Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research Now Published by Wolters Kluwer
Wolters Kluwer, a leading global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, is pleased to announce a new, long-term publishing partnership with the The Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons® (ABJS). Beginning in 2018, the journal’s 65th anniversary, Wolters Kluwer will publish Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® (CORR®), the specialty-leading journal of ABJS.
Wolters Kluwer and ABJS have a long history and this new partnership marks a homecoming of sorts. CORR was launched in 1953 in collaboration with the J.B. Lippincott Company (since acquired by Wolters Kluwer). During...
Source: News from STM - February 9, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Editorial Source Type: news
The Royal Society joins the Aggregagent ™
Following the signings of Microbiology Society and IOS Press in late 2016, ACCUCOMS sees another prestigious publisher join its Aggregagent™ service in the form of The Royal Society.
The Royal Society has worked with ACCUCOMS for many years, having sales representation in multiple regions worldwide. The partnership and trust built over the years has led to The Royal Society being one of the first to sign up for ACCUCOMS’ new Aggregagent service. With the signing of The Royal Society, the Aggregagent gains highly regarded journals to add to its already impressive collection of titles.
Graham Anderson, International ...
Source: News from STM - February 9, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: European Featured Source Type: news
Purdue University to Continue Partnership with Overleaf After Successful Pilot
Overleaf, an innovative provider of scientific writing and publishing tools, today announced that Purdue University will continue in a five year partnership after a successful year-long pilot.
During the pilot, premium Overleaf accounts and customized writing templates were provided to all students, faculty and staff. Purdue University Graduate School were looking for a way to overcome LaTeX intimidation and accessibility hurdles faced by their students. Their goals were to make the thesis writing process easier and more streamlined for students, reducing time spent on thesis reviews.
Since the pilot has been executed, 35%...
Source: News from STM - February 7, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Editorial Source Type: news
Kudos announces integration with Editorial Manager
Kudos (www.growkudos.com), the award-winning service for maximizing the reach and impact of research publications, and Aries Systems, have announced a partnership through which plain language summaries will be captured at the point of submission within Editorial Manager.
Earlier in 2016, Kudos ran a six-month pilot to assess author interest in providing plain language summaries when they submitted their manuscripts online; 45% opted to provide these, helping drive broader readership post-publication through Kudos.
“We can clearly see the benefits that Kudos offers to researchers and publishers to help articles get found,...
Source: News from STM - February 7, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Digital Featured Source Type: news
Wiley launches content sharing pilot providing greater access to research
John Wiley & Sons Inc, is pleased to announce the launch of a content sharing pilot on Wiley Online Library. Content sharing will facilitate research collaboration by providing authors and subscribers with a simple tool for sharing free-to-read full-text articles with non-subscribers. In addition, the pilot will provide the public with greater access to the latest research discoveries when linking to Wiley articles from over 50 media outlets globally. The author sharing pilot will launch for all journals across the Wiley portfolio. Subscriber and media sharing will be piloted with 180 titles. The pilot is another step ...
Source: News from STM - February 6, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Featured Open Access Source Type: news
Jisc and OCLC partner to build new UK-wide service that will transform library collaboration
As part of delivering on the vision of a UK national digital library, Jisc and OCLC announce a partnership to build a new shared service that will aggregate academic bibliographic data at scale, improving library collection management and resource discovery for students and researchers.
Today Jisc announced that OCLC, the global library cooperative, has been awarded the contract to develop a new national bibliographic knowledgebase (NBK).
The NBK, originally proposed in our national monograph strategy, will support the learning and research needs of the UK higher education community. The vision is to extend the capabi...
Source: News from STM - February 6, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Featured Libraries Source Type: news
Elsevier Acquires Leading ‘Altmetrics’ Provider Plum Analytics
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the acquisition of Plum Analytics from
EBSCO Information Services, a global information services company providing research and discovery platforms and access to premium content. The acquisition will enable Elsevier to significantly expand access to Plum Analytics’ altmetrics to more researchers and more institutions.
Plum Analytics was founded in early 2012 and is a pioneer in ‘altmetrics’, helping tell the story of research and researchers by revealing interest and usage beyond traditional meas...
Source: News from STM - February 2, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Digital Featured Source Type: news
RCNi partner with Skills for Health to boost learning resources for nurses
RCNi have partnered with Skills for Health’s Skills Platform to make RCNi Learning modules available via the new Clinical eLearning Hub.
The new Clinical eLearning Hub will provide healthcare staff with access to a number of educational resources with RCNi Learning courses constituting a key offering in its provisions for nurses, nursing associates and healthcare assistants.
Accredited by the Royal College of Nursing, RCNi Learning is an interactive online learning tool that supports both qualified and student nurses to deliver the best possible patient care and experience. RCNi Learning’s inclusion in the new Clinical...
Source: News from STM - February 2, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: European Featured Source Type: news
Global Advances in Health and Medicine joins SAGE Publishing ’s medical collection
SAGE Publishing is pleased to announce it will partner with the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health to publish Global Advances in Health and Medicine (GAHM), a peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to improving health and well-being through whole-person and whole-systems care and healing. Research published in the journal considers the influences of different aspects of an individual’s life — such as mind, body, spirit, society and environment — in medical diagnosis and treatment, which may include biomedicine, traditional Chinese medicine or art therapy.
“The Consortium is commit...
Source: News from STM - February 2, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Editorial Featured Source Type: news
IET announces new partnership with River Valley technologies for delivery of peer review solution
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has announced a new partnership with River Valley Technologies to supply a state of the art peer review solution to support its leading publishing programme.
Historically, Peer Review systems have focused on data capture rather than the ease of use for those submitting papers and for those at the Journal office managing the process. Peer Review users now expect any interaction with technology to be as simple a process as possible. Peer Review interfaces are moving to simple, clean, intuitive interfaces that enable users to find what they are looking for, or enter informat...
Source: News from STM - February 2, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Digital Featured Source Type: news
Silicon Valley-based Software Company Atypon Opens Development Hub in Rochester, New York
Silicon Valley-based publishing technology company Atypon has opened an office in Rochester, NY to keep pace with their aggressive hiring of software engineers, front-end developers, solution architects, and project managers. The global company has nearly tripled its staff in the past three years. Atypon is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, with offices in New York City, Alabama, the UK, Jordan, and Greece.
“After a nationwide search, we chose to invest in Rochester because of its proximity to world-class higher education and excellent quality of life,” said Georgios Papadopoulos, Atypon’s CEO and founder. “In add...
Source: News from STM - January 31, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Digital Source Type: news
American Geophysical Union Announces Extension of its Partnership with Wiley
To help realize the American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) strategic goal to transform the future of scientific publishing in an evolving marketplace and vision to collaboratively advance and communicate science, AGU is renewing its partnership with Wiley.
“This partnership provides an opportunity to further cement AGU’s position as a leader in scientific publishing, specifically for the Earth and space sciences, and in the advancement and application of science and scientific research to inform and improve people’s lives,” said Chris McEntee, AGU CEO and Executive Director.
“Wiley has developed a remarkable and st...
Source: News from STM - January 31, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Editorial Featured Source Type: news
Open Access at De Gruyter strengthened and integrated
The independent academic publisher De Gruyter has reorganized the management of its open access business by integrating peer-reviewed open access activities more closely within Editorial activities. A separate business unit is being created to offer open access publishing services for third parties. The separate business unit will managed by Jacek Ciesielski, who has been named Vice President, Publishing Services, De Gruyter, and who will focus his talents and energy on building up the service for third-party content for which De Gruyter does not provide or organize peer review.
Mr. Ciesielski is the founder of Versita, th...
Source: News from STM - January 31, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Featured Open Access Source Type: news
OpenAthens white paper illustrates the importance of information security for authentication systems
OpenAthens has published a new white paper that discusses the complexities facing information professionals and publishers when ensuring the security of access and authentication processes.
Available from the OpenAthens website, Approaches to authentication: the importance of information security draws on experiences from across the information industry to highlight the key security issues around different authentication methods, and how SAML-based approaches can provide an improved user experience while keeping valuable data safe from unscrupulous actors.
Jon Bentley, Commercial Director for OpenAthens, said: “Informati...
Source: News from STM - January 30, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Featured Open Access Source Type: news
Elsevier Announces the Launch of Otolaryngology Case Reports
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical, and medical information products and services, today announced the launch of Otolaryngology Case Reports, a new open access journal publishing case reports in all areas of adult and pediatric otolaryngology. This peer-reviewed, online-only companion journal to the prestigious American Journal of Otolaryngology is now accepting submissions and is scheduled to begin publication of issues in early 2017.
“Case reports offer great value as teaching and educational resources, yet they aren’t often published in otolaryngology journals due to factors like journal res...
Source: News from STM - January 27, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Open Access Source Type: news
