STM responds to EC communications on scientific information and ERA - July 19, 2012
STM, an international association of over 120 scientific, technical, medical and scholarly publishers, has responded to the two communications (on the European Research Area and on access to scientific information) and the European Commission Recommendation on access to and preservation of scientific information. The communications were… Read More
EBSCO in deal with Elsevier to enhance e-book medical collection available via eBooks on EBSCOhost - July 19, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced an agreement with STM publisher Elsevier to significantly enhance the e-book medical collection available through eBooks on EBSCOhost. The agreement adds 965 health science titles to EBSCO’s medical e-book collection with over 580 of the titles… Read More
Wiley-Blackwell and the American Geophysical Union announce publishing partnership - July 19, 2012
Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc, US, has announced that it has been selected by the American Geophysical Union (AGU), the world’s leading society of Earth and space science, as its publishing partner for its portfolio of journals and books.… Read More
RSC announces £1 million initiative to support British researchers as they begin transition to Gold OA - July 19, 2012
The Royal Society of Chemistry has announced a £1 million initiative to support British researchers as they begin the transition to Gold Open Access (OA). 'Gold for Gold' is an innovative experiment to support the funder led evolution to Gold OA, by recognising institutes that… Read More
Oxford University Press attains joint ownership of the Journal of Surgical Case Reports - July 19, 2012
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) has announced a major new acquisition that will see the publisher take joint ownership of the Journal of Surgical Case Reports. The first issue of the journal will be published by OUP from January 2013. OUP will take 50… Read More
CCC announces Annual Copyright License for university hospitals - July 19, 2012
Licensing solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), US, has announced its Annual Copyright License for university Hospitals. Developed to meet the content reuse and business needs of university hospitals and their employees, including medical students in clinical training, the license combines the rights and… Read More
