(9 Jun 2021) Oxford University’s right to print books was first recognised in 1586, in a decree from the Star Chamber. But the centuries-old printing history of Oxford University Press will end this summer, after the publishing house announced the last vestige of its printing arm was closing. The closure of Oxuniprint, which will take…
(20 May 2021) The recent announcement made by Clarivate says, “By normalizing for different fields of research and their widely varying rates of publication and citation, the Journal Citation Indicator provides a single journal-level metric that can be easily interpreted and compared across disciplines. The Journal Citation Indicator will be calculated for all journals in…
(17 May 2021) Clarivate plc (NYSE: CLVT), a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire ProQuest, a leading global software, data and analytics provider to academic, research and national institutions, from Cambridge Information Group, a family-owned investment firm, and other partners including…
(4 May 2021) Following the publication of its first machine-generated book in 2019, Springer Nature has now deployed its AI expertise to create a new publication format which focuses on literature reviews. While the first book on lithium-ion batteries was entirely AI-based, this new format takes an innovative hybrid approach of blending human-machine interaction. The new…
(6 May 2021) The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chinese Association of Science and Technology (CAST) to deepen cooperation in three aspects: the ‘Innovation China’ platform, impact assessment studies of Chinese scientific research output (including a focus on Open Access) and international knowledge exchange. Under…
(4 May 2021) The American Chemical Society (ACS) is pleased to announce the launch of the ACS Institute, a centralized portal with over 100 educational and training products and programs from across ACS. The material includes a new series of online courses offered by ACS Publications, the leading publisher in chemistry, as well as a suite…
(30 Apr 2021) News from IGI Global: Understanding that many libraries around the world are nearing the end of their fiscal year, IGI Global can offer very flexible and customized acquisitions solutions to ensure libraries across Asia-Pacific have access to the most innovative and emerging digital research. Institutions can also benefit from IGI Global’s…
(21 Apr 2021) F1000 is collaborating with two Chinese customers to develop open research publishing platforms dedicated to the research and application of collaborative robots and ‘digital twin’ technologies. Both will be the world’s first open publishing platforms in their fields and will launch for submission in July 2021. The platforms will utilise F1000’s open…
(30 Mar 2021) Rockefeller University Press has selected Morressier as its virtual conference provider for the Journal of Cell Biology (JCB) and Journal of Experimental Medicine (JEM) Symposium on Neurodegeneration. The symposium will bring together prominent and diverse researchers on April 26–27, 2021, for talks and poster presentations covering the latest advances in fundamental and translational research on Alzheimer’s disease,…
鉴于高校图书馆预算的减少，以及响应支持中国高校图书馆数字资源采购联盟（DRAA）成员继续获取Karger 医学电子资源以保障对教学科研的支持，我们修订了现行的2021-2022年DRAA多年协议。