Springer ownership change completed - August 16, 2013
The closing of the sale of Springer Science+Business Media (Springer) by funds advised by EQT and GIC to funds advised by BC Partners, which was announced on 19 June 2013, has now been finalised. Competition authorities in the US and in Europe have approved the transaction… Read More
New OA title from Springer to cover critical issues related to food contamination, hygiene and safety - August 15, 2013
STM publisher Springer has announced that its open access program, SpringerOpen, has launched the International Journal of Food Contamination to examine incidents of food contamination worldwide. The journal will begin publishing this year, and all full text articles will be accessible via Read More
Elsevier acquires Woodhead Publishing - August 14, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier has acquired UK-based publisher, Woodhead Publishing Limited. It is expected that this acquisition will expand Elsevier's books portfolio in key subject areas including materials science, engineering and food science. The acquisition of Woodhead Publishing also includes Chandos Publishing, which is known for… Read More
Elsevier launches open access video journal – Video Journal and Encyclopedia of GI Endoscopy - August 13, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of Video Journal and Encyclopedia of GI Endoscopy (VJGIEN) – an open access video journal providing scientists and clinicians with state-of-the-art visual information of gastrointestinal (GI) pathologies and step-by-step demonstrations. The journal is claimed to be the first… Read More
Elsevier acquires certain book assets of Gulf Publishing Company - August 9, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has acquired certain book assets of Gulf Publishing Company (GPC). The portfolio of 32 books includes petroleum engineering titles in drilling, pipeline, oil and gas, and safety. The GPC titles are for professionals in upstream oil and gas engineering and cover drilling,… Read More
Elsevier and Hungarian National Consortium announce collaboration - August 8, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has signed a license agreement with the Hungarian National Consortium for access to Elsevier's entire Backfile Collection for all Hungarian academic and research institutions. The Backfile Collection on ScienceDirect provides access to journals back to the start of their publication. Access to… Read More
