Open access versus subscription journals: a comparison of scientific impact

Nice analysis by Björk and Solomon in BMC Medicine. The results “indicate that Open Access  journals indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus are approaching the same scientific impact and quality as subscription journals, particularly in biomedicine and for journals funded by article processing charges.” To read full article visit: http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1741-7015-10-73.pdf

Lake Turkana: Documenting its history and drama

Almost 125 years ago, one of the most dramatic geographic discoveries took place in Africa. Somewhere in the vast arid lands of what is today northern Kenya. The Transylvanian sportsmen and explorer,  Sámuel Teleki von Szek together with his brave companion, lieutenant Ludwig Ritter von Höhnel made known to all humankind the beauty of the Jade Sea, and […]