Elsevier to pilot new research tool in life science journal Cell - November 16, 2009
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that research tool ‘Reflect’, winner of Elsevier’s Grand Challenge 2009, will be piloted on the research articles in the November 12th issue of journal Cell. The Cell-Reflect pilot is the next step in Elsevier’s ongoing Content Innovation effort with the… Read More
NPG trims ‘EMBO Journal’ and EMBO reports prices due to open access uptake - November 16, 2009
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, and the European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) have announced that prices for site licence access to the EMBO Journal and EMBO reports will be reduced by 9 percent in 2010. This is seen to reflect the increased publication of… Read More
Springer launches new journal on food science - November 16, 2009
STM publisher Springer, Germany, has announced that it is founding a new journal Food Digestion, dedicated to a quickly growing area of research – food science combined with the physiology of digestion. Roger Lentle from the Institute of Food Nutrition and Human Health at Massey University… Read More
Swets announces compliance with Release 3 of COUNTER - November 16, 2009
Subscription services provider Swets, Netherlands, has announced that SwetsWise Online Content has been successfully audited for compliancy with Release 3 of the COUNTER Code of Practice. This audit means that COUNTER 3 compliant data can be downloaded directly within SwetsWise Online Content and is also available… Read More
TDNet rolls out e-resources management platform for corporate libraries - November 16, 2009
E-resource access and management solutions provider TDNet Ltd., US, recently announced a new ‘discovery to delivery’ platform for corporate libraries and information centres. The TDOne TDNet platform is projected to integrate access to all of the internal and external information resources available across the enterprise using… Read More
Wiley promotes research excellence with annual Polymer Science award - November 16, 2009
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced that two researchers have been selected as the recipients of the seventh annual ‘SPSJ Wiley Award’. The award is sponsored by Wiley in conjunction with the Society of Polymer Science Japan (SPSJ). Masami Kamigaito from Nagoya University… Read More
