Irreversible changes bringing the information industry to a ‘Tipping Point’ in 2016, says Outsell report Outsell, Inc., a research and advisory firm focused on media, information, and technology, has released its 2016 Information Industry Outlook Report: Tipping Point, to help … Continue reading →

New study reveals characteristics of the ‘predatory’ scholarly publishing market A study conducted by researchers from Hanken School of Economics and published in the open access journal BMC Medicine sheds new light on the volume and market characteristics of so-called … Continue reading →

Elsevier announces publication of five new books on food and health including comprehensive encyclopedia STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of the globally oriented new title, Encyclopedia of Food and Health. The five-volume encyclopaedia provides readers with comprehensive coverage … Continue reading →

Elsevier to introduce next-generation personalised learning solution, Sherpath , at NLN Education Summit STM publisher Elsevier will unveil its new, next-generation personalised learning solution at the National League for Nursing (NLN) Education Summit, from September 30 – October 2, in … Continue reading →

Scope’s Hot Spot presentation at Frankfurt Book Fair to focus on Deep Indexing for Enhanced Researchability Scope e-Knowledge Center (Scope), a leading provider of knowledge services and a Quatrro Global Services company, will be presenting on “Deep Indexing for Enhanced … Continue reading →

Elsevier and SciDev.Net study presents evidence-based overview of sustainability research ahead of the UN summit on sustainable development Research that informs sustainable development is experiencing a surge as innovative ways to preserve environmental health and safeguard societal well-being top global … Continue reading →

Adaptive learning solutions have great potential but face barriers to adoption in the slow-moving world of education, notes Outsell report Outsell, Inc., a research and advisory firm focused on media, information, and technology, has announced publication of a new report, … Continue reading →

Springer and Politecnico di Torino partner to publish new book series – PoliTO Springer Series STM publisher Springer, part of the newly formed publishing group Springer Nature, and Politecnico di Torino, Italy’s oldest technical university, will partner to publish a … Continue reading →

Elsevier launches new journal – Obesity Medicine STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of a new journal – Obesity Medicine. The journal will serve clinical scientists in all disciplines, medical practitioners, health-care providers as well as social scientists and … Continue reading →

Reference management tools essential to scientific and technical publishers’ customer strategy, reveals Simba report A recent report from media and publishing intelligence firm Simba Information reveals that reference management tools such as Mendeley and ReadCube only generate 1% to 2% … Continue reading →