Future Science Group publishes its first Plain Language Summary of Publication – a new, open access, peer-reviewed journal article (6 Aug 2020) 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…
(30 Jul 2020) ARTiFACTS today released Version 2.0 of their platform. This major upgrade enables researchers to establish the provenance of their work in real-time — making it accessible and citable before publication. Utilizing the bloxberg blockchain ledger from the Max Planck Institute, the ARTiFACTS platform integrates seamlessly with ORCID and Google Docs. Users can register…
The pandemic squeezed advertising for the web as well as print, but subscription growth was the best ever for a quarter. (5 Aug 2020) Over a three-month period dominated by the coronavirus pandemic and a slowdown in advertising, The New York Times Company for the first time reported quarterly revenue that owed more to digital products…
(24 Jul 2020) By its onsite installation, “The Epitome of Aesthetics – New Media Art Exhibition”, National Palace Museum wins the gold award from AAM’s 2020 Media & Technology MUSE Awards at the category of Onsite Digital Experience. “The installation displays a wide range of technological applications that support collection presentation and provide context for…
(4 Aug 2020) From Scholarly Kitchen: “The COVID pandemic has given us a clear view of the value of open science, yet has also created conditions where implementing open science may not be feasible. We know that the transition to OA was likely to be financially disruptive, even under good market conditions, but now in…
Combination forms a true end-to-end global solution covering the entire innovation and intellectual property lifecycle Accretive to Clarivate adjusted diluted earnings in 2021 with opportunities for significant revenue and cost synergies Clarivate reaffirms standalone 2020 financial outlook Clarivate to host conference call today at 8:00 AM ET to discuss transaction (29 Jul 2020) Clarivate Plc…
In break with convention, SAGE recognizes five-year Impact Factors instead of traditionally recognized two-year metrics (31 Jul 2020) SAGE Publishing has today released the five-year Journal Impact Factors (JIF) for all its social and behavioral science (SBS) journals. Download the 2019 data (Source: 2019 Journal Impact Factor, Journal Citation Reports (Web of Science Group, 2020.)) This is the second year that SAGE has published JIF data from a five-year period in a move to widen the conversation…
(31 Jul 2020) The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is proud to announce the inaugural editor-in-chief for the fully open access journal JACS Au, Christopher W. Jones, Ph.D., of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). In a separate and closely aligned development, ACS is also announcing the expansion of the ACS Au portfolio with nine…
(30 Jul 2020) From the Centre for Humanitarian Data: About one-third of the 17 million global COVID-19 cases are coming from 63 countries that have a refugee or humanitarian operation. To help understand the progress of the virus and its impact on already vulnerable people in these locations, we have created a map explorer that brings…
(30 Jul 2020) One of Asia’s most energetic and comprehensive book award programs, the annual Singapore Book Publishers Association’s prizes traditionally have covered seven categories: Book Cover Design Education Title Illustrated Non-Fiction Title Literary Work Middle Grade / Young Adult Title Nonfiction Title Picture Book This year, new categories have been added, a reflection of the handsome…