Happy birthday to Springer’s open access books programme!
Did you know that it is five years since Springer launched an open access books programme?
Monthly Archives: August 2017
BMC Medicine becomes the first medical journal to accept Registered Reports
We’re doing our part to improve the transparency and reproducibility of science by offering pre-registration specifically tailored to clinical and global health research, which can have a direct, positive impact on patients and communities.
BMC “Research in Progress” photo competition deadline extended
The deadline for the BMC “Research in Progress” photo competition has now been extended to Sunday the 17th September.
Relaunching Nutrition Journal
Following the appointment of Professor Clare Collins (University of Newcastle, Australia) and Dr. Sharon Kirkpatrick (University of Waterloo, Canada) as co-Editors-in-Chief for Nutrition Journal, we are excited to announce the updated journal scope, as described in a recently published editorial. Here we share details of the refreshed scope and our vision for the journal.
BMC “Research in Progress” photo competition – 4 weeks to go!
The BMC “Research in Progress” photo competition is well under way but there’s still time to get your entries in.
Improving students’ academic performance – there’s an app for that
A recent article published in International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education makes a case for a multi-functional mobile app as a university learning tool. Using statistical correlational analysis, the authors found significant connections between the app usage and improved student outcomes, such as retention and academic performance.