Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt and CCC sign 5 year deal for Annual Copyright License - November 30, 2012
Licensing solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), US, has announced that the world's leading US patent firm, Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, LLP, has adopted CCC's Annual Copyright License. Now more than ever, law firms need fast, convenient and intuitive licensing solutions that… Read More
Elsevier launches new OA journal – Case Studies in Engineering Failure Analysis - November 29, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of a new, international, open access journal, Case Studies in Engineering Failure Analysis. Richard Clegg will serve as the Editor-in-Chief of the journal. Case Studies in Engineering Failure Analysis seeks to provide a forum for the rapid publication… Read More
Springer and Portuguese Centro Internacional de Matemática in deal to publish new book series - November 29, 2012
STM publisher Springer and the Centro Internacional de Matemática (CIM) of Portugal will work together to publish a new book series CIM Series in Mathematical Sciences. The first book will evolve from the international conference 'Mathematics of Energy and Climate Change' which takes place in March… Read More
Nature Communications editors join Macmillan office in Shanghai - November 29, 2012
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG) has announced that Shanghai is now home to two NPG editors. This is the first time that the company has based full-time editors in mainland China. Dr. Ed Gerstner moved to Shanghai this month from NPG's London office to take… Read More
WK Health’s Ovid and LWW Technical Services team awarded Northface ScoreBoard Award for excellence in customer service - November 29, 2012
Information services provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that the Technical Services team for its Ovid and LWW journals business recently received the coveted NorthFace ScoreBoard Award from Omega Management Group Corp for achieving excellence in customer service and support in 2011. A… Read More
Dialogue between publisher and customer required to improve retention and renewal rates, says ACCUCOMS report - November 29, 2012
ACCUCOMS, a Netherlands-based provider of sales and marketing services to scholarly and society publishers, has released the findings of a new report titled 'Improving Customer Retention and Renewal Rates.' According to the report, publishers need to focus on establishing a dialogue with their customers if they… Read More
