IOP Publishing launches first-of-its-kind peer review certification programme
IOP Publishing (IOPP) is revolutionising peer review learning with the launch of the world’s first peer review certification programme dedicated to the physical sciences. ‘Peer review excellence: IOP training and certification’ will give early career researchers the ability to review with confidence, increasing trust and standardising the quality of the process.
Portland Press selects The Charlesworth Group for author services support
Portland Press Limited has partnered with Charlesworth Author Services to provide Portland Press’ global biosciences author community with English language editing and publication support services through English and Chinese local-language web portals.
Beijing, New York and Boston lead scientific research according to the latest analysis from...
In the Nature Index 2020 Science Cities supplement, released today, Beijing is named as the top ‘science hotspot’, a position held since 2016, with Boston and New York retaining their standing in the top five.
AJE Teams with Researcher App to Support Scholarly Authors
American Journal Experts (AJE) has partnered with Researcher, a leading platform that brings academics the latest relevant scholarly articles, to offer another crucial form of support: author services.
Palgrave Macmillan 2020: Celebrating purpose, passion and transformation in HSS publishing
This month marks 20 years since Palgrave Macmillan revived the Palgrave name, continuing a long tradition of publishing the leading thinkers in the humanities, social sciences and business.
Karger Publishers Launches Kompass Nutrition & Dietetics
What are the effects of elevated blood sugar on the course of a Covid-19 infection? How has the quarantine changed the eating habits of society? A new Karger publication answers these and many other questions.
De Gruyter acquires scientific journals from Carl Hanser
Carl Hanser Verlag, one of Germany's leading publishing houses for literature as well as applied engineering, technology, computer science and economics, is transferring its eight scientific journals to the Berlin-based academic publishing house De Gruyter.
The State of Journal Production and Access 2020: Report on survey of society and...
Scholastica announces the release of our first report on “The State of Journal Production and Access“ among scholarly society and university publishers. The report details the results of a global survey of 63 individuals working with scholarly society and university publishers that manage and produce academic journals independently.
IOP Publishing joins Research4Life to boost access to scientific research in low-income countries
IOP Publishing has joined Research4Life, a multi-organisation partnership aiming to reduce the knowledge gap between high-income and low-and middle-income countries by making scholarly, professional and research information more accessible.
IET announces partnership with J-STAGE to index 53 Japanese journals in Inspec
The Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) research database, Inspec, will now include content from J-STAGE, Japan’s largest database for reviewed academic papers.
Portico now hosts content from 11 open access e-journals from Medknow
Portico now hosts the content from 11 peer-reviewed medical journals from Medknow Publications. The titles listed below are no longer available through any online platform; therefore, they have “triggered” and are freely available to the community via the Portico archive.
Future Science Group publishes its first Plain Language Summary of Publication
Recognizing the vital role of patients in medical and scientific research, the Future Science Group (FSG) has today published a new style of article – a Plain Language Summary of Publication, the first of its kind for FSG.