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Digital Science, a leading global technology company serving the needs of scientific and research communities, together with Research Councils UK (RCUK) today published a study of methodologies for the identification and assessment of interdisciplinary research. It follows a series of projects by UK Research and Higher Education Funding Councils into the nature of research and interdisciplinarity.

John Wiley & Sons Inc. (NYSE: JWa and JWb), announced today the launch of a new Author Services website that streamlines the publishing process for authors publishing with the majority of Wiley’s 1600+ journals. Author Services supports users through every stage of the publishing process, from submission and peer review through to acceptance and publication

IOP Publishing has announced a new partnership with Altmetric and Digital Science, to provide its authors and readers with a deeper understanding of how published research is being used and discussed. Authors and readers will be able to view the online attention surrounding each publication via the Altmetric badges embedded into article pages.

Atypon, home to more than one-third of the world’s journal content and the fastest-growing technology company in the scholarly and professional publishing industry, has been honored by EContent magazine as a trendsetter in digital publishing.

Wellcome Open Research, Wellcome’s publishing platform, launches today. Its first articles are published and freely available to view1, and will shortly undergo open peer review. They span a range of formats - from more traditional research articles to data notes, software tools and study protocols, and are from academics across a range of career levels.

Silverchair Information Systems and the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) are pleased to announce the launch of the AAD’s Dermatology Patient Education website (https://patiented.pointofcare.aad.org).This website was developed and is hosted on Silverchair’s SCM6 product development platform.

Kudos (www.growkudos.com), the award-winning service for maximizing the reach and impact of research publications, has announced new appointments to its Board of Directors and the successful close of a second funding round.

The momentum continues as ProQuest joins forces with yet another publisher group – Taylor & Francis – to provide libraries with more choices for purchasing ebooks though OASIS.

SAGE Publishing has launched a collection of streaming videos designed to help students and researchers learn and develop research skillsets and navigate the research process. Titled SAGE Research Method Video, the collection includes 484 videos on the broad spectrum of social science research methods and statistics.

Figshare, an online digital repository for academic research, today released the results of its global survey of 2,000 researchers and report, “The State of Open Data,” to assess the global landscape around open data and sharing practices.

The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has announced that the National Guideline Clearinghouse™ (NGC™) and National Quality Measures Clearinghouse™ (NQMC™), developed and hosted on Silverchair’s custom development platform, are now optimized for use on mobile devices.

Semantico have announced their Scolaris digital publishing solution is now fully integrated with marketing-leading scholarly publishing tool, PaperHive. The integration will help publishers using Scolaris to develop new revenue streams through increased usage, while giving end-users enhanced usability and an enriched experience.