New open access journal eLife publishes first four research articles - October 16, 2012
eLife, a new open access journal for outstanding scientific advancements, has published its first four research articles. The journal is being published by eLife, a collaboration between the funders and practitioners of research to communicate discoveries in the life and biomedical sciences in the most effective… Read More
Thieme titles bag honours at 2012 BMA Medical Book Awards - October 16, 2012
Scientific and medical publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has won the first prize in the Radiology category and Highly Commended in the Internal Medicine and Surgical Specialties categories at the 2012 British Medical Association's (BMA) Medical Book Awards ceremony held recently in London. The first… Read More
Maney to publish the ‘Journal of the American Institute for Conservation’ - October 16, 2012
Having published its journal independently for 51 volumes since 1961, the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) is partnering with academic publisher Maney Publishing to bring out its official journal from 2013. It is expected that the combined efforts of both parties… Read More
Cengage to integrate iChemLabs’ ChemDoodle Web Components into e-learning products - October 16, 2012
Cengage Learning, US-based provider of teaching, learning and research solutions, and iChemLabs LLC, the developer of the ChemDoodle chemical drawing programme, have announced the integration of the HTML5 ChemDoodle Web Components into Cengage Learning's e-learning products for chemistry. The ChemDoodle Web Components seek to introduce users… Read More
Texas Southmost College partners with Pearson for all-digital content programmes - October 16, 2012
Texas Southmost College (TSC) has partnered with Pearson, a US-based provider of educational content and services, to provide digital content, services and technology in support of its transition to an independent, two-year public community college in fall 2013. The new institution will feature digital delivery of… Read More
Global Health database from CABI hits 2 million records - October 15, 2012
Not-for-profit life sciences publisher CABI has announced that its specialist bibliographic, abstracting and indexing database, Global Health, now has over 2 million records. Derived from over 6,000 journals, reports, books and conferences, the open serials policy and coverage of international and grey literature mean that over… Read More
