The American Geophysical Union names John Orcutt editor of Earth Space and Science Journal - May 23, 2014
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) has announced that John Orcutt, a distinguished professor of Geophysics at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and former president of AGU, will serve as the inaugural editor of its newest open access, peer-reviewed journal, Earth and Space Science. The journal will… Read More
Sheridan launches automated, XML-Based ArticleWorkflows - May 23, 2014
Sheridan, a provider of print, publishing services and technology solutions to publishers, associations, university presses, and cataloguers, has launched ArticleExpress, a new patent-pending workflow for STM publishers that replaces the traditional PDF-based article proof with a fully editable, browser-based, HTML proofing environment. In this new… Read More
Publishers Association appoints new officers - May 23, 2014
The Publishers Association has announced the appointment of new officers with Dominic Knight, Chairman of Palgrave Macmillan and Executive Director of Change Programmes, Macmillan Science and Education, appointed as President, and Joanna Prior, Managing Director, Penguin, as Vice-President and Treasurer. Knight previously served as Vice-President… Read More
Holiday Notice - May 23, 2014
This is to inform our esteemed subscribers that there will be no newsletter dispatch on May 26, 2014 on account of Memorial Day. We will resume our newsletter service on Tuesday, May 27, 2014. The newsletter will contain all the headlines that have appeared after the May 23rd issue. Read More
CRC Press partners with leading discovery services - May 22, 2014
CRC Press, a member of the Taylor and Francis Group, an informa business, has announced that it has partnered with key discovery services to connect researchers, students and professionals with content from its CRCnetBASE science, technology and medicine eBook platform. Partnerships with the Summon service (ProQuest),… Read More
The University of Pennsylvania Press selects De Gruyter as its new distribution partner for electronic content - May 22, 2014
The University of Pennsylvania Press (Penn Press) has signed a contract granting De Gruyter global distribution rights to its electronic products. This transatlantic partnership will expand the international reach of Penn Press while also strengthening De Gruyter's portfolio with a range of… Read More
