Help with checking for fake scientific papers
Following a collaboration with Universite Joseph Fourier in Grenoble, France, Springer has announce the release of SciDetect, a software program that automatically checks for…
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What Works? Successful Education Policies, Resources and Technologies: line-up announced
The International Publishers Association and The London Book Fair have announced the line-up for the third edition of [i]What Works? Successful Education Policies, Resources…
£70 million boost for UK science research
More than £70 million is being injected into UK science research projects to tackle challenges including airport capacity and the ability to search vast…
Academic alliance welcomes FASTR fair access act in USA
SPARC, an international alliance of academic and research libraries, has welcomed the introduction of the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research (FASTR) Act…
Pilot brings free editorial services to developing-world researchers
Around 260 researchers in the developing world will have the opportunity for free editorial services thanks to a pilot partnership between academic communications company…
Survey offers insights to aid academic associations
Results from a survey of researchers and research-based professionals by John Wiley & Sons have revealed the most valued benefits offered to members by…
Shake-up for system of credit in scholarly communication
The Wellcome Trust and Digital Science have introduced a 'contributor role taxonomy' to provide a high-level classification of the roles performed by individuals in…
Liverpool University Press prize reflects ‘consistent success’
The Independent Publishers Guild has announced the 2015 IPG Award Winners, with Liverpool University Press becoming Academic and Professional Publisher of the Year
Amsterdam streets ahead on research
The City of Amsterdam is building its future on a foundation of research to create a sustainable knowledge economy, according to a report by…
Nine more universities embrace social learning on FutureLearn
FutureLearn has welcomed nine new university partners as it continues to grow the line-up of institutions offering free online courses on the social learning…
Librarians say access management essential but needs improvement
OpenAthens, provider of software that helps libraries connect their users to online subscription content, has shared key findings from its recent research into librarians'…
New CEO for Highwire
HighWire Press has announced the appointment of Dan Filby as chief executive officer