NPG titles lead 2008 Journal Citation Reports - June 26, 2009
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced that its flagship publication Nature continues its position as the number one weekly science journal, with a new Impact Factor of 31.434. Thomson Reuters recently published the new Impact Factors in the 2008 Journal Citation Report (JCR),… Read More
Pearson invests $30 million in Indian education companies - June 26, 2009
Publishing group Pearson, UK, has announced investments totalling $30 million in two Indian education companies - Educomp Solutions and TutorVista. The move is seen to build Pearson's position in one of the world's largest and fastest-growing education markets. Educomp, a listed education company, serves more than… Read More
EMpact Sales and Multi-Science Publishing sign exclusive partnership deal - June 26, 2009
EMpact Sales (EMpact), the publisher representation group of EBSCO Information Services, US, has announced an agreement with Multi-Science Publishing Co Ltd. in which EMpact will serve as exclusive sales and marketing representative. According to the agreement, EMpact will promote scientific journals that concentrate on energy, acoustics… Read More
Ex Libris launches version 7.1 of the Voyager integrated library system - June 26, 2009
Library solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced the general release of version 7.1 of the Voyager integrated library system (ILS). The new features introduced in version 7.1 extend WebVoyáge capabilities and tighten the integration of Voyager with other Ex Libris solutions - the Primo… Read More
Dear Subscribers - June 26, 2009
STM Publishers and other print/publishing Services and Support Tools providers can now use the all new K-Store platform to post information across three sections - a Jobs section, a virtual storefronts directory and a print/publishing Read More
Court rules against Elsevier bid to block release of data in licensing contract with WSU - June 25, 2009
An injunction filed by STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, to block release of information included in a licensing contract between the publisher and Washington State University (WSU) was recently denied by a court in the state of Washington. A public-records request for contract terms had been submitted… Read More
