Chinese scientist appeals for funding to make Chinese journals OA - September 5, 2008
Zhu Zuoyan, a recently retired deputy head of the National Science Foundation of China (NSFC), has reportedly appealed for funding to make several Chinese journals open access (OA). To boost the country's scientific journals, he urged to give priority to domestic science publications. According to Zuoyan, government-funded open access journals… Read More
IGI Global selects RSuite CMS to manage journals, books, and reference content - September 5, 2008
Publishing company IGI Global, US, has announced that it has selected RSuite as its content management system. IGI Global is an international publishing company specialising in research publications in computer science and information science, technology, and management. Using RSuite will enable IGI… Read More
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins set to publish Anaesthesiology journal - September 5, 2008
Healthcare publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), US, has signed an agreement to serve as publisher of The European Journal of Anaesthesiology, starting in 2009. The journal is the official publication of the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA). Each issue of The European Journal of Anaesthesiology… Read More
Jones and Bartlett Publishers acquires leading Nursing titles - September 5, 2008
Educational publisher Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc. (J&B), US, has announced the acquisition of Blanchard & Loeb's Nursing Drug Handbook series and Health Leadership Associates widely used series of nurse practitioner certification review guides. The transactions expand J&B's market leading position in nursing academic and professional… Read More
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JISC DRAI project catalogues 3,707 free collections - September 4, 2008
The JISC Digital Repositories and Archives Inventory (DRAI) project, which seeks to provide a comprehensive snapshot of digital resource provision in the UK, has completed phase 2 of the project. A total of 3,707 online collections have been catalogued. Staff and students in higher education can… Read More
