Dear Subscribers - October 29, 2007
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National Geographic forms Global Media Group, Tim Kelly named President - October 26, 2007
Not-for-profit scientific and educational organisation National Geographic Society has announced the formation of a new Global Media group composed of its magazine, book publishing, television, film, music, radio, digital media and maps units. The new combined structure is projected to enhance and broaden coordination among the… Read More
ETH Zurich researchers examine role of ethics in manuscript assessment - October 26, 2007
Three researchers at ETH Zurich's Professorship for Social Psychology and Research on Higher Education (D-GESS) have reportedly addressed review procedures for publishing scientific papers. Dr. Lutz Bornmann, Dr. Irina Nast and Prof. Hans-Dieter Daniel are set to publish an article titled 'Do editors and referees look… Read More
Thieme launches new series of radiology books – Dx-Direct - October 26, 2007
Thieme Publishers, part of STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has launched 'Dx-Direct', a new series of radiology books in a handy, pocket-sized format. Comprehensive in scope, the 12-book series covers all the main subspecialties in radiology, with each book presenting all the cases that radiologists… Read More
Chinese provincial authorities crack down on illegal textbook duplication - October 26, 2007
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) and the Publishers Association of the UK (PA) have applauded recent steps by the Shan'xi Provincial Copyright Bureau to enforce against use of pirated books in the city of Xi'an. Working with right holder representatives and… Read More
Number of US-based published science articles plateauing, says study - October 26, 2007
The National Science Foundation (NSF)'s Division of Science Resource Statistics has reportedly produced a quantitative study of the trends and patterns of US journal articles from the past 15 years. The move follows the observation that the need for increased collaboration and research costs have resulted… Read More
