Mary Ann Liebert names Dr. David L. Katz as Editor-in-Chief of Childhood Obesity journal - February 18, 2011
Publisher Mary Ann Liebert, US, has announced the appointment of Dr. David L. Katz, Co-Founder and Director of Yale University's Prevention Research Center, as Editor-in-Chief of the journal Childhood Obesity. In his new position, Dr. Katz will be expected to bring a strong, broad vision… Read More
Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - February 18, 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
Thomson Reuters report examines use of electronic tools in peer review process - February 17, 2011
Workflow management systems provider ScholarOne, part of Thomson Reuters, has released a report that examines new practices publishers are using — with the help of electronic management tools — to streamline the review process. The report, ‘Increasing the Quality and Timeliness of Scholarly Peer Review’,… Read More
Elsevier and JST announce new deal to automate indexing of 90 journals in SciVerse Scopus - February 17, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) have announced a new agreement for the automated delivery of the metadata of 90 J-STAGE journals in SciVerse Scopus. JST has been utilising Scopus custom data to analyse scientific… Read More
AAP submits annual review of global intellectual property protection to USTR - February 17, 2011
The Association of American Publishers (AAP), through the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA), recently submitted its annual Special 301 Report to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). The report details issues related to intellectual property rights protection and market… Read More
TRLN publishes intellectual property rights strategy for digitisation - February 17, 2011
The Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN) has published a strategy for providing access to unpublished materials online based on an approach created by OCLC Research and the RLG Partnership. This approach is described in a document titled, 'Well-intentioned practice for putting digitised collections of unpublished… Read More
