European publishers to meet over Apple’s new app policies - February 3, 2011
Publishers in Europe are reportedly indignant over Apple's decision to reject Sony's Reader app, and have stated that they are 'confused' with the company's charging policies. The publishers are now gearing up to meet in London later this month to plan their next move. Grzegorz… Read More
Elsevier acquires oncology journal portfolio from CIG Media Group - February 3, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that it acquired the oncology portfolio of journals previously published by CIG Media Group LP. The journals publish peer-reviewed, disease specific original research and review articles that disseminate cutting-edge data to physicians, medical researchers and healthcare professionals. These journals… Read More
Worldwide mobile app revenue to reach $15.1 billion - February 3, 2011
Technology research services firm Gartner, Inc., US, recently released a report titled 'Forecast: Mobile Application Stores, Worldwide, 2008-2014'. According to the report, worldwide mobile application store downloads are forecast to reach 17.7 billion downloads in 2011. This is a 117 percent increase… Read More
CLOCKSS and Springer announce preservation agreement - February 3, 2011
CLOCKSS, a not for profit joint venture between the world's leading scholarly publishers and research libraries, has announced a partnership with STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media. The deal is to preserve over 32,000 e-books in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of… Read More
Medical journal bans advertisements paid for by pharmaceutical companies - February 3, 2011
Australian medical journal Emergency Medicine Australasia has reportedly stopped all drug advertising forthwith over concerns that it could unduly influence doctors. The journal has called on similar publications to do the same. Emergency Medicine Australasia is the journal of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine. … Read More
Paris hosts Sixth Global Congress on combating counterfeiting and piracy - February 3, 2011
Over 800 delegates from intergovernmental organisations, national governments, enforcement agencies and business from more than 100 countries have assembled in Paris to address the serious global impact of the growing trade in counterfeit and pirated goods and the need to build respect for intellectual property in a balanced and sustainable… Read More
