Office of Fair Trading clears Oxford University Press’s acquisition of Nelson Thornes - May 28, 2013
The Office of Fair Trading has cleared Oxford University Press (OUP)'s acquisition of Nelson Thornes. OUP, which is a department of the University of Oxford, acquired the educational publisher from Infinitas Learning in January 2013 for an undisclosed sum. Following a four month review, the… Read More
Giorgio Benedek appointed as new Editor-in-Chief for EPL - May 28, 2013
IOP Publishing, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Institute of Physics, has announced that Professor Giorgio Benedek has been appointed as the new Editor-in-Chief of EPL (Europhysics Letters), a journal publishing original, high-quality letters in all areas of physics. Prof. Benedek succeeds Prof. Michael Schreiber who… Read More
Elsevier names Dr. Tommaso Falcone as new Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology - May 24, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has named Dr. Tommaso Falcone of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation as the new Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology (JMIG). The journal is the official journal of the AAGL, Advancing Minimally Invasive Gynecology Worldwide. The journal has been a… Read More
RSC and the Chinese Chemical Society announce publishing partnership - May 24, 2013
The Chinese Chemical Society (CCS) and the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) will launch a collection of journals that combine high quality content and fast publication with trusted values of society publishing. An integral part of the development of each journal within the collection is… Read More
SAGE and AERA launch new OA journal AERA Open - May 24, 2013
Academic publisher SAGE and the American Educational Research Association (AERA) have announced that they will launch AERA Open, an online, peer-reviewed journal that will be freely available to all readers on the web. AERA Open is expected to begin publishing articles in early 2014. Currently… Read More
New physicsworld.com service to help connect research with industry - May 24, 2013
Physics Connect, an online innovation service that aims to bridge the gap between academia and industry, has been launched on physicsworld.com. The new service enables anyone planning a scientific or engineering project to source products, services and expertise from both commercial… Read More
