SAGE launches new journal – Journal of Asthma & Allergy Educators - October 13, 2009
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the launch of a new journal - Journal of Asthma & Allergy Educators (JAAE). Scheduled for launch in February 2010, the journal is the official journal of the Association of Asthma Educators (AAE). A bimonthly, JAAE will publish original clinical articles… Read More
CIG Media Group offers free access to the archives of Clinical Lung Cancer - October 13, 2009
Medical publisher CIG Media Group, US, has announced that it will now permanently open up its archives of the journal Clinical Lung Cancer. The move is in response to the successful free-access trial campaign that occurred during this summer’s International Association for the Study of Lung… Read More
Questia adds 1,900 copyrighted books to digital collection - October 13, 2009
Online library provider Questia Media, Inc., US, has announced that it has added an additional 1,900 copyrighted books to Questia, its digital collection. The collection is available online and through its recently launched application for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The application is claimed to have… Read More
Dear Subscriber - October 13, 2009
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RCD files corporate espionage lawsuit against McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge - October 12, 2009
Construction information provider Reed Construction Data (RCD), US, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reed Elsevier, has filed a suit in federal court against McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge, a unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. The suit charges Dodge with unlawfully accessing confidential and trade… Read More
SPARC brings out new guide examining income models supporting OA journals - October 12, 2009
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has released a new guide which examines the issue of sustainability for current and prospective open-access publishers. The new guide, ‘Income models for Open Access: An overview of current practice,’ examines the use of supply-side revenue streams (such… Read More
