SAGE acquires 19 journals from Baywood Publishing Company, strengthens social and health science journals collection - December 10, 2014
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the purchase of 19 journals from Baywood Publishing Company, Inc. With this acquisition, SAGE will publish journals in counselling, gerontology & aging, health & healthcare, education and anthropology, beginning in 2015. Baywood Publishing Company, Inc. has published scholarly and professional… Read More
ALPSP appoints Pippa Smart as Editor of Learned Publishing - December 10, 2014
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) has announced the appointment of Pippa Smart as Editor of their journal Learned Publishing with immediate effect. Pippa has provided interim support since Alan Singleton stepped down in October in addition to her role as Book Reviews… Read More
De Gruyter implements CCC’s licensing solution for readers to republish or reuse content - December 10, 2014
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a global licensing and content solutions organisation, has announced that academic publisher De Gruyter has implemented CCC's RightsLink, a technology solution that allows visitors to the De Gruyter website to license journal content quickly and easily for republishing or reuse. … Read More
‘Measuring Up: Assessing Use of Digital Repositories and the Resulting Impact’ project receives IMLS grant - December 10, 2014
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded a $500,000, three-year National Leadership Grant to four partner organisations - the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), Montana State University, OCLC Research, and the University of New Mexico - to perform research… Read More
Healio Gastroenterology announces Peer Perspective board - December 10, 2014
STM publishing company SLACK Incorporated, publisher of Healio Gastroenterology, has announced the selection of its Peer Perspective board for this new publication, launching in January. Published monthly, Healio Gastroenterology will compile the most-read content from Healio.com and distribute it in a print news magazine reaching 15,000… Read More
Thomson Reuters’ analysis reveals China’s patent dominance despite stagnant foreign innovation investment - December 9, 2014
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has released research outlining the patent landscape in China, and best practices for developing a strategic outlook on the emerging areas in the country's portfolio. The new paper, Chinese Corporate Trends and Globalization for IP, identifies not… Read More
