Elsevier acquires Amirsys, a healthcare information solutions and content for radiology, pathology, and anatomy provider - June 13, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the acquisition of Amirsys. Focused on visually oriented medical disciplines like radiology, pathology and anatomy, Amirsys' global solutions give healthcare providers the expert information and clinical decision support (CDS) tools to make informed, expert and evidence-based diagnoses. Amirsys also provides learning… Read More
Wiley acquires SimBioSys - June 13, 2014
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has acquired SimBioSys Inc., a provider of scientific software tools that facilitate the drug discovery process. Terms were not disclosed. SimBioSys is a pioneer in the field of computer-aided retrosynthetic analysis where it supports chemists in the challenges of… Read More
Brill completes acquisition of Editions Rodopi - June 13, 2014
Scholarly publisher Koninklijke Brill N.V. has closed the acquisition of all shares of Editions Rodopi B.V., Amsterdam. The acquisition includes highly esteemed book series and journals in history, philosophy, theology, social sciences, linguistics, literature, and cultural studies. In total, the publishing list comprises 3,000 book titles,… Read More
SAGE set to publish Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics - June 12, 2014
Academic publisher SAGE will begin publishing the Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics (JERHRE), beginning July 2014. JERHRE claims to be the only journal in the field of human research ethics dedicated exclusively to publishing empirical research. With a focus on a wide variety… Read More
Inderscience Publishers publishes two new journal titles - June 12, 2014
Scientific publisher Inderscience Publishers, Switzerland, has announced the publication of two new journal titles - International Journal of Information Systems and Management and International Journal of Lean Enterprise Research - bringing the number of titles in their full online journal Collection to 382. Read More
National Funding Agency for Science and Technology in Portugal selects Elsevier’s Analytical Services to support evaluation of R&D units - June 11, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier has been selected by the national funding agency for science and technology in Portugal, Fundação para a Ciência e aTecnologia (FCT), to provide bibliometric analyses that will support its 2013/14 national review assessment of R&D units. For the first time, FCT's review… Read More
