Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - December 15, 2014
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: David Crotty (Creative Commons Confusion Continues to Confound Content Creators); Patrick Dunleavy (Poor citation practices are continuing to harm the humanities and social sciences); Stephen Curry (Open access and the direction of travel in scholarly publishing); Phill Jones (What's Going… Read More
Thomson Reuters and University of Melbourne collaborate to advance biomedical research - December 12, 2014
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters and the University of Melbourne have announced an initiative to increase the impact of the institution's research in the life sciences with the implementation of Cortellis Competitive Intelligence, the life sciences industry's premier source of timely and… Read More
Elsevier publishes six new books on natural disasters and hazards - December 12, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of six new books on natural disasters and hazards. Five of the titles are part of the newly developed Elsevier Hazards and Disasters series edited by Dr. John "Jack" Shroder; the sixth title is Learning from the Impacts of… Read More
Springer adds new publication in political economy to journal portfolio - December 12, 2014
STM publisher Springer and Il Mulino, the Italian specialist publisher for social sciences and economics, have signed a co-publishing agreement. Starting in January 2015, they will join forces to publish the English-language journal Economia Politica – Journal of Analytical and Institutional Economics. The new agreement… Read More
ProQuest appoints Kristi Marchbanks as Senior VP, Global Sales, Marketing and Customer Experience - December 12, 2014
ProQuest has named Kristi Marchbanks as its Senior Vice President, Global Sales, Marketing and Customer Experience. In her new role, Marchbanks will lead the development and execution of innovative go-to-market strategies across the ProQuest enterprise. She will be based in ProQuest's Seattle office. Marchbanks is… Read More
SAGE acquires two international education titles from Manchester University Press, expands engineering portfolio - December 12, 2014
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the purchase of International Journal of Electrical Engineering Education (IJEEE) and the International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education (IJMEE), both previously published by Manchester University Press. The purchase of both journals is effective from Volume 51, Issue 4 (IJEEE), and Volume… Read More
