Elsevier acquires Aureus Sciences - January 10, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the acquisition of Aureus Sciences, a Paris, France, based privately held company that provides databases and information tools to pharmaceutical and biotech companies. Formed in 2002, Aureus Sciences gathers unique and high quality quantitative biological activity data for major… Read More
Brill acquires English-language Entomology publications programme from Apollo Books - January 10, 2013
Scholarly publisher Brill, Netherlands, has finalised an agreement with Apollo Books (Denmark) to acquire the English-language Entomology publications programme as well as a small number of other Biology titles. The acquisition comprises a number of book series, such as: Geometrid Moths of Europe, The Moths and… Read More
Harvard Health Publications, RosettaBooks release e-book series - January 10, 2013
Independent e-book publisher RosettaBooks and Harvard Health Publications, the publishing division of Harvard Medical School, have launched worldwide a line of eight original e-books named 'A Harvard Medical School Guide'. The short, accessible, informative e-books are available on all major sites where… Read More
Dr. Jeffrey Burr named Editor-in-Chief of Research on Aging - January 10, 2013
Academic publisher SAGE has announced that Dr. Jeff Burr has been appointed as the new Editor-in-Chief of Research on Aging (ROA), an international journal from SAGE that publishes research on the critical issues that face today's elderly population. Dr. Burr will be replacing Dr. Debra Parker… Read More
Elsevier to publish Cytotherapy: The Journal of Cell Therapy - January 9, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that the International Society for Cellular Therapy (ISCT) has selected Elsevier to publish Cytotherapy: The Journal of Cell Therapy, effective January 2013. Cytotherapy claims to be a highly influential publication in the mainstream of the rapidly expanding field of cell-based… Read More
F1000Research comes out of beta - January 9, 2013
F1000Research, the first Open Science publisher, has launched following a successful beta testing phase. Launching on a new publishing platform, F1000Research is F1000's new Open Science publishing program for life scientists, offering researchers for the first time: immediate publication; transparent and fast peer review post-publication; and… Read More
