Oxford Journals launches new OA journal – DATABASE - April 3, 2009
Oxford Journals, a division of Oxford University Press (OUP), UK, has announced the launch of an innovative, open access journal, DATABASE: The Journal of Biological Databases and Curation. David Landsman will serve as the Editor-in-Chief of the journal. The new journal seeks… Read More
SAGE expands medical publishing programme - April 3, 2009
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the further growth of its medical publishing programme with the acquisition of Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research (DVDR) from Sherborne Gibbs Limited. The journal is the official journal of the International Society of Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research, and will be… Read More
ProQuest names Annie Callanan as COO - April 3, 2009
ProQuest, part of Cambridge Information Group, US, has named Bowker President and CEO, Annie Callanan, as Chief Operating Officer. In her new role, Callanan will report to ProQuest CEO Marty Kahn and will manage the day-to-day operations for ProQuest's publishing, marketing, customer… Read More
Dear Subscribers - April 3, 2009
We are happy to release the second edition of blogspeak. Featured are Peter Murray Rust(Would the NIH policy destroy the ACS?); the shifted librarian(Twittephemeraliness); Stevan Harnad (On Throwing Money At Gold OA Without First Mandating Green OA, Again); and the UK PubMed Central (enabling easier reporting on the outcomes of… Read More
Elsevier, AMA partner to co-publish ICD-9-CM and HCPCS Coding reference books - April 2, 2009
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and the American Medical Association (AMA) have announced an exclusive agreement to co-publish International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) manuals by Carol J. Buck, beginning with the 2010… Read More
Springer launches new journal, Applied Geomatics - April 2, 2009
STM publisher Springer, Germany, has announced the launch a new journal, Applied Geomatics. The journal will be the official publication of the Italian Society of Photogrammetry and Topography (SIFET). Professor Alessandro Capra of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia has been appointed Editor-in-Chief. A quarterly… Read More
