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4 February 2015

Inaugural '2015 Best Chinese University Ranking' report powered by Scopus data and SciVal analytics STM publisher Elsevier has announced that the inaugural and newly-released '2015 Best Chinese University Ranking' report, based on Shanghai Ranking Consultancy (SRC)'s evaluation, is anchored on its Scopus research database and powered by metrics from SciVal analytics – both part of the Elsevier Research Intelligence portfolio. The report provides a detailed look at key research performance indicators of more than 1,000 higher education institutions across mainland China. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Ford Foundation adopts open licensing policy for all grant-funded projects and research The Ford Foundation has announced that it is adopting an open licensing policy for all grant-funded projects and research to promote greater transparency and accessibility of materials. Effective February 1, grantees and consultants will be required to make foundation-funded materials subject to a Creative Commons license allowing others, free of charge and without requesting permission, the ability to copy, redistribute, and adapt existing materials, provided they give appropriate credit to the original author. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Ninth Annual Knovel Academic Challenge begins The Ninth Annual Knovel Academic Challenge launched on February 2nd providing an opportunity for thousands of students at hundreds of academic institutions worldwide to compete to win prizes. The Knovel Academic Challenge, hosted by Elsevier, presents a series of questions on engineering-related topics. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Annual Reviews appoints Dr. Richard Gallagher as President and Editor-In-Chief Annual Reviews, the non-profit publisher that synthesises critical research literature, has appointed Dr. Richard Gallagher as President and Editor-In-Chief, effective May 1, 2015. He succeeds Samuel Gubins, who will be retiring after 20 years of service and will remain with Annual Reviews to ensure a smooth and successful transition. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Springer Publishing Company and Demos Medical Publishing announce merger As of January 1, 2015 the Springer Publishing Company and Demos Medical Publishing, both owned by Mannheim Media LLC, have been combined into one company under the Springer Publishing Company corporate name. Demos Medical Publishing will continue as an imprint of Springer Publishing. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Association of Canadian Publishers and Ingram Content Group develop digital to print program for publishers Ingram Content Group Inc. and the Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP) have announced a digital to print program, offered through Ingram's Lightning Source Inc. that gives ACP member publishers tools to easily convert digital books to physical books and print and distribute them to booksellers and readers around the world. ACP's digital to print program exposes Canadian publisher content to an expanded audience of readers worldwide. 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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