American Chemical Society names Dr. James Milne head of its Publications Division
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has named James Milne, Ph.D., president of the ACS Publications Division. He has served as acting president since September 2019, when Brian Crawford, Ph.D., retired.
Based in Oxford, U.K., Milne joined ACS in 2016. In his role as president, he will oversee the publication of the Society’s more than 60 peer-reviewed journals, a suite of eBooks, as well as the industry-leading weekly news periodical, Chemical & Engineering News. He also ensures the continued offering of high-quality service to authors and readers, including rapid time to publication, cutting-edge web and mob...
Source: News from STM - January 24, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Featured Source Type: news
IOP Publishing signs new OA agreements with Dutch universities
Researchers from four institutions in the Netherlands will soon benefit from unlimited open access publishing in IOP Publishing (IOPP) journals. The move is the result of a series of recently agreed ‘read and publish’ agreements.
IOPP, a pioneer in open access physics publishing, has secured the agreements with the University of Amsterdam, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), the University of Groningen and University of Twente.
The agreements enable authors from the institutions to publish open access in 42 of IOPP’s journals, with no barriers and no article publication charges (APCs) for quali...
Source: News from STM - January 23, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Latest Open Access Source Type: news
The International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers launches ‘STM 2020 Research Data Year’
To accelerate the implementation of research data solutions, The International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM) has launched the ‘STM 2020 Research Data Year’ – a dedicated action plan to increase the number of journals with data policies, expand the number of journals depositing data links and grow the volume of citations to datasets.
In any field of study, the sharing of data is one of the most fundamental aspects of maintaining the integrity of research. The availability of research data plays a vital role in ensuring reproducibility and the ongoing development of Open...
Source: News from STM - January 22, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Latest Source Type: news
Open Access, Open Data Increase Demand for STM
Scientific, technical and medical publishers face upheaval from open access and open data, but this transition represents opportunity in online services, particularly for competitors that can develop broader discovery tools and dynamic content capabilities to win users’ loyalty—this according to the most recent report from Simba Information, a leader in media and publishing intelligence.
The report STM Online Services 2019-2023focuses on the databases that offer online content or abstracting and indexing and are sold to academic, government and commercial customers. It found that between 2016 and 2018, onli...
Source: News from STM - January 22, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Featured Source Type: news
Emerald Publishing enters exclusive partnership with Oxford Analytica, offering daily Expert Briefings on geopolitics and international relations events to the worldwide academic community.
Emerald Publishing has announced that it is
to partner with Oxford Analytica, the pioneer of geopolitical risk analysis, to
deliver analysis of events at the nexus of politics, economics, business and
society to the academic community.
Expert Briefings are impartial analyses
of macro-economic and geopolitical events, prepared by a global network of over
1,500 experts, including former policymakers, regulators and industry leaders,
together with experienced analysts based in Oxford, UK. The briefings offer a unique understanding
of the geopolitical and macroeconomic landscape, to inform decisions and
reaction.
Harrie...
Source: News from STM - January 21, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Latest Source Type: news
The Institute of Physics and IOP Publishing appoint Professor Qi-Kun Xue as chief scientific advisor for China
The Institute of Physics (IOP) and IOP Publishing (IOPP) are pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Qi-Kun Xue as chief scientific advisor for China. In the newly created role, Professor Xue will support the IOP and IOPP as they continue to strengthen relationships with the scientific community in China. He will advise on strategic engagement with key decision makers in government and the scientific community and provide expert insight into political and institutional processes.
He will also lead a new Science Advisory Board made up of distinguished academic and industry professionals, which has been formed by...
Source: News from STM - January 21, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Featured Source Type: news
CSIC and IntechOpen Cooperate on Open Access publishing
CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones
Científicas), the Spanish Research Council and IntechOpen are working together
to encourage Open Access publishing in Spain. In a new agreement, CSIC
affiliated academics and research centres will benefit from heavily discounted
publication fees and IntechOpen’s vast experience in Open Access book
publishing.
From January 2020, the Open Access book
publishing fee charged to
CSIC researchers across all (STEM & HSS) research output will be reduced by
25%, and 50% of the remaining charges will be paid by a CSIC central
Open Access fund managed by URICI, while funds last. Aut...
Source: News from STM - January 20, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Latest Open Access Source Type: news
Springer Nature revives IPO plans, new bank consortium: sources
Springer Nature, the publisher of science magazines Nature and Scientific American, is reviving plans for a stock market listing, two years after a first attempt fell through, people close to the matter said.
Its owners, buyout group BC Partners and publisher Holtzbrinck, are working with a new bank consortium led by Goldman Sachs (GS.N) and Morgan Stanley (MS.N) on the deal, which may value the company at 7-8 billion euros ($7.8-8.9 billion), including debt, they added.
BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA) and Citi (C.N) are among those helping as so-called bookrunners with the initial public offering, which could take place as ea...
Source: News from STM - January 20, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Featured Source Type: news
Ex Libris Completes the Acquisition of Innovative
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has completed its acquisition of Innovative, a leading provider of integrated library systems for public, academic, and specialist libraries. Innovative is now a business unit within Ex Libris.
“This is an important day for Ex Libris and Innovative,” said Bar Veinstein, president of Ex Libris. “We are bringing together Innovative’s industry expertise with Ex Libris cloud technology and services to help our customers meet new challenges in the library industry.”
Ex Libris will continue to support and develop the solutions that Innovative’s customers have relied on f...
Source: News from STM - January 16, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Latest Source Type: news
American Chemical Society announces the launch of JACS Au, a new fully open access journal
The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) announces the launch of its newest open access journal, JACS Au. The journal (pronounced “JACS Gold”) represents a bold new step toward open science for the global chemistry community.
The fully open access journal will allow for the rapid dissemination of cutting-edge, high-impact research across the breadth of chemistry and all related areas intersecting with chemistry. JACS Au will be complementary to the Journal of the American Chemical Society(JACS), matching the exceptional editorial and publishing standards of this, the world...
Source: News from STM - January 16, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Latest Open Access Source Type: news
Springer Nature works with tech industry to find innovative solutions for researchers
Springer Nature seeks to advance discovery by not working in isolation but by seeking out best in class partnerships.
It has therefore partnered with leading global technology forum The Next Web (TNW) Conference to explore how technology can help improve the sharing, discoverability and use of research data.
With more than half the world’s research data still not openly available, and open data and good data management important to making research more productive, this is a pressing issue the academic community needs resolving.
Springer Nature’s latest Launchpad Meetup, held today at TNW Conference in Amsterdam, saw te...
Source: News from STM - May 24, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Digital Featured Source Type: news
Aref Matin Named Wiley ’s Chief Technology Officer
John Wiley and Sons, Inc., a global research and learning company, today announced the appointment of Aref Matin as the company’s new Chief Technology Officer, effective May 21, 2018. In this role, Mr. Matin will lead and accelerate Wiley’s evolution as a world-class, fully integrated technology organization serving the research and education sectors.
“I am thrilled to welcome Aref to Wiley’s leadership team,” said Brian Napack, President and CEO, Wiley. “He is a proven leader and innovator with extensive experience building world-class technology teams and developing highly-successful products and platforms. H...
Source: News from STM - May 24, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Featured Videos Source Type: news
Karger Publishers Adds Remarq
RedLink is pleased to announce that the independent publisher Karger, based in Basel, Switzerland, is the latest publisher to offer Remarq, a tool for the research and education communities bundling collaboration, annotation, commenting, article sharing, and editorial tools, all on the publisher’s site and utilizing the version of record. Remarq is now available as a pilot on three Karger journals Caries Research, Digital Biomarkers, and Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica.
By supporting engagement on the version of record, Remarq creates a rich environment for collaboration on key research findings and perspectives....
Source: News from STM - May 23, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: European Source Type: news
