Wiley appoints Guido F. Herrmann as publishing leader for Germany
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:JWa) (NYSE:JWb), today announced the appointment of Guido F. Herrmann as publishing leader for Germany. Guido joins Wiley from Georg Thieme Verlag KG, where he has worked for much of the past 20 years as Managing Director for Chemistry.
Mark Allen Group selects DataSalon for easy access business intelligence
Mark Allen Group (MAG) announced today the adoption of DataSalon's MasterVision platform in order to better understand and support the needs of their customers and authors and further develop their business.
PLOS Channels Provide A Scholarly Home for Research Communities
PLOS supports scientific communities wanting to broadly distribute research in open and accessible ways with our latest innovation, PLOS Channels. Channels are resources for research communities: a single destination that features curated research articles, commentary, blogs, news and discussions.
Brexit & UK research: EU vs non-EU collaboration
In the run-up to the triggering of article 50 on Wednesday, I wanted to highlight some of the resources available on Elsevier’s Brexit Resource Centre.
F1000 announces partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
F1000, a provider of a suite of services to support researchers, institutions and funders, has announced a partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to launch an open research publishing platform.
Annette Thomas, science publishing innovator and strategic business leader joins Clarivate Analytics Board
Clarivate Analytics today announced that Annette Thomas, former Chief Executive Officer of Macmillan Science and Education, and most recently Chief Scientific Officer and global head of Springer Nature's research business, was appointed to the company's Board of Directors.
IOP Publishing launches Journal of Physics Communications
IOP Publishing is pleased to announce the launch of Journal of Physics Communications, a new multidisciplinary open access journal, offering researchers an accelerated and innovative way to publish their work.
EBSCO Information Services and the American Association for the Advancement of Science Announce New,...
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) have reached an expanded distribution agreement allowing EBSCO to sell AAAS journals, including Science, via the AAAS platform. The arrangement will also allow libraries to purchase Science through Flipster®, EBSCO’s digital newsstand.
Japanese science stalls over past decade, threatening position among world’s elite
According to the Nature Index, Japan’s scientific output has failed to keep pace with other leading nations over the past decade, risking its position among the world’s elite if renewed government efforts fail to reverse a downward trend in its performance.
London Info International 2017 announces three core conference themes and call for speakers
London Info International 2017 announces three core conference themes:
Planning for uncertainty
Networks, personalisation and the market of one and
Impact, ownership and rights
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Credit and Recognition for PLOS Peer Review and Editorial Contributions
2017 marks the third year that PLOS formally acknowledges our community of reviewers and editors with a public thank you published as a citable journal article. PLOS does this to honor the dedicated service and substantial contributions made by working scientists – scientists with day jobs – who graciously provide their time and expertise to our organization.
De Gruyter sponsors Directory of Open Access Books
De Gruyter is providing sponsorship for the Directory of Open Access Books to celebrate the launch of the De Gruyter Open Access Book Library on degruyter.com which is intended to draw attention to the growing number – and growing importance – of open access books.