Brill completes acquisition of Ferdinand Schöningh / Wilhelm Fink; appoints Jörg Persch as Managing Director - December 21, 2016
International scholarly publisher Brill has completed the acquisition of Ferdinand Schöningh and Wilhelm Fink, including the imprint Konstanz University Press. The Germany based publishing houses have an annual turnover of more than € 3 million. The acquisition is accretive and will strengthen Brill's program in… Read More
Nature Research and the Scripps Translational Science Institute partner to launch new OA journal – npj Digital Medicine - December 20, 2016
Nature Research has announced a partnership with the Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI) to launch a new international, open-access, peer-reviewed journal, npj Digital Medicine. The new journal will publish high-quality original papers and review articles to guide innovation in, and the transformation of, health and healthcare… Read More
CDL announces new consortial contract for systemwide access to Taylor & Francis journals - December 19, 2016
The California Digital Library has finalized an agreement on a new consortial contract for systemwide access to Taylor & Francis journals effective with the 2016 calendar year. The new agreement, negotiated and implemented early in 2016 but only recently finalized, is a successor to a previous… Read More
Wiley partners with ASBMR to launch new OA journal – JBMR Plus - December 15, 2016
Publisher John Wiley and Sons, Inc. and The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) have announced plans to launch a new international, open access peer-reviewed publication, JBMR Plus, in 2017. JBMR Plus joins ASBMR's flagship subscription journal, Journal of Bone… Read More
SAGE collaborates with South East Network for Social Sciences (SeNSS) - December 14, 2016
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has announced a collaboration with the South East Network for Social Sciences (SeNSS) to support its Doctoral Training programme (DTP) as awarded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). SeNSS is a consortium of 10 leading UK universities, all of which… Read More
Elsevier announces latest editions of two key virology titles, publishes seven additional virology and microbiology books - December 8, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of the latest editions of Fenner and White's Medical Virology by Drs. Christopher Burrell, Colin Howard and Frederick Murphy, and Fenner's Veterinary Virology by Drs. N. James MacLachlan and Edward Dubovi. These thoroughly revised books provide comprehensive coverage of… Read More
