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Publishing special/themed issues or supplements can enhance the profile of the Journal, attract new authors and submissions, and support usage and citations. Many journal editors will arrange for a guest editor to handle the issue on their behalf. 

CHICAGO, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has unveiled a new interactive Dashboard illustrating the science that informs the time of the Bulletin’s iconic Doomsday Clock.

Los Angeles, Classroom instruction, lectures, and textbook study are all important, but long-term, engaged learning truly happens when the theoretical is combined with hands-on application. That’s why service-learning and civic engagement can be such an important part of a well-rounded education. What’s the best way to incorporate community-engaged learning into the curriculum?

The International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM), the veterinary division of International Cat Care, has convened an expert panel of veterinary clinicians and academics to produce practical guidance to help veterinary teams deliver optimal management for the increasing numbers of diabetic cats that are presenting to practices.

Los Angeles, CA – SAGE and Vårdförbundet in partnership with The Swedish Society of Nursing today announced a new partnership to publish the Nordic Journal of Nursing Research from March 2015.

Los Angeles, CA - Researchers have found that sutures embedded with stem cells led to quicker and stronger healing of Achilles tendon tears than traditional sutures, according to a new study published in the March 2014 issue of Foot & Ankle International (published by SAGE).

Washington, DC - Imagine living in North Korea or Cuba, where 90% of your earnings are taxed to pay for luxurious presidential palaces and lavish parties while you barely survive. How much a government takes from its citizens, and what that money is spent on, makes up a country’s economic policy. How has the United States determined its own economic policy through history? How has that changing policy through the years affected our standard of living? The new Guide to U.S. Economic Policy, published by CQ Press, answers these questions.

Leading academic and independent publisher SAGE, established a pilot partnership with Publon, new company aiming to speed up science by making peer review faster, more efficient and more effective

London – SAGE, one of the world’s leading independent and academic publishers, has today announced a new pilot partnership with Publons, a new company working with reviewers, publishers, universities and funding agencies to turn peer review into a measureable research output.

Editorial boards are an essential and valuable resource for journals, but members typically have other responsibilities and often sit on the editorial boards of competing journals. How do you make sure you are using your board effectively?

Peer review is “a process where scientists (“peers”) evaluate the quality of other scientists’ work. By doing this, they aim to ensure the work is rigorous, coherent, uses past research and adds to what we already know.” This quote comes from an explainer on The Conversation, which you can read here. 

Chicago - Switzerland has a long history of trying to be as self-sufficient and energy independent as possible. Although its energy supply system has served it well in the past, the country is now looking to turn away from its reliance on nuclear power and seeks to compensate for the energy lost from hydropower as a result of climate change.