Dr Henry Heng named co-Editor-in-Chief of Molecular Cytogenetics journal - June 13, 2012
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced the appointment of Dr Henry Heng as co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal Molecular Cytogenetics. He succeeds Dr Lisa Shaffer of Signature Genomic Laboratories who is stepping down as co-Editor-in-Chief. Dr Heng is an Associate Professor at the Wayne… Read More
CQ Press in deal with Credo Reference to include 40 titles in Credo Publisher and Subject Collections - June 13, 2012
Reference databases provider Credo Reference, US, has announced that CQ Press is the latest publisher to join Credo Reference with an agreement to include 40 of their most sought-after titles in Credo Publisher and Subject Collections. According to the company, apart from attracting new publishers… Read More
Google ends legal dispute with French authors over book scanning project - June 12, 2012
Internet search services provider Google Inc., US, has reportedly ended legal disputes with a French publishing trade group and a French authors’ association over the company’s scanning of books. The Syndicat National de l’Edition and the SGDL Society of Authors agreed with Google to end litigation… Read More
Springer and Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences announce publishing partnership - June 12, 2012
STM publisher Springer has announced a partnership with the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences. Under the deal, Springer will publish two book series, Fields Institute Communications (FIC) and Fields Institute Monographs (FIM). FIC focuses primarily on publishing proceedings and outgrowths of research presented… Read More
CAS selects 15 Ph.D. students in the chemical sciences for the 2012 SciFinder Future Leaders in Chemistry programme - June 12, 2012
Chemical information provider Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), a division of the American Chemical Society, has announced the selection of 15 Ph.D. students in the chemical sciences for the 2012 SciFinder Future Leaders in Chemistry programme. Each of these students demonstrated academic excellence, a commitment to research… Read More
Siemens engineers and scientists worldwide gain access to Knovel’s Web-based technical references - June 12, 2012
Knovel, provider of a Web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools, has announced that Siemens, the global powerhouse in electronics and electrical engineering, now provides access to Knovel’s Web-based technical references to its 30,000 engineers and scientists worldwide. With interactive and validated… Read More
