Dr. Frans de Waal named Editor-in-Chief of Brill journal Behaviour - February 9, 2011
Dutch academic publisher Brill has announced the appointment of Dr. Frans de Waal as Editor-in-Chief of the journal Behaviour, effective March 1, 2011. Dr. De Waal will lead this long established journal devoted to behavioral biology, which was co-founded by Nobel Prize winner Niko Tinbergen… Read More
Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - February 9, 2011
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available via our new beta application, SCOOPE STM Mobile. Subscribers on the move can now gain easy access to Knowledgespeak through a reader-friendly mobile phone interface. This application is uniquely available in two versions:… Read More
French National Institute for Agricultural Research INRA announces publishing partnership with Springer - February 8, 2011
STM publisher Springer has announced that it has been publishing five scientific journals for the French National Institute for Agricultural Research INRA since the beginning of the year. The journals are Apidologie, Annals of Forest Sciences, Dairy Science and Technology, Agronomy for Sustainable Development and Veterinary… Read More
Amsterdam to host Sixth International Symposium on Molecular Insect Science - February 8, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that the Sixth International Symposium on Molecular Insect Science is the first of the series to be held outside the US. This year the conference will take place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from October 2 - 5, 2011. Previous… Read More
JISC unveils shared services in cloud computing under new programme for universities - February 8, 2011
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has announced a new programme that seeks to support colleges and universities in the innovative use of digital technologies, using shared services in cloud computing infrastructure and applications. The programme will start in March 2011 and finish in March… Read More
ACS Mobile bags two publishing awards for professional and scholarly excellence at the annual PROSE awards - February 8, 2011
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced that its mobile application, ACS Mobile, has won two prestigious publishing awards for professional and scholarly excellence at the annual PROSE awards. ACS Mobile was recognised as both 'Best New eProduct in Physical Sciences and Mathematics', and 'Best New… Read More