Oxford University Press launches journal ‘Migration Studies’ - April 30, 2012
Oxford University Press (OUP), UK, has launched a journal titled Migration Studies, which will draw together diverse disciplinary and thematic strands of research about migration in order to consolidate migration studies as a unified field. There has been an explosion in demand for migration research… Read More
Cengage Learning’s Course360 among finalists for CODiE Awards - April 30, 2012
Cengage Learning, a US-based provider of teaching, learning and research solutions, was recently named a finalist in the Best Postsecondary Instructional Solution category of the Software & Information Industry Association's (SIIA) 2012 CODiE Awards for its Course360 online courses. The CODiE Awards, claimed to be the… Read More
CrossRef launches CrossMark update identification service for scholarly content users - April 30, 2012
CrossRef, a US-based not-for-profit membership association of publishers, has launched the CrossMark update identification service. The CrossMark system will alert researchers to important changes that may occur to published scholarly content and will highlight important publication record information. The service has been piloted by several CrossRef… Read More
A-levels not equipping students with appropriate mathematical skills, says SCORE report - April 30, 2012
The UK's Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) hosted an event at the Chemistry Centre in London last week, at which the science-alliance SCORE launched a report on A levels and science. RSC is a SCORE partner. New evidence shows that A-levels in a range of… Read More
Ronald F van Vollenhoven named Editor-in-Chief of ‘European Musculoskeletal Review’ - April 30, 2012
Healthcare publisher Touch Briefings, UK, has announced the appointment of Prof. Ronald F van Vollenhoven, MD, PhD, as Editor-in-Chief of European Musculoskeletal Review, a quarterly review journal. Prof. van Vollenhoven currently serves as Chief, Clinical Trials Unit Department of Rheumatology at the Karolinska University Hospital… Read More
‘Index on Censorship’ shortlisted for Amnesty UK Media Award - April 30, 2012
Index on Censorship, a journal published by SAGE, has been shortlisted for an Amnesty International UK Media Award. "The Art Issue", first published in September 2011, has been shortlisted for a consumer magazine award for three articles which explore how art is challenging censorship and bringing… Read More
