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 »
ChemZent, the first English-searchable version of Chemische Zentralblatt, now available in SciFinder CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society, has introduced ChemZent, a new solution available for purchase in SciFinder. ChemZent delivers the complete collection of approximately three million abstracts from Chemisches Zentralblatt, the oldest compendium of chemistry abstracts dating from 1830-1969. More Search… Read More »
Springer and Palgrave Macmillan journals announce increased number of journals in JCR The 2016 update of the Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports® (JCR) lists a total of 1,681 Springer journals among its numbers. This figure includes the Palgrave Macmillan journals which are now hosted on the online platform SpringerLink. A total of 52 percent of… Read More »
Elsevier unveils eight alternative and renewable energy books at ASME Power & Energy Conference & Exhibition STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of Storing Energy: With Special Reference to Renewable Energy Sources by Trevor Letcher, a comprehensive volume covering the various types of renewable energy storage for engineers and scientists. This up-to-date book on… Read More »
EBSCO Discovery Service and EBSCOhost users can now visualize altmetrics from Plum Analytics EBSCO Information Services has announced that the overall research experience for users of EBSCO Discovery ServiceTM and EBSCOhost® databases is improving with the addition of altmetrics data from PlumTM Analytics, an EBSCO company. By integrating the Plum Print widget into these platforms,… Read More »
Wiley ChemPlanner awarded Best of Show at BIO-IT World Conference & Expo Wiley ChemPlanner was awarded ‘Best of Show’ for the Research & Clinical Data Management category at the BIO-IT World Conference & Expo 2016. Judged by leading industry experts and BIO-IT World editors, the award distinguishes Wiley ChemPlanner as an exceptional innovation in technologies… Read More »
Apple to begin paying $400 million to consumers in price-fixing settlement Beginning June 21, 2016, millions of e-book purchasers will receive credits and checks for twice their losses following an antitrust lawsuit filed against Apple Inc. and five of the nation’s largest publishing companies for their roles in an alleged e-book price-fixing scheme, according to… Read More »
Elsevier announces participation in multi-publisher pilot project led by Crossref STM publisher Elsevier has announced that it will participate in a multi-publisher pilot project led by Crossref. As part of the project, several of Elsevier’s leading journals will share details of registered clinical trials with Crossref so that they can be linked to studies that… Read More »
Elsevier to showcase new Neuroscience books at 10th FENS Forum for Neuroscience STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of four new and updated neuroscience atlases, includingMRI/DTI Atlas of the Rat Brain and Atlas of the Human Brain, Fourth Edition. Along with these highly anticipated books, Elsevier will offer access to eight preview articles from… Read More »