) citation format into all of its platforms, and has created videos to help users understand this change. Widely regarded as a response to the growing importance of citing digital sources in academic work, MLA’s radical change is expected to make it easier for students to responsibly cite their work. More Search for more news in this Category |
 Latest edition of Blogspeak now online |
| The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kent Anderson (Optical Illusions – Shifting to Citation Distributions Only Makes It Easier to Fool the Eye); Alice Meadows (Peer Review Week 2016 #RecognizeReview); Dorothy Bishop (Cost-benefit analysis of the Teaching Excellence Framework); Ellie Bothwell (Journal behaviour encouraging ‘questionable research practices’); Jon Tennant (Can blog posts be used as peer reviews?); and Jonathan Adams (Putting On Your Best Researcher Face). Blogspeak includes blog posts relevant to the publishing industry, particularly STM publishing. Subscribers are invited to participate in the latest edition of Blogspeak Here. |
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