Lettie Conrad named new North American Editor for Learned Publishing - November 1, 2016
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) and the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) have announced Lettie Conrad as the new North American Editor of Learned Publishing journal. Lettie takes up her post with immediate… Read More
Peter Ashman succeeds Tim Brooks as new BMJ CEO - November 1, 2016
Healthcare knowledge provider BMJ has announced the appointment of Peter Ashman as the next Chief Executive, effective from January 1, 2017. Peter was chosen from an exceptional pool of candidates from both inside and outside the company, and succeeds Tim Brooks who is stepping down after… Read More
Kudos strengthens board with key new appointments - November 1, 2016
Kudos, a service for maximising the reach and impact of research publications, has announced new appointments to its Board of Directors and the successful close of a second funding round. From January 1, 2017, Jon Conibear has been appointed non-executive Chairman. Jon is an experienced… Read More
Public Library Association releases first Project Outcome Annual Report - November 1, 2016
The Public Library Association (PLA) has launched the first Project Outcome Annual Report. PLA's Project Outcome is a free toolkit designed to help public libraries understand and share the true impact of essential library services and programs by providing simple surveys and an easy-to-use process… Read More
Cell Press selected to publish Molecular Therapy family of journals - October 31, 2016
Molecular Therapy, the official journal of The American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT), has a new home at Cell Press, a publisher of biomedical and chemical research and reviews. This new publishing partnership, to begin in January 2017, will see… Read More
World Scientific platform now available for orders via the ProQuest OASIS system - October 31, 2016
ProQuest has joined forces with World Scientific to provide libraries with even more choices for purchasing ebooks though the OASIS® system. This collaboration is the latest in a series between ProQuest and a number of sought-after publishers. The OASIS system provides end-to-end acquisition workflow support to… Read More
