AAAS/Science set to launch new journal, Science Translational Medicine - April 7, 2009
US-based journal Science, published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), has announced plans to launch a new journal on research in translational medicine, which uses insights from basic biology to improve medical care. The journal, Science Translational Medicine, is slated for launch… Read More
MEDai launches patient-specific early warning system for hospitals - April 7, 2009
Health information provider MEDai, Inc., US, part of STM publisher Elsevier, has announced the launch of Pinpoint Review, its new patient-specific early-warning system for hospitals. Pinpoint Review generates predictions for acute-care patients, focusing on the likelihood of a patient developing a complication,… Read More
Infotrieve announces new appointments - April 7, 2009
Information management company Infotrieve, Inc., US, has announced an addition to the management team as well as new roles for two team members. Glen Hock has joined Infotrieve as the Vice President, Document Delivery Solutions. In this role, Hock will assume leadership for all document delivery… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - April 7, 2009
The third edition of blogspeak is now online. Featured are Steven Sieck (Science Publishers Stepping Up Online Community Initiatives); Charlie Rapple (If we invented the scholarly journal today, what would it look like?"); Morgan Langille (Is PLOS One the future of scientific publishing?); Kheskett (EndNote & HubMed); and John Timmer… Read More
Universities UK report moots creation of central institutional funds for OA charges - April 6, 2009
A recently released report delivers a set of recommendations aiming to ensure best practice at UK higher education institutions (HEIs) in relation to the payment of open access (OA) publication fees. The report was released by Universities UK (UUK) and the Research Information Network (RIN), with… Read More
Springer not for sale, states CEO Derk Haank - April 6, 2009
Derk Haank, CEO, Springer Science + Business Media, has confirmed that the company is not for sale. Speaking at the recently held UK Serials Group conference, he did, however, reveal that Springer's private equity owners, Candover and Cinven, were in discussions with a third partner to… Read More
