Russia's Far Eastern Federal University Selects Elsevier Solutions to Expand Access to Scientific Publications

Russia's Far Eastern Federal UniversityRussia's Far Eastern Federal University Selects Elsevier Solutions to Expand Access to Scientific Publications PR Newswire MOSCOW, November 28, 2013 Broad access to scientific publications to increase the university's research ranking position Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today it has reached an agreement with Russia's Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) to grant access to ScienceDirect's Journal Backfile Collection and e-Book Collection as well as Reaxys® to its researchers. In addition, Elsevier will host two of FEFU's open access journals on ScienceDirect. FEFU plays a key role in the Russian government's objective to strengthen the economic position of the Russian Far East region. FEFU contributes to this objective by providing its researchers with access to Elsevier's historical journal content (prior to 1995), e-Books and Reaxys, a workflow solution for chemistry researchers, aiming to increase scientific output to become a research hub for the Far East region in Russia and adjacent countries. By also committing to publishing two of FEFU's journals on ScienceDirect through its Production & Hosting (P&H) program, Elsevier aims to help to increase the university's scholarly influence in the global scientific landscape. Dr. Sergey V.