Editorial

Wolters Kluwer delivers strong Lippincott journal performance in 2023 Journal Citation Reports

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Wolters Kluwer Health today announced strong results for the Lippincott portfolio of journals in the 2022 Journal Impact Factor (JIF), the journal metric released annually by Clarivate Analytics as part of the Journal Citation Reports(JCR).

Research4life partners commit to free and low-cost access and training through 2030

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The Research4Life partners announced today that they have agreed to extend their partnership through 2030. The partners have also decided to formally recognize the role of Chief Operations Officer being carried out by Kimberly Parker, an early contributor to  Research4Life who has worn many hats, and has been with the World Health Organization as the programme manager for Hinari since 2008.

eLife and PREreview to enhance the ‘publish, review, curate’ ecosystem through adoption of COAR...

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eLife and PREreview are pleased to announce that the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) will provide them with technical and funding support to implement the COAR Notify technology. With this support, the organisations will work to connect separate services within the ‘publish, review, curate’ ecosystem.

PeerJ announces Professor Lesley Rogers and Professor Michael Wink as Co-Editors-in-Chief of PeerJ Open Advances...

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The Open Access publisher PeerJ has announced their first Editor-in-Chief partnership in the Open Advances series.  Professors Lesley Rogers and Michael Wink will jointly steer the development and forthcoming launch of the new title, PeerJ Open Advances in Zoology journal.

Science funding agencies say no to using AI for peer review

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NIH and other funding agencies, however, are putting the kibosh on the approach. On 23 June, NIH banned the use of online generative AI tools like ChatGPT “for analyzing and formulating peer-review critiques”—likely spurred in part by a letter from Siegle, who is at the University of Pittsburgh, and colleagues.

IEEE Journals Dominate Citation Rankings Across Technology Categories

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IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization advancing technology for humanity, announced today that its journals once again dominated the citation rankings across multiple technology fields.

IOP Publishing’s latest Environmental Research series journals now open for submissions 

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IOP Publishing’s (IOPP) new environmental research journals are now open for submissions. Announced earlier this year, the two new open access (OA) journals: Environmental Research: Energy and Environmental Research: Food Systems are the latest additions to IOPP’s expanding Environmental Research Series which now includes eight open access titles.

IET joins forces with Redactive for new-look E&T magazine

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The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has outsourced production of its award-winning global media brand E&T to content and publishing agency Redactive.

NISO Announces Publication of the Peer Review Terminology Standard

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The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) is pleased to announce the publication of the Peer Review Terminology Standard (ANSI/NISO Z39.106-2023), which will support open research by simplifying the communication of peer review roles and practices and fostering greater transparency in the peer review process.

IOP Publishing expands scope of prestigious journal Reports on Progress in Physics

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IOP Publishing, a leading society owned scientific publisher, is announcing significant changes to its esteemed journal, Reports on Progress in Physics™. The move will modernise the title and position it at the pinnacle of the publisher’s extensive physics portfolio.

Large Number Of Bentham Science Journals Win Impact Factors

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Bentham Science Publishers, a leading medical and technical academic publisher (www.benthamscience.com), is thrilled to announce a significant journal portfolio development. This year, an unprecedented 25 new journals have been added to the Bentham list of titles with Clarivate Journal Impact Factors, bringing the total to 66.

Clarivate Unveils Journal Citation Reports 2023 – a Trusted Resource to Support Research Integrity...

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Clarivate, a global leader in connecting people and organizations to intelligence they can trust to transform their world, today released the 2023 update to its annual Journal Citation Reports™ (JCR)™. This annual release identifies more than 21,500 high-quality academic journals from across 250+ scientific and research disciplines.