Alexander Street Press launches evidence-based acquisition - July 25, 2013
Electronic publisher Alexander Street Press, US, has announced a milestone agreement with the University of Dundee in Scotland that establishes the publisher as a key resource for evidence-based acquisition of library materials. Beginning this month, patrons of the University of Dundee's library will have unlimited… Read More
Elsevier publishes seven new cyber security books - July 24, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the publication of seven new cyber security books, including Introduction to Cyber-Warfare: A Multidisciplinary Approach and The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing: Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing Made Easy. These and other related book titles will be available at… Read More
Dr Isabel Escobar named new Editor-in-Chief of the IDA Journal of Desalination and Water Reuse - July 23, 2013
Academic publisher Maney Publishing, UK, and the International Desalination Association (IDA) have announced the appointment of Dr Isabel C Escobar as the new Editor-in-Chief of the IDA Journal of Desalination and Water Reuse. She will succeed Dr Jim Birkett, who steps down this year after a… Read More
GigaScience journal unveils new features and functionality at ISMB meeting - July 22, 2013
Open access publisher BioMed Central and the Beijing Genome Institute (BGI) have announced that the journal GigaScience will unveil new features and functionality at the Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB) meeting. The move comes one year on from the launch of the journal. As… Read More
Emerald reports Impact Factor increase for journals - July 19, 2013
Following the release of the Journal Citation Reports by Thomson Reuters in June, academic publisher Emerald, UK, has announced increased impact factors for 71 per cent of its titles currently indexed. The report reflects outstanding performances for journals in the Operations and Logistics Management collection.… Read More
Springer to publish new OA journal in collaboration with the State Grid Electric Power Research Institute in China - July 19, 2013
STM publisher Springer has announced that it is publishing a new open access journal in collaboration with the State Grid Electric Power Research Institute (SGEPRI) in China. The Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy will be fully sponsored by the Chinese research institute and… Read More
