APS partners with ACCUCOMS for shared representation in Europe, Turkey and MENA
The American Physiological Society (APS) signs an agreement for shared representation in Europe, Turkey, and MENA with ACCUCOMS.
The American Physiological Society is a nonprofit...
The Springer Book Archives now contain 72,000 titles
Today at the British UKSG Conference in Bournemouth, Springer announced that the Springer Book Archives (SBA) now contain 72,000 eBooks. This news represents the...
NPG to launch Scientific Data to help scientists publish and reuse research data
Nature Publishing Group (NPG) today is pleased to announce the Spring 2014 launch of Scientific Data. Open for submissions this autumn, Scientific Data is a new open-access,...
Mark Bide to be independent Chair of the Publishers Licensing Society
The Publishers Licensing Society (PLS) Board has appointed Mark Bide to be its independent Chair with effect from 1 June 2013. Mark is currently...
Australasian universities welcome Springer Book Archives
Region’s universities embrace access to more than 170 years of scientific publishing.
By the end of 2013, Springer will offer online access to 100,000 eBooks...
New Partner Development Manager, North America for IOP Publishing
Beth Mayes has been appointed as Partner Development Manager, North America for IOP Publishing (IOP).
Based in Boston, Beth will develop relationships with organisations in...
Springer, CAS collaboration to accelerate chemistry research
Springer and Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) will collaborate to include thousands of new experimental procedures for chemical reactions reported in Springer journals in the...
Oxford University Press launches the Journal of Complex Networks
Oxford University Press (OUP) is delighted to announce the launch of a new journal, the Journal of Complex Networks.
The study of complex networks...
13 partners from across Europe join together to improve digital curation
Seven European countries are launching 4C (the Collaboration to Clarify the Costs of Curation) to help public and private European organisations invest more effectively...
Royal Society of Chemistry’s Chemistry World hits 200,000 Twitter followers
Rock star Bryan Adams and 90s rap sensation Vanilla Ice are just two of more than 200,000 people now following the chemistry news magazine,...
SpringerPlus now indexed in Scopus and PubMed Central
SpringerPlus, Springer’s interdisciplinary fully open access journal, is now indexed by PubMed Central and Scopus®. Consequently, authors publishing with SpringerPlus will enjoy maximum exposure...
Utility or device: what drives eBook use and acceptance?
Conventional wisdom holds that the availability of eBooks and their inherent utility – full text searchability, ease of access, etc. – are what drive...