Swets commemorates 10 successive years of global ISO certification - March 17, 2008
Subscription services provider Swets, Netherlands, has announced that it is now entering its tenth year as an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certified company. Swets' current ISO 9001:2000 certificate covers each of its twenty one operating offices worldwide. The company claims to be the only subscription… Read More
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Indian Physicist emerges as ‘hottest’ researcher - March 14, 2008
Information solutions provider Thomson Scientific, part of Thomson Corporation, US, has announced the results of its annual roundup of the 'hottest' researchers and research papers. In the March/April issue of its subscription newsletter Science Watch, Thomson Scientific identifies the top 10 authors who fielded the highest… Read More
Scopus search API technology powers Topcited.com - March 14, 2008
Abstracting and indexing database Scopus, part of STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that its new Scopus search Application Programming Interface (API) technology has enabled the launch of Scopus TopCited, a new website that offers users the top 20 cited articles across 26 subject areas. Scopus… Read More
ACS launches service to promote commercialisation of chemical research - March 14, 2008
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has launched a service called TechCatalyst for small businesses and research institutions. The service seeks to enable the commercialisation of breakthrough technologies in chemical and allied science (C&AS). ACS believes its technical expertise and capital can accelerate the development process and… Read More
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences signs Berlin Declaration on OA - March 14, 2008
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has signed the Berlin Declaration on "Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities" to help break down hurdles for accessing scientific knowledge. The basic idea of open access (OA) publishing is that the results of research financed by… Read More
