Springer set to launch new journal – Tropical Plant Biology - January 9, 2008
STM publisher Springer, Germany, has announced the launch of a new journal, Tropical Plant Biology. Paul H. Moore, recently retired from the US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, and Ray Ming of the Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, will serve… Read More
BioMed Central launches new OA journal – Parasites & Vectors - January 9, 2008
Open access publisher BioMed Central, US, has announced the launch of a new, broad-focus journal, Parasites & Vectors. Chris Arme, Past-President of the British Society for Parasitology, will serve as editor-in-chief of the journal. An open access, peer-reviewed online journal, Parasites & Vectors will report on… Read More
Global EMM solutions provider selects DocZone.com for DITA CMS and single-source publishing - January 9, 2008
Software firm DocZone.com, Netherlands, has announced that enterprise marketing management (EMM) software provider Unica Corporation, US, has purchased a multi-year Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) contract to use the DocZone system for authoring, managing, translating, and publishing DITA content. DocZone was selected for its strong… Read More
ebrary rolls out public beta of new Java-based Reader - January 9, 2008
E-book technology firm ebrary, US, has announced the first stage of its public beta for its new Java-based Reader. The new ebrary Reader, which will replace the company's current plug-in, is now available to new ebrary subscription customers on Windows and Linux platforms. All ebrary end-users… Read More
Dear Subscribers - January 9, 2008
STM Publishers can now add their Company to the Knowledgespeak Directory list. You can also update our events calendar, if you are organising an event which may be of interest to the STM publishing community. Also, you can send your company Read More
STM expresses disappointment over new OA mandate - January 8, 2008
The International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers (STM) has expressed disappointment with the recent passage of legislation in the US. STM believes that this legislation establishes an unfunded government mandate with an unknown impact on the advancement of science. Also, according to STM, it… Read More