BMJ launches ‘Too Much Medicine’ campaign in an attempt to tackle harms of overdiagnosis and overtreatment - February 28, 2013
The BMJ (British Medical Journal), an international peer reviewed medical journal, has launched a 'Too Much Medicine' campaign to help tackle the threat to health and the waste of money caused by unnecessary care. Unnecessary care occurs when people are diagnosed and treated for conditions… Read More
Mary Ann Liebert launches MOOCs Forum, the public venue for sharing and shaping developments in Massive Open Online Courses - February 27, 2013
Publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., US, has announced the launch of MOOCs Forum to serve as the host and chronicle for discussions, debates, announcements, and advancements for all issues and constituents in the Massive Open Online Courses community. The journal will be published online with Open… Read More
De Gruyter acquires academic publishers Oldenbourg and Akademie - February 27, 2013
Academic publisher De Gruyter, Germany, has announced the acquisition of two academic publishers with a long and rich tradition - Akademie Verlag, based in Berlin, and Oldenburg Wissenschaftsverlag, based in Munich. Both companies were acquired retroactively as of January 1, 2013 from Franz Cornelsen Bildungsgruppe, which… Read More
Brazilian Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases moves to BioMed Central - February 27, 2013
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that the Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases (JVATiTD) has moved to BioMed Central's open access publishing platform. The journal is the official academic journal of The Center for the Study of Venoms and Venomous… Read More
BioMed Central expands BMC-series portfolio, launches BMC Psychology - February 27, 2013
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced the launch of BMC Psychology, the latest addition to the BMC-series portfolio. This marks a significant milestone for the BMC-series family of open access journals, as it is the first new journal since 2008 and will lead the… Read More
Elsevier launches InOrder, an evidence-based, collaborative order sets solution - February 26, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of InOrder, an intuitive, cloud-based order sets solution that enables clinicians to author, review and publish orders in a collaborative environment that quickly translates evidence-based knowledge into better patient care. By combining Elsevier's deep experience in providing… Read More
