Jan Velterop to quit Springer - March 11, 2008
STM publisher Springer, Germany, has announced that Jan Velterop, the company's Director of Open Access, and a driving force behind Springer Open Choice, will be leaving Springer to pursue a new career as CEO of KnewCo Inc. Velterop joined Springer in August 2005 from BioMedCentral, an… Read More
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Wiley-Blackwell study points to rapid growth in Singapore’s research output - March 10, 2008
Singapore's research output is currently growing exponentially, according to data collated by publisher Wiley-Blackwell and presented by Bibliometrics Director Iain Craig at a recent research seminar held by the company. Wiley-Blackwell analysed Singapore's scientific productivity using bibliometric data provided by Thomson Scientific. Bibliometrics is the comparative analysis of quantity and… Read More
Elsevier to hold global meet on hybrid materials in 2009 - March 10, 2008
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced Hybrid Materials 2009: The First International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials, which will take place in Tours, France, from March 15-19, 2009. Research in hybrid materials has experienced a 14 percent annual growth in published papers in recent years… Read More
Reprints Desk in deal to deliver articles from Future Medicine and Expert Reviews - March 10, 2008
Reprints Desk, a US-based content re-purposing company focused on medical and scientific publishing, has announced an agreement with UK based publisher Future Science Group. Under the deal, Reprints Desk will deliver PDFs of individual journal articles from the 35 journals published by Future Science Group's two… Read More
Current BioData opens new research and publishing center to serve global pharmaceutical industry - March 10, 2008
Scientific data provider Current BioData has announced the opening of a new research and publishing center in Wales to serve customers in the US, Europe and the rest of the world. Current BioData uses sophisticated computer search technology to scan the Internet for publications and news… Read More
