American Journal of Nursing announces 2013 Book of the Year awards - December 31, 2013
The American Journal of Nursing (AJN) has recognized the best nursing and healthcare publications of 2013 with an announcement of its Book of the Year Award recipients. Winners in 17 separate categories appear in the journal's January issue. AJN, "the leading voice of nursing since 1900",… Read More
Brill acquires scholarly publishing activities of HES & DE GRAAF Publishers - December 30, 2013
Scholarly publisher Koninklijke Brill N.V. has reached an agreement for the acquisition of all scholarly publishing activities of HES & DE GRAAF Publishers B.V (Houten, NL). The take-over will take effect on 1 January 2014. Under the deal, Brill will acquire an English language list… Read More
Elsevier launches new OA journal – Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management - December 27, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of open access journal, Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management. Petra Klinge, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, will serve as the Editor-in-Chief of the journal. Neurosurgery has recently seen a… Read More
LWW journals win eight awards in four categories at 2013 FOLIO: Eddie & Ozzie Awards - December 27, 2013
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health has announced that its Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) medical and nursing journals won eight awards in four categories at the 2013 FOLIO: Eddie & Ozzie Awards. Taking home the top spot in the "Best Full Issue BtoB Category,"… Read More
Two of the oldest German journals in Zoology opt for ‘platinum’ open access - December 23, 2013
Two of the oldest German journals in Zoology – Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift and Zoosystematics and Evolution – will join the journal publishing platform of Pensoft Publishers and adopt "platinum" open access beginning January 1, 2014. For Pensoft, "platinum" open access means not just that the articles… Read More
Arizona University Library Consortium joins Alexander Street’s pilot program for evidence-based acquisition of video resources - December 23, 2013
The Arizona University Library Consortium has become the first library group in North America to join Alexander Street's pilot program for evidence-based acquisition (EBA) of video resources. The Arizona University Library Consortium comprises the University of Arizona, Arizona State University, and Northern Arizona State University.… Read More
