Wiley acquires Inscape Holdings Inc. - February 20, 2012
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has acquired Inscape Holdings Inc., a provider of DiSC-based assessments and training products that develop critical interpersonal business skills. Wiley paid $85 million to purchase all of the stock of Inscape, the majority of which are held by investment… Read More
Cambridge University Press to publish The Nutrition Society’s new OA journal - February 20, 2012
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press, UK, has announced that it will publish a new Open Access Journal from 2012, on behalf of The Nutrition Society. This new online only publication entitled Journal of Nutritional Science (JNS) will sit alongside the four publications already published on behalf… Read More
SPARC Innovation Fair to showcase creative advancements in Open Access - February 20, 2012
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has announced that measuring the once-hidden impact of Open Access on clinical practice and public awareness, embedding digital repositories into the research cycle, encouraging student publishing, and engaging elusive faculty are just some of the top innovations to… Read More
McGraw-Hill’s AccessPediatrics wins 2011 PROSE Award for Best Online Resource in Biological and Life Sciences - February 20, 2012
Scientific and medical information resources provider McGraw-Hill Professional, US, has announced that AccessPediatrics, the company's innovative online resource for pediatrics residents, students, and educators, has been awarded the best eProduct in Biological and Life Sciences at the 2011 Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence (the PROSE… Read More
SAE International names Dr. Zoran Filipi as Editor-In-Chief of new Alternative Powertrains technical journal - February 20, 2012
Engineers and technical experts association SAE International, US, has announced the appointment of Dr. Zoran Filipi as editor-in-chief for its new Alternative Powertrains journal. He begins the three-year volunteer position this month. Dr. Filipi is the Timken Endowed Chair in Vehicle Design and Development at… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - February 20, 2012
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kent Anderson (The Approaching Golden Age of Long-form E-content — Coming Soon to a Reader Near You); Mark Drapeau (Social Networks for Scientists Won't Work); Agata Mrva-Montoya (Academic publishing must go digital to survive); The Washington Times Communities (In Peer-Review… Read More
