Initiative for Open Citations (I4OC) launches with early success There is fresh momentum in the scholarly publishing world to open up data on the citations that link research publications. Six organisations have announced the establishment of the Initiative for Open … Continue reading →

Elsevier launches two game-based learning challenges – Reaxys ChemSearch Challenge and Engineering Academic Challenge Elsevier, the information analytics company specialising in science and health, has announced the launch of two game-based learning challenges, the Reaxys ChemSearch Challenge (CSC) and the … Continue reading →

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Elsevier sign IT professorship deal to support Berlin’s digital agenda Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and information analytics company Elsevier have signed an agreement to launch an information management professorship at the university as part of the Einstein … Continue reading →

European Commission mulls over setting up publishing platform for scientists it funds The European Commission, which spends over €10 billion annually on research, may follow two other big league funders, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Wellcome Trust, … Continue reading →

Elsevier publishes seven new neuroscience titles STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of Neural Data Science: A Primer with MATLAB® and PythonTM by Erik Lee Nylen and Pascal Wallisch. The book offers a beginner’s introduction to the principles of … Continue reading →

Elsevier announces four new engineering and manufacturing titles STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of Project Management, Planning and Control: Managing Engineering, Construction and Manufacturing Projects to PMI, APM and BSI Standards, Seventh Edition by Albert Lester. The updated … Continue reading →

Elsevier publishes six new comprehensive geoscience titles STM Publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of Data Assimilation for the Geosciences: From Theory to Application by Steven J. Fletcher. The book brings together in one place all mathematical, statistical and probability … Continue reading →

Japanese science stalls over past decade, threatening position among world’s elite According to the Nature Index, Japan’s scientific output has failed to keep pace with other leading nations over the past decade, risking its position among the world’s elite if … Continue reading →