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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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. … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →