Investing in academic excellence does lead to research impact, says new HEFCE report A report for the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) by Digital Science reveals that the scholarly significance of research underpins its societal impact. The report titled ‘Publication patterns in research underpinning impact in REF 2014‘ is the first report to… Read More »
Thomson Reuters announces definitive agreement to sell its Intellectual Property & Science business to Onex and Baring Asia Thomson Reuters has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Intellectual Property & Science business to private equity funds affiliated with Onex Corporation (“Onex”) and Baring Private Equity Asia (“Baring Asia”) for $3.55 billion in cash.… Read More »
Panama Government in deal with Elsevier to add ScienceDirect and ClinicalKey to ABC Scientific Library Program STM publisher Elsevier has announced that Access to Scientific Literature (ABC), the Scientific Library program sponsored by Panama’s Ministry of Health and Ministry of Science and Technology, has selected Elsevier’s ScienceDirect and ClinicalKey. With this two-year collaboration agreement, the… Read More »
Scope e-Knowledge Center implements first of its kind program for the visually impaired Scope e-Knowledge Center (Scope), a leading provider of knowledge services and a Quatrro Global Services company, has announced a unique partnership with an exclusive technology centre for the visually impaired. As part of this initiative, Scope recently extended employment offers to twelve… Read More »
National Library of Sweden signs Springer Compact deal on behalf of Swedish library consortium STM publisher Springer and the Swedish library consortium for universities and research institutes (Bibsam) have finalised a broad agreement for Springer Compact running through December 2018. Springer Compact is a transitional deal combining reading access and open access publishing in one… Read More »
Twelve scientists based in Japan recognised with the Japan Research Front Awards 2016 Twelve leading scientists based in Japan have been recognised for their groundbreaking research and influential contribution to global research in eight emerging research areas, known as research fronts, with the Japan Research Front Awards 2016 organised by the Intellectual Property & Science… Read More »
Elsevier’s latest PracticeUpdate Center of Excellence focuses on metastatic breast cancer STM publisher Elsevier has launched its newest PracticeUpdate Center of Excellence (COE) focused on metastatic breast cancer. The COE, an important new benefit for PracticeUpdate members, brings together medical experts in oncology to discuss and provide relevant treatment advice and disease information on metastatic… Read More »
Wiley journals increase Impact Factors in 2015 Journal Citation Reports Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced an increase in impact factors across more than half of its indexed titles. According to the 2015 Journal Citation Reports (JCR), recently released by Thomson Reuters, 58% of Wiley journals increased their impact factor from 2014 to… Read More »
Nature Research in deal with Beijing Technology and Business University and IUFoST to co-publish OA journal npj Science of Food Nature Research, part of Springer Nature, has announced an agreement with Beijing Technology and Business University and the International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) to co-publish the high-impact, open access journal npj Science… Read More »
UK wide survey cites the growing importance of online libraries to academics The 2015 survey of academics, jointly commissioned by Jisc and RLUK and conducted by research organisation Ithaka S+R, has revealed a substantial increase in the way academics use and value online libraries. According to the report, 88% of researchers now see their university… Read More »