Publishers celebrate 150th anniversary of publication of Origin of the Species - November 10, 2009
The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) has announced that it is offering open access to two peer-reviewed articles about Charles Darwin and his historic insights into evolution to celebrate the 150th anniversary this month of the publication of On the Origin of Species. The two… Read More
SAGE launches Encyclopedia of Case Study Research - November 10, 2009
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the launch of Sage Reference's new two-volume Encyclopedia of Case Study Research. The encyclopaedia claims to be the first available resource to present a comprehensive overview of design and methods in case study research. Written by leading researchers in the field,… Read More
AAP welcomes Chinese commitments to boost intellectual property protection - November 9, 2009
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has applauded the Chinese government’s recently issued public notice conveying to state-run libraries the importance of strengthening protection for copyright-protected academic and medical journals. It has further emphasised that ending intellectual property violations affecting books and journals in China continues… Read More
ACM partners with CLOCKSS, Portico to offer electronic archiving services - November 9, 2009
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has announced that it is providing its institutional library customers with advanced electronic archiving services to preserve their electronic resources. These services, provided by Portico and CLOCKSS, are aimed to help the scholarly community obtain reliable, secure, deliverable access to… Read More
Springer partners with Society of Wetland Scientists to publish Wetlands - November 9, 2009
STM publisher Springer, Germany, will publish Wetlands, the official journal of the Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS), starting January 2010. The journal will join Springer’s growing portfolio of ecology journals. Dr. Darold P. Batzer of the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, will serve as the… Read More
Wiley-VCH set to publish Steel Research International - November 9, 2009
Wiley-VCH, the German subsidiary of John Wiley & Sons, US, has announced publishing responsibility for Steel Research International, beginning January 2010. Wiley-VCH will publish the journal on behalf of Verlag Stahleisen, Steel Institute VDEh, Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, The Austrian Society for Metallurgy and Materials ASME, Fédération… Read More
