Knowledgespeak Newsletter

2 July 2012

Study examines possible publication bias and conflict of interest in article reprints Journal BMJ has published the results of a case-control study titled "High reprint orders in medical journals and pharmaceutical industry funding". The study analysed the extent to which funding and study design were associated with high reprint orders, and the financial implications of the same. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Nature Communications joins Nature at the top of the multidisciplinary sciences category in 2011 JCR Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG) has announced that Nature Communications has joined Nature at the top of the multidisciplinary sciences category in the 2011 Journal Citation Report (JCR). The journal received its first impact factor of 7.396, when Thomson Reuters published the 2011 JCR. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Wiley appoints Rachel Burley as Vice President and Director, Open Access Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced the creation of a new role to lead open access. Rachel Burley has been appointed to the position of Vice President and Director, Open Access. In this new role Rachel will lead all aspects of the growth and development of open access publishing at Wiley. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Pharmacy OneSource to host webinar on infection prevention in systems engineering Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider Pharmacy OneSource has announced plans to host a complimentary webinar with Dr. Carla Alvarado on "Infection Prevention with Human Factors and Systems Engineering." The webinar will be broadcasting on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 from 2:00 P.M - 3.00 P.M ET. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme IOP Publishing journals witness significant Impact Factor growth Non-profit scientific publisher Institute of Physics (IOP) Publishing has announced that the 2011 Impact Factors published by Thomson Reuters, once again show significant growth for many of the journals published by IOP Publishing (IOP) for the eighth year running. This year, 34 of the titles published by IOP have seen an increase in citations from last year. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme SPIE launches new tools to enhance online conference and publications management SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has launched a new suite of tools on its website, SPIE.org. With this initiative, SPIE seeks to simplify submitting abstracts, reviewing manuscripts and organising conferences. The new system announced by the society includes the latest tools for conference chairs, review committees, authors and staff, including major advances in usability, integration, and efficiency. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme OSA journals post impressive impact factors The Optical Society (OSA) has announced that its journals have again generated the most citations and largest number of articles of any publisher in the optics category of the 2011 Journal Citation Reports (Thomson Reuters JCR, 2011). In addition, OSA's latest journal, Biomedical Optics Express, which launched in August 2010, debuted on the optics list with an Impact Factor of 2.333, the highest of any new optics journal this year. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Latest edition of Blogspeak now online The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Phil Davis (Citation Cartel Journals Denied 2011 Impact Factor); Joe Wikert (We Should Open an eBookstore); Julia Wallace (Digital visibility is king but what colour is our Open Access future?); and Neelie Kroes (Ebooks shouldn't be restricted by European borders). Blogspeak includes blog posts relevant to the publishing industry, particularly STM publishing. Subscribers are invited to participate in the latest edition of Blogspeak Here.

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