James du Preez named new joint Editor-in-Chief of Biotechnology for Biofuels - July 13, 2012
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced the appointment of James du Preez of the University of the Free State, South Africa, as joint Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Biotechnology for Biofuels. He succeeds Bärbel Hahn-Hägerdal, who retired from her role at the end of June.… Read More
Cengage Learning titles honored at New England Book Show - July 13, 2012
Cengage Learning, a US-based provider of innovative teaching, learning and research solutions, has announced that eight of its titles were nominated by the Bookbuilders of Boston at the 55th annual New England Book Show. Among the eight titles nominated, two received the top honour of ‘Best… Read More
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins to publish official journal of the International Nurses Society on Addictions - July 12, 2012
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced a publishing partnership with the International Nurses Society on Addictions (IntNSA). IntNSA is a professional specialty organisation that seeks to advance excellence in nursing care for the prevention and treatment of addictions for diverse populations… Read More
Wiley announces increased impact factors for journal titles - July 12, 2012
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced that there is a continued increase in the proportion of its journal titles indexed in the Thomson ISI 2011 Journal Citation Reports (JCR). A total of 1,156 Wiley titles (approximately 76 percent) were indexed, representing an increase… Read More
BMJ Informatica unveils software tool to reduce prescribing errors - July 12, 2012
BMJ Informatica, part of the BMJ Group, has launched a new software tool named Prescribing+ designed to help support primary care providers and commissioners with prescribing budget responsibilities to reduce prescribing errors in GP practices. Prescribing+ has been developed by BMJ Informatica in conjunction with… Read More
Proceedings of SPIE rank among top 50 most-used journals in the world - July 12, 2012
The SPIE Digital Library has announced that its Proceedings of SPIE has ranked among leading journals for the third quarter in a row, as one of the 50 most-used of 50,000 journals in the world. The SPIE Proceedings, which comprise much of the SPIE Digital… Read More
