Authors can now opt for double-blind peer review across Nature and Nature Research Journals Authors will now be able to opt for double-blind peer review across Nature and the Nature Research Journals. Nature Publishing Group’s flagship open access journal, Nature Communications, will be joining the trial later in 2015. Double-blind peer review is being introduced… Read More »
Nature-Springer deal further consolidates STM publishing Holtzbrinck Publishing Group and BC Partners announced January 15 an agreement to merge Springer Science+Business Media with the majority of Holtzbrinck-owned Macmillan Science and Education — namely Nature Publishing Group, Palgrave Macmillan and the global businesses of Macmillan Education. This announcement is the first major industry consolidation since John… Read More »
Maverix Analytic Platform integrates with Elsevier Pathway Studio for seamless NGS analysis workflow to assist critical decision making Maverix Biomics Inc. has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with STM publisher Elsevier to streamline the interpretation of raw next-generation sequencing (NGS) data to reveal new insights and to assist with critical decision making. The announcement was… Read More »
National Science Library of the Chinese Academy of Sciences selects Summon service to support research information retrieval The National Science Library of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NSLC) has selected the Summon service to better support the patrons of Chinese Academy of Sciences with an integrated resource discovery platform. This integrated resource platform has been… Read More »
EBSCO Discovery Service helps Universidade do Porto in Portugal increase usage of library resources Universidade do Porto, the largest university in Portugal, has found great success with the implementation of EBSCO Discovery ServiceTM (EDS) from EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO). The university purchased EDS in 2011 after looking at several different services. EDS creates a unified,… Read More »
Nature Publishing Group partners with CEGMR, King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia, to publish npj Genomic Medicine Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group is partnering with the Center of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research (CEGMR), King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia to publish npj Genomic Medicine. A high quality open access research journal, npj Genomic Medicine,… Read More »
Elsevier and China Electric Power Press co-publish inaugural book in new Energy Series STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of Ultra High Voltage AC/DC Grids by Zhenya Liu, President and CEO of the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC). This is the first book released under the co-publishing agreement between Elsevier and China Electric… Read More »
Chemical Abstracts Service and FIZ Karlsruhe announce latest release of new STN platform Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) and FIZ Karlsruhe have announced the latest release of the new STN platform, a web-based search solution offering essential, value-added content in an intuitive, powerful interface designed for professional IP searching. New databases deliver highly anticipated content, including… Read More »
STM opens community-wide consultation on article sharing The International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM) has opened a communitywide consultation into the sharing of research articles. Running from February 9 – April 10, 2015, the consultation aims to start discussion and to gain a better understanding of the current landscape of article sharing… Read More »
DynaMed’s new, improved mobile app provides physicians easy access to evidence-based content anywhere Physicians that use the clinical reference tool, DynaMedTM from EBSCO Health, can now access the valuable, evidence-based content anywhere with the new DynaMed mobile app. The new app has been redesigned to make it easier and faster for physicians to find answers… Read More »