EBSCO Publishing acquires Salem Press - January 28, 2009
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, a division of EBSCO Industries, Inc., US, has announced the acquisition of US-based publisher Salem Press. This a natural extension of a longtime relationship as Salem Press content has been a mainstay in EBSCO database offerings for many years, including… Read More
SAGE and International Society for Research on Emotion launch new journal - January 28, 2009
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the launch of a new journal - Emotion Review (http://emr.sagepub.com). James A. Russell and Lisa Feldman Barrett of Boston College will serve as Editors-in-chief of the journal. Published in association with the International Society for Research on… Read More
Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice joins BioMed Central’s OA platform - January 28, 2009
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice has recently joined the growing number of journals opting to transfer to BioMed Central's open access platform. The move will complement the exposure generated from the journal's recent acceptance for tracking by… Read More
Turpin Distribution launches e-commerce service for journal subscriptions - January 28, 2009
Distribution services provider Turpin Distribution, UK, is set to launch a new comprehensive and fully integrated e-commerce service for journal subscriptions. The service will be open to all of the company's journal publishers and customers. Customers will be able to search for titles across all Turpin's… Read More
Corrigendum - January 28, 2009
This is with reference to the news alert titled "University Press' announce job cuts" covered in the News Section of Knowledgespeak (dated 27, January 2009). Readers may please note that the news article has been revised due to ambiguity reasons. The revised version of the news article is Read More
Research and Markets unveils new report on scientists’ use of social media - January 27, 2009
Market research and data services provider Research and Markets, Ireland, has announced the addition of the 'The Brave New World of Scientific Publishing' report to their offering. The report is based on responses to a 37-question online survey conducted by BioInformatics, LLC.… Read More