SAGE Publishing partners with AOSpine to publish Global Spine Journal Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has announced a new partnership with AOSpine to publish Global Spine Journal (GSJ). Founded in 2012, the journal promotes communication among spine surgeons, orthopaedic surgeons, and neurosurgeons across the globe by providing an integrated and balanced view of clinical and basic… Read More »
Four databases from Wanfang Data now Indexed in EBSCO Discovery ServiceTM EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) and Wanfang Data have announced a new agreement to give researchers access to scholarly information from China through EBSCO Discovery ServiceTM (EDS). Metadata from four Chinese databases that contain more than 35 million records of journal articles, dissertations and conference… Read More »
EBSCO Solar grant program 2017 – Two $100,000 grants available for libraries looking to go green EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has renewed its commitment to helping libraries ‘go green’ by bringing back an expanded version of its EBSCO Solar grant program for 2017. As part of the EBSCO Solar initiative, EBSCO is currently soliciting grant… Read More »
The London Book Fair announces keynote speakers for Quantum Conference 2017 The London Book Fair has confirmed two keynote speakers for its Quantum Conference, scheduled for March 13, 2017, 09:30 – 16:00 hrs. Steve Bohme, Research Director at Nielsen Book Research UK, will share the findings from Nielsen’s annual Books and Consumer study, while Sophie… Read More »
New PCG white paper reveals benefits of chapter-level metadata The Publishers Communication Group (PCG) has released a comprehensive study, according to which, there is growing demand in the academic community for chapter-level metadata and abstracts to be made available, and multiple benefits for publishers who are able to provide them. The ‘Increasing the Value of… Read More »
Max Planck and Taylor & Francis Group sign open access agreement The Max Planck Digital Library and Taylor & Francis Group have signed an agreement which enables researchers based in Max Planck institutes to publish open access in 2,390 journals, under a centrally funded arrangement. This applies to peer-reviewed papers in full and hybrid Taylor… Read More »
IOP Publishing begins double-blind peer-review trial on two of its materials and biophysics/engineering journals IOP Publishing, the publishing company of the Institute of Physics, will start offering authors the choice of single or double-blind peer review on two of its materials and biophysics/engineering journals. As part of a commitment to engage closely with research communities… Read More »
ProQuest integrates text and video in seamless search for improved contextual discovery One fast, comprehensive search now encompasses content in the ProQuest platform and Alexander Street’s popular Academic Video Online, connecting researchers seamlessly to documentaries, training videos, journal articles, news, dissertations, primary sources, ebooks and more in one place. Subscribers to the ProQuest platform and… Read More »
George Mason University partners with Wiley for online graduate programs Publisher John Wiley and Sons, Inc. and George Mason University have entered into a 10-year agreement that will expand the scope of George Mason’s online graduate programs and strengthen the university’s commitment to providing transformative educational opportunities for working adults and non-traditional students. Mason’s partnership… Read More »
Springer partners with the Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences to launch a new journal – Aerosol Science and Engineering STM publisher Springer will launch the new journal of the Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IEECAS) – Aerosol Science and Engineering (ASE) – as of January 2017. It will be… Read More »