New open access proceedings service from IOP Publishing - November 27, 2007
Non-profit scientific publisher Institute of Physics Publishing (IOP), UK, recently launched the IOP Conference Proceedings: Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES), a new open access proceedings service. EES is the latest addition to IOP's portfolio of environmental publications and services. The service, dedicated to conferences specialising in… Read More
Elsevier expands ScienceDirect College Edition - November 27, 2007
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that their license for two- and four-year colleges, ScienceDirect College Edition, will be expanded to include content going back to 1995 at no additional cost. The expansion is effective January 2008. Under the initiative, colleges will have access to more… Read More
International Journal of Number theory to increase frequency with 2008 volume - November 27, 2007
Scientific publisher World Scientific has announced that the International Journal of Number Theory (IJNT) will be increasing its frequency of publication, effective 2008. The journal will now be published 6 times a year to accommodate the ever increasing number of quality papers being submitted. The IJNT… Read More
Thomson resumes share repurchase programme - November 27, 2007
Information solutions provider Thomson Corporation, US, has announced that it has resumed its share repurchase programme (normal course issuer bid). Under the current programme, the company may repurchase up to 15 million of its common shares. Thomson temporarily suspended repurchases prior to the company's announcement of… Read More
European alliance seek to preserve digital science records - November 27, 2007
The Second International Conference on Permanent Access to the Records of Science, recently held in Brussels, saw the launch of the Alliance for Permanent Access, a group of stakeholders dedicated to preserving digital science records. The Alliance brings together key international and national scientific organisations such as CERN, ESA, European… Read More
EU nations agree on widening free access to research - November 27, 2007
European Union ministers have reportedly adopted a plan to make it easier for public to access scientific research and to help spread innovation more quickly across the 27-nation bloc. Four joint technology initiatives to carry out research in nano-electronic technologies, aeronautics, medicines and computing systems have also been approved. These… Read More
