From: "Shania K. Khan" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:02:22 +0300

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*QScience Connect* publishes first articles, debuts new functionality

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*QScience Connect *has* *today published its first articles on topics
ranging

from linguistics and food science to diabetes and an analysis of the

sediments in streams on a Yemeni island. **


*QScience Connect* is a new kind of peer-reviewed, open access

journal which publishes research in all fields which meets the simple

criteria of being ethical, valid and correct. No emphasis is placed on the

perceived interest of the article, or the magnitude of the advance being

described; rather the readers of the articles contribute to the evaluation

process by reading and citing the article. The number of accesses of the

article, and the number of times it is cited in other academic journals is

a model of evaluation which makes the most of the online publishing

environment.****


Authors are also encouraged to submit articles to the journal which

may consist primarily of video or audio. These submissions will be

reviewed and, as with regular manuscript submissions, they will be

published if they are found to describe novel and valid research.****

Alongside these articles, QScience.com has also introduced an online

commenting facility, linked to the readers’ social media accounts,

which allows for direct communication on the article with the author

and other readers.****


This new service adds to the already existing features of article-level

metrics, measuring downloads and citations, and the personalization

and mobile features of the site, allowing browsing of content and access

to search alerts with Blackberry, iPhone and Android handsets. **


With all of our content being freely-available and open access, we believe

these new developments improve the experience of accessing cutting

edge research for both the scientific community and the public in general. *
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To celebrate QScience.com turning 1, we are offering free giveaways all
month visit http://www.qscience.com/page/offers to enter for your free gift.
QScience.com already hosts eight scholarly journals covering diverse
subject areas such as information & library studies, sustainable energy,
education, medicine and bioscience, Middle Eastern healthcare, law,
design and Islamic studies.  Many other journals are scheduled to be

added in 2012.

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Shania Khan

Head of Sales and Marketing ****

Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals****

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Villa 3, Qatar Foundation
PO Box 5825****

Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar****

www.qscience.com****

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