Springer and ABES sign landmark eBooks agreement STM publisher Springer and ABES (agence bibliographique de l’enseignement supérieur) have signed a national license which gives access to four complete eBook collections. The agreement entitles French researchers to use one of the world’s largest scientific and technical eBook collections, available on Springer’s platform SpringerLink. More Search for… Read More »
Society for Scholarly Publishing to pilot new Mentorship Program The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) will pilot a new Mentorship Program starting in June 2017. The SSP Career Development Committee is seeking up to 12 mentors and up to 12 mentees to participate in this new program and provide feedback. The pilot will run from… Read More »
USTR’s Special 301 Report, addresses China, Russia, and India, and urges Canada to revise its fair-dealing provisions The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has welcomed the release of the Special 301 Report by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). The Report identifies significant copyright concerns and market-access barriers facing U.S. rights holders in… Read More »
BioMed Central signs San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment Open access publisher BioMed Central has become a signatory of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), the commitment to move away from a single measure of a journal’s impact (Impact Factor) to the provision of a wider set of metrics and measurements. BioMed Central… Read More »
American Chemical Society and the Korean Chemical Society collaborate to recognise advancement of science The American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced a three-year collaboration with the Korean Chemical Society (KCS) to recognise outstanding contributions by distinguished scientists in Korea. The collaboration includes an annual award and a symposium. The new ACS-KCS Excellence Award – sponsored… Read More »
Springer collaborates with Federica Weblearning to launch MOOCs and books initiative STM publisher Springer has announced a partnership with Federica Weblearning, an academic platform devoted to innovation, experimentation and the dissemination of multimedia distance learning. The collaboration allows authors and lecturers several options of preparing both a textbook and a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course)… Read More »
Tumor Biology journal retracts 107 research papers by Chinese authors International journal Tumor Biology, published by Springer Nature, recently announced the retraction of 107 research papers from China, many of them by clinical doctors. The articles, published between 2012 and 2016, were reportedly submitted with the names of real researchers, but fabricated email addresses. More… Read More »
Elsevier to publish Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia Elsevier, the information analytics company specialising in science and health, has announced that it will be the new publisher of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia beginning in the spring of 2017. Established in 1970, the journal is the official journal of the Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists and the American… Read More »
John Wiley & Sons and The Physiological Society renew publishing partnership Publisher John Wiley & Sons and The Physiological Society have announced the renewal of their publishing partnership for a further 10-year term, building on over thirteen years of collaboration. The renewed partnership will ensure the Society’s journals, The Journal of Physiology and Experimental Physiology,… Read More »
HIMSS Asia Pacific and Elsevier call for submissions for 5th HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award in Asia Pacific HIMSS Asia Pacific and Elsevier, the information analytics company specialising in science and health, have announced a call for submissions for the fifth Asia Pacific HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award 2017. The HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award recognises outstanding achievements… Read More »