Research community members seek to resolve author name ambiguity issue - December 7, 2009
Various members of the research community have announced their intent to collaborate to resolve the existing author name ambiguity problem in scholarly communication. Together, the group hopes to develop an open, independent identification system for scholarly authors. This follows the first Name Identifier Summit held last month in Cambridge, MA,… Read More
Ipex 2010 event to feature debates on future of print industry - December 7, 2009
Events organiser IIR Exhibitions, UK, has announced that the Ipex 2010 event, scheduled for May 18-25, 2010, at Birmingham, will feature a series of free-of-charge expert panel debates on critical issues facing the print industry today. Produced by Pira International in association with Ipex, the Great… Read More
Nature Publishing Group and SID renew publishing partnership for dermatology journal - December 7, 2009
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced that it will continue to publish the dermatology journal, The Journal of Investigative Dermatology (JID). The Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID) and NPG recently confirmed a renewal of their publishing partnership. JID is the Society's leading international… Read More
Wiley-Blackwell announces 7th edition of TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours - December 7, 2009
Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc, US, has announced the release of the latest edition of TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours. TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours, 7th Edition, offers an international approach to cancer classification and staging, with the… Read More
New publishing and digital home for mathematics journal, Mathematika - December 7, 2009
Cambridge Journals, a division of Cambridge University Press (CUP), US, and the London Mathematical Society have announced new publishing and digital home for the journal Mathematika. Previously self-published by University College London, the journal will now be published on their behalf by… Read More
Elsevier Vice Chairman Chi named CEO of Science & Technology division - December 7, 2009
STM Publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the appointment of Youngsuk “Y.S.” Chi, the company’s Vice Chairman, to serve as Chief Executive Officer of Elsevier’s Science & Technology (S&T) Division. The appointment follows the decision by division CEO Herman van Campenhout to accept a new position as… Read More
