Nature Publishing Group names new Managing Director - October 23, 2007
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced that Steven Inchcoombe, currently Macmillan's International Director, will become Managing Director of Nature Publishing Group (NPG) with immediate effect. The announcement was made by the newly appointed Macmillan CEO, Annette Thomas. Inchcoombe joined the Macmillan Board just… Read More
BRASS seeks nominations for RUSA Emerald Research Grant Award - October 23, 2007
The Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has called for nominations for the 2008 Emerald Research Grant Award. Emerald will give away two $5,000 cash awards to individuals seeking support… Read More
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Holtzbrinck changes name to Macmillan - October 15, 2007
Publisher Holtzbrinck Publishers, US, has announced that the Company's US operations are to be re-branded from Holtzbrinck Publishers to Macmillan. Macmillan is one of the most venerable and respected names in publishing, and is already the name of the English and Spanish language publishing operations of… Read More
Biomed Central launches new journal – Journal of Biological Engineering - October 15, 2007
Open access publisher BioMed Central, US, has announced the launch of a new open access journal, Journal of Biological Engineering (JBE). Dr Mark Riley, Associate Professor at the University of Arizona's Department of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering, will serve as the journal's Editor-in-Chief. He will be… Read More
SAGE set to publish Urban Studies journal - October 15, 2007
Academic publisher SAGE has announced a new agreement to publish the journal, Urban Studies, from 2008. The title joins a well established publishing programme of SAGE books, journals and reference works in urban studies, including the Handbook of Urban Studies; European Urban and Regional Research; and… Read More
