Dear Subscriber - September 30, 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
US judge agrees to delay Google book-scanning project case hearing - September 29, 2009
The hearing over a settlement between Google and US authors and publishers has been postponed considering objections on copyright and anti-trust grounds. The US District Court Judge Denny Chin agreed with the request from the Association of American Publishers (AAP) and the US Authors Guild to… Read More
Elsevier launches SciVal Funding Solution - September 29, 2009
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of SciVal Funding, a comprehensive funding intelligence solution for US research institutions. The platform helps researchers locate the most appropriate grant opportunities in order to maximise their potential to receive funding. SciVal Funding is designed to optimise the… Read More
BioMed Central unveils 200th open access journal - September 29, 2009
Open access (OA) publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced the launch of the Journal of Angiogenesis Research. With this launch, the number of journals in BioMed Central’s portfolio reaches 200. The launch is seen to reflect a growing trend as senior academics and learned societies turn… Read More
Knovel forms Editorial Advisory Board - September 29, 2009
Online technical information provider Knovel, US, has announced the formation of its Editorial Advisory Board. The Board will provide deep engineering experience and leadership and steer the development and prioritisation of Knovel’s ongoing additions of content and editorial features. Members include Adel Sedra, James Speight, Meyer… Read More
Cambridge Journals and International Society for Developmental Origins of Health launch new journal - September 29, 2009
Cambridge Journals, a division of Cambridge University Press (CUP), US, in association with the International Society for Developmental Origins of Health and Disease has announced the launch of a new journal - Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (JDOHaD). The journal will focus on… Read More