Journals

Wednesday book news: Bezos, the Elsevier boycott and more

8 Feb 2012

Wednesday's book news includes backlash over Elsevier's journals, and anti-evolution voice app Iris that has financial ties to Jeff Bezos

Ovid and LWW journals Technical Services team earns BenchmarkPortal certification

7 Feb 2012

Wolters Kluwer Health is pleased to announce that its Ovid and LWW journals Technical Services team received certification as a Center of Excellence by BenchmarkPortal in collaboration the Center for Customer-Driven Quality, founded at Purdue University. Only 10% of companies that submit data under BenchmarkPortal's program are awarded a "Certification of Excellence."

Academic journals coercing professors for citations: Study

3 Feb 2012

Academic journals that decide which research discoveries count as important are practising widespread “coercion� to gain influence, at the expense of their own credibility, a new survey says.