American Psychological Association appoints Jasper Simons as publisher, PsycINFO - January 8, 2015
The American Psychological Association has appointed publishing executive Jasper Simons to lead its growing PsycINFO® and APA database program as publisher, PsycINFO. APA currently produces seven databases: PsycARTICLES®, PsycBOOKS®, PsycINFO, PsycTHERAPY®, PsycTESTS®, PsycCRITIQUES® and PsycEXTRA®. Simons has been involved in science, technical and medical publishing… Read More
ICV Partners acquires SirsiDynix - January 8, 2015
Investment firm ICV Partners has announced the acquisition of SirsiDynix, a provider of technology solutions to libraries around the world, from Vista Equity Partners, a private equity firm that focuses on investing in software, data and technology-based organisations. The change in SirsiDynix's ownership structure brings… Read More
Ingram Content Group Inc. names Shawn Morin as President and COO - January 8, 2015
Ingram Content Group Inc. has announced the appointment of Shawn Morin as President and Chief Operating Officer. The announcement was made by John R. Ingram, Chief Executive Officer of the company. Morin has been Chief Operating Officer of the company since June, 2012. His additional… Read More
Elsevier acquires Neoplasia Press Inc. - January 7, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that it has acquired Neoplasia Press Inc. and assumes publication of its flagship journals, Neoplasia and Translational Oncology. These peer-reviewed, open access journals will now be published by Elsevier under the Neoplasia Press imprint. With a significant Impact Factor of 5.398,… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health adds Physical Therapy to Lippincott Procedures - January 7, 2015
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health has announced that Physical Therapy (PT) has joined Respiratory Therapy (RT) as the second major non-nursing discipline added to Lippincott Procedures, the leading clinical procedures software used by nurses and other clinicians at the point-of-care. The expansion makes Lippincott Procedures… Read More
LexisNexis completes acquisition of Health Market Science - January 7, 2015
LexisNexis Risk Solutions, a Reed Elsevier company, has completed regulatory review to acquire Health Market Science (HMS), a leading supplier of high-quality data on health care professionals and an administrator of one of the largest practitioner-level medical claims databases in the US. LexisNexis, together with… Read More
