IMS Health receives regulatory clearance for Cegedim transaction - December 22, 2014
Global information and technology services company IMS Health has announced that the company has received approval from the European Commission in connection with the pending acquisition of certain Cegedim information solutions and customer relationship management (CRM) businesses. In addition to the Commission's approval, the waiting period… Read More
Wiley and Jisc announce new OA agreement - December 18, 2014
Publisher John Wiley and Sons, Inc. has announced a pilot agreement, brokered by Jisc, for articles published on an open access basis. The agreement follows discussions, between Jisc, Wiley and the UK library community, and will enable greater support for universities during… Read More
The Company of Biologists automates collection and management of APCs with CCC’s RightsLink for Open Access - December 18, 2014
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a global licensing and content solutions organisation, has announced that The Company of Biologists has chosen to automate the collection and management of Article Processing Charges (APCs) through RightsLink® for Open Access from within HighWire's Bench>Press™ manuscript submission and tracking system.… Read More
Thomson Reuters announces new initiative to integrate Ringgold’s Identify into ScholarOne Manuscripts - December 17, 2014
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced an initiative to advance efficiency and precision in scholarly publishing by integrating Ringgold's Identify - the industry's leading institutional identification database - into ScholarOne Manuscripts, the premier journal and peer review tool for scholarly publishers… Read More
American Astronomical Society and IOP Publishing announce new ebook publishing partnership - December 17, 2014
The American Astronomical Society (AAS) and IOP Publishing (IOP) have created a new electronic book publishing partnership as part of the AAS's mission to enhance and share humanity's scientific understanding of the universe. The program will combine IOP's award-winning ebook publishing… Read More
IHS Inc. acquires Infonetics Research - December 17, 2014
IHS Inc., a global source of critical information and insight, has acquired Infonetics Research, an international market research firm that serves the global communications market. Based in Silicon Valley, Infonetics Research provides market intelligence on equipment, software and services to clients in more than 20… Read More
Cambridge Journals partners with The Mathematical Association to publish The Mathematical Gazette - December 15, 2014
Cambridge Journals has announced a partnership with The Mathematical Association to publish The Mathematical Gazette. The Mathematical Gazette publishes important and influential articles about the teaching and learning of mathematics. It also features fascinating expositions of attractive areas of mathematics, book reviews, and a teasing… Read More
Thomson Reuters and University of Melbourne collaborate to advance biomedical research - December 12, 2014
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters and the University of Melbourne have announced an initiative to increase the impact of the institution's research in the life sciences with the implementation of Cortellis Competitive Intelligence, the life sciences industry's premier source of timely and… Read More
Springer adds new publication in political economy to journal portfolio - December 12, 2014
STM publisher Springer and Il Mulino, the Italian specialist publisher for social sciences and economics, have signed a co-publishing agreement. Starting in January 2015, they will join forces to publish the English-language journal Economia Politica – Journal of Analytical and Institutional Economics. The new agreement… Read More
SAGE acquires two international education titles from Manchester University Press, expands engineering portfolio - December 12, 2014
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the purchase of International Journal of Electrical Engineering Education (IJEEE) and the International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education (IJMEE), both previously published by Manchester University Press. The purchase of both journals is effective from Volume 51, Issue 4 (IJEEE), and Volume… Read More
