Nature Education launches free online educational resource for Generation Y - January 9, 2009
Nature Education, a division of scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group, UK, has announced the launch of Scitable (www.nature.com/scitable), a free, online educational resource for undergraduate biology students and educators. Currently focused on genetics, Scitable combines authoritative scientific information with social media functionality.… Read More
Emerald partners with COPE - January 9, 2009
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, has announced a partnership with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), starting January 1, 2009. The committee works with scientific journal editors to help them improve their skills and the quality of… Read More
European Respiratory Society, American Thoracic Society selected for TBI/Talis project - January 9, 2009
Library management systems provider Talis Information Ltd., UK, and TBI Communications, UK, have announced that the successful applicant for their new project is a joint submission from the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the American Thoracic Society (ATS). The project is designed… Read More
RSC Publishing announces online publication of the first issue of a new interdisciplinary journal for the scientific community - January 9, 2009
Scientific publisher RSC Publishing, UK, the publishing arm of the Royal Society of Chemistry, has announced the online publication of the first issue of Integrative Biology, a new interdisciplinary journal for the scientific community. Free for all to read online, this inaugural issue contains articles on… Read More
Ambulatory Pediatrics changes name to Academic Pediatrics, announces new Editor-in-Chief - January 9, 2009
Ambulatory Pediatrics, published by STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that it has changed its name to Academic Pediatrics as of the January 2009 issue. The journal also announced that Dr. Peter Szilagyi will serve as the new Editor-in-Chief of the journal. He succeeds Dr. James M. Perrin.… Read More
Collexis life science research portal BiomedExperts crosses 80,000 users mark - January 9, 2009
Knowledge management and discovery software developer Collexis Holdings, Inc., US, has announced that its life science research portal http://www.BiomedExperts.com has surpassed 80,000 registered users. BiomedExperts claims to be the world's first literature-based professional social networking site that was pre-populated with more than… Read More