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31 July 2014

Frontiers launches new open-access medical journal - Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine Swiss open-access publisher Frontiers, part of the Nature Publishing Group family, has announced the launch of Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, a new open-access medical journal. The journal will publish peer-reviewed articles on the diagnosis, treatment, and pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease that help to advance medical education and to improve clinical practice and patient care. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Oxford University Press set to publish International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology as a fully open-access journal Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) has announced its new relationship with the International College of Neuropsychopharmacology (CINP). Beginning in 2015, OUP and CINP will partner to publish International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology (IJNP) as a fully open-access journal. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Wellcome Library and Jisc announce partners in 19th century medical collections digitisation project The Wellcome Library and Jisc have announced nine partner institutions whose holdings will be digitised and added to the UK Medical Heritage Library, an online resource for the history of medicine and related sciences. Six university libraries have joined the partnership – UCL (University College London), University of Leeds, University of Glasgow, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Kings College London and University of Bristol – along with the libraries of the Royal College of Physicians of London, the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, and the Royal College of Surgeons of England. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Journals from IOP Publishing show Impact Factor growth The 2013 Impact Factors, published by Thomson Reuters, once again show growth for many of the journals published by IOP Publishing (IOP). This year, more than half of the titles published by IOP have seen an increase in citations from last year. Additionally, 25 titles have had an increase of over 5 percent and 28 percent of IOP's journals have Impact Factors above 2.000. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme F1000Research brings static research figures to life F1000Research has published a new research from Bjorn Brembs, professor of neurogenetics at the Institute of Zoology, Universitaet Regensburg, in Germany, with a proof-of-concept figure allowing readers and reviewers to run the underlying code within the online article. This represents an important leap forward for scientific publishing, by demonstrating a completely novel framework for assessing the quality of a scholarly output. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Portland Press Limited announces across-the-board increase in Impact Factors Portland Press Limited, the not-for-profit publishing subsidiary of the Biochemical Society, has announced an across-the-board increase in Impact Factors for its molecular bioscience publications. The 2013 InCites Journal Citation Reports (Thomson Reuters, 2014) show that Clinical Science, Biochemical Journal, Essays in Biochemistry, Biochemical Society Transactions and Bioscience Reports all received increases in their Impact Factors. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme IFLA launches 2014 eLending Background Paper The eLending environment for libraries around the world continues to change at a rapid pace. In 2012, IFLA released its Background Paper on eLending, which formed the basis for the production of the IFLA Principles for Library eLending, the third revision of which was issued at the World Library & Information Congress (WLIC) in Singapore in August 2013. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme HathiTrust Research Center awarded grant from National Endowment for the Humanities The HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC) has announced a new project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The NEH awarded $324,841 for 'Exploring the Billions and Billions of Words in the HathiTrust Corpus with Bookworm: HathiTrust + Bookworm' (HT+BW) a two-year project that begins September 1, 2014 and will conclude August 31, 2016. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme 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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30 July 2014

Open access articles have more views and downloads, reveals Nature Communications data An independent statistical analysis of the articles published in Nature Communications, carried out by the Research Information Network (RIN), has found that open access (OA) articles are viewed three times more often than articles that are only available to subscribers. RIN also found that OA articles are cited more than subscription articles. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme MarketResearchReports.Biz adds Global Medical Publishing Market 2014-2018 report to its offering MarketResearchReports.Biz has announced the addition of a new market research report 'Global Medical Publishing Market 2014-2018: Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends And Forecast' to its collection of research reports. Global Medical Publishing Market 2014-2018, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers North America, Europe, the APAC region, and the ROW. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme McGraw-Hill Education Professional's new off-line mobile app delivers instant access to essential diagnostic tools McGraw-Hill Education Professional has announced the launch of the AccessMedicine App, the first off-line mobile application of the world-renowned medical education platform. A key feature of the new AccessMedicine App, available for download onto all iOS and Android devices, is that users will now be able to gain access to valuable AccessMedicine diagnostic resources in an off-line environment. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme SPIE launches 'Neurophotonics' journal with special section on BRAIN Initiative SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has announced the inaugural issue of Neurophotonics, a new peer-reviewed journal. The advanced optical methods and applications for imaging and manipulation of the brain that are driving a revolution in the neurosciences were the inspiration behind Neurophotonics. The journal began publication in May and all articles will be freely available online through 2015. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Brill announces new suite of open access journals Scholarly publisher Brill has announced a new suite of open access journals covering four major disciplines - Humanities, Social Sciences, Law, and Biology. These journals will offer a pure open access environment. Each journal will be divided in sections that align with the major subject areas in the discipline. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme The European University Institute opts for Ex Libris Primo with its Central Index Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris® Group has announced the adoption of Primo® and the Primo Central Index by the European University Institute (EUI) in Fiesole, Italy. Seeking a solution that would offer users a unified search interface for the school's wealth of specialized resources, which include an official depository of European Union publications and documents, the Institute found that Primo and the Primo Central Index met the library's requirements. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Baker & Taylor announces integration of Axis 360 digital media platform with Boopsie mobile library apps Baker & Taylor, a worldwide distributor of digital and print books, has integrated its Axis 360 digital media platform with Boopsie, a mobile app platform-as-a-service provider for libraries worldwide. For Axis 360-enabled libraries that use a library-branded app created by Boopsie to enable mobile access to their websites, patrons will now have the ability to access the entire Axis 360 digital repository from their smartphone and tablet of choice. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme 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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