Elsevier implements FORCE11 Joint Declaration of Data Citation Principles to encourage and reward authors for sharing research data STM publisher Elsevier has implemented the FORCE11 Joint Declaration of Data Citation Principles for over 1800 journals. This means that authors publishing with Elsevier are now able to cite the research data underlying their article, contributing to… Read More »
Registration for London Info International 2016 still open London Info International 2016 opens the doors to its conference and exhibition in a few days. The global information community will gather there next week. An updated list of organisations and participants has been published and the organisers are looking forward to welcoming all delegates, visitors, sponsors,… Read More »
ACS Publications and the Royal Society of Chemistry jointly commit to integration with ORCID The Royal Society of Chemistry and the Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) have become signatories to the ORCID Open Letter, reasserting the commitment of both organisations to enhancing the scholarly publishing experience for researchers worldwide who are involved… Read More »
Elsevier to showcase new features of its diagnostic decision support tool STATdx at the RSNA 2016 Annual Meeting STM publisher Elsevier will showcase new features of its diagnostic decision support tool STATdx®, highlight new diagnostic imaging textbooks, and recognize several of its distinguished physician authors being honored by the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)… Read More »
American Doctoral Dissertations now includes 80,000 new citations from 1902 to present and links to full text American Doctoral DissertationsTM, a free database made available by EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO), OhioLINK, H.W. Wilson Foundation and the Congregational Library & Archives in Boston, now offers greater coverage of 20th century research and access to full text.… Read More »
Collaboration between British and EU scientists increased over the four years prior to the UK’s Brexit vote, reports Nature Index According to the Nature Index, collaboration between British and EU scientists increased over the four years prior to the UK’s Brexit vote. The index’s data show that, on average, cross-channel partnerships were producing 26% more… Read More »
London Info International 2016 – free exhibition showfloor programme, new video and Disruptor zone finalists announced London Info International 2016 has announced a packed showfloor schedule. More than 30 sessions will take place on two presentation stages over the two days of the event. Additionally, London Info International 2016 has launched a new video –… Read More »
Emerald looks to widen scope of its Library & Information Science journals to address new trends, appoints a number of new editors Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing has announced changes to some of its key Library & Information Science journals. According to Eileen Breen, Publisher at Emerald, Library Science is becoming more interdisciplinary and outward-looking.… Read More »
SAGE Publishing and Perusall in deal to support digital pedagogy and increase class preparation Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has announced a new agreement allowing access to a selection of SAGE textbooks through the eBook platform and social annotation tool Perusall. Perusall allows students and instructors to annotate digital texts together, connect with other classmates, and… Read More »
Nature Communications to incorporate transparent peer review following a successful ten-month trial Nature Communications is incorporating transparent peer review into the journal on a permanent basis, following a successful ten-month trial. In this scheme, authors are given the option to publish the peer review history of the paper alongside their published research. All papers submitted… Read More »