Knowledgespeak Newsletter

25 February 2013

SPARC welcomes directive mooting open access to publicly funded research SPARC has applauded US President Obama for issuing a directive to ensure that the results of taxpayer-funded research are made available to the public to freely access and fully use. The potential economic benefits are estimated to be in the hundreds of billions of dollars. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Wiley launches Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences combining The Radiographer and Shadows John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced the launch of Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences (JMRS), combining The Radiographer from the Australian Institute of Radiography and Shadows from the New Zealand Institute of Medical Radiation Technology (NZIMRT). The new, combined journal joins Wiley as part of the Wiley Open Access program. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Taylor & Francis joins Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association Academic publisher Taylor & Francis will join the community of open access (OA) publishers that are part of the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA). OASPA represents the interest of OA publishers globally within scientific and technical disciplines; advancing OA models, advocacy, education, and innovation within the field. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme BMJ Group expands Indian presence with new MD, awards programme BMJ has announced further investments in its India operations. It will recruit an MD to head up its growing workforce in the country. Also, in 2014, it will be launching the BMJ Awards India, to recognize the best individuals and teams practising in Indian healthcare. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme University of Chicago Press to make scholarly monograph content available via OUP's UPSO platform The University of Chicago Press will partner with Oxford University Press to launch Chicago Scholarship Online on OUP's University Press Scholarship Online (UPSO) platform. Chicago Scholarship Online will launch in February 2013 providing instant and comprehensive access to the full text of nearly 300 titles of the highest academic quality in 5 subjects. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Submissions for 2013 BERA/SAGE Practitioner Research Awards called for Academic publisher SAGE and the British Educational Research Association (BERA) have announced the opening of submissions for the 2013 BERA/SAGE Practitioner Research Awards. There are two separate awards: an award for research-based practice in under 18 settings, and an award for research-based practice in over 18 settings. The awards support and encourage excellence in the application of research in practice. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme AMS appoints Robert M. Harington as Associate Executive Director, Publishing The American Mathematical Society has announced the appointment of Robert M. Harington as Associate Executive Director, Publishing. In his new position, Harington will be responsible for driving strategic growth and management of the AMS publishing program for books, journals and electronic products. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme The Sheridan Group releases next generation publishing solution for managing offset and digitally produced books and journals Print, publishing services and technology solutions provider The Sheridan Group has released Sheridan Select, a next generation publishing solution for managing offset and digitally produced books and journals. A feature-rich architecture gives book and journal publishers a single point for order entry, significantly streamlining the process of ordering and managing a range of print products. 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: Kent Anderson (It's FASTR - Is It Bettr?); Paul Jump (Peers lament open access 'confusion'); Phil Davis (Rewarding Reviewers: Money, Prestige, or Some of Both?); Alex Marsh (Going solo or joining someone else's show: multi-author blogs as a way to maximise your time and exposure) and Chris Smith (Paywalls, subscriptions and new models for paid content). Blogspeak includes blog posts relevant to the publishing industry, particularly STM publishing. Subscribers are invited to participate in the latest edition of Blogspeak Here. You are receiving this email newsletter as part of your Knowledgespeak membership. You can unsubscribe instantly from any of our email newsletters by clicking here.

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