NPG and Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences renew contract for Cell Research, strengthen partnership with the launch of new OA journal, Cell Discovery Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG) has cemented its partnership with the Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences … Continue reading →

STM Week 2014: One week, three events The STM Association once again descends on London for its annual ‘STM Week’ events. Industry favourites Innovations and eProduction are joined this time by a new seminar focussing on OA: Beyond Open Access. … Continue reading →

LexisNexis plans to acquire Health Market Science LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, a division of Reed Elsevier, has announced its intent to acquire Health Market Science (HMS), a leading supplier of high-quality data on health care professionals and an administrator of one … Continue reading →

Nature Index: A new global indicator for high quality science shows growing strength of China The growing contribution to science of Chinese institutions such as Chinese Academy of Sciences is one striking pattern revealed in the recently launched Nature Index. … Continue reading →

WellDyneRx selects Elsevier’s PAC to deliver cost savings for its members STM publisher Elsevier has announced an agreement with WellDyneRx, an innovative, full-service Prescription Benefit Manager (PBM), to use Elsevier’s Predictive Acquisition Cost (PAC). PAC, offered exclusively by Elsevier, is … Continue reading →

NÖ Landeskliniken-Holding gains access to Springer medical journals collection The NÖ Landeskliniken-Holding has now purchased a license for an extensive collection of Springer medical journals. As a result, medical staff from 27 different hospitals in Lower Austria will soon have … Continue reading →

Plum Analytics offers even more insights into research impact with new data visualisation feature PlumTM Analytics, an EBSCO company, is continuing to expand its ability to provide answers about the impact of research with a new data visualisation feature. Plum … Continue reading →

BMJ provides Ebola resources to support healthcare workers in West Africa Global healthcare knowledge provider BMJ is offering a range of free online resources to support healthcare workers tackling the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa – as well as … Continue reading →