Elsevier and the Russian Foundation of Basic Research announce agreement to provide funding experts with access to Scopus - December 17, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has reached an agreement with the Russian Foundation of Basic Research (RFBR) to provide its funding experts with access to Scopus, the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature. Furthermore, an additional 50 RFBR research institutes will receive access to ScienceDirect,… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health and Emmi Solutions partner to offer integrated patient education - December 17, 2013
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that its Lexicomp Integrated Patient Education solution has been integrated into EmmiEngage™, a patient engagement platform offered by Emmi™ Solutions. This integration will help foster patient's understanding of their medical care by allowing clinicians to direct patients… Read More
Knovel announces new partnerships with Taylor & Francis and five other publishers - December 17, 2013
Knovel has announced the addition of six publishers, including Taylor & Francis and ICE Publishing, to its roster of more than 100 authoritative publishers and societies. Knovel has signed more than 20 new publishing partners since January, making 2013 a record year for content expansion.… Read More
Medical Daily and UBM Medica US announce marketing and distribution partnership - December 17, 2013
Medical Daily has announced a marketing and distribution partnership with UBM Medica US. Medical Daily is a source of breaking health news, scientific trends and innovations. UBM Medica US is one of the largest media companies in the US serving the healthcare industry and delivers… Read More
Thomson Reuters and Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank collaborate to restructure Tohoku and further its scientific research efforts - December 13, 2013
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced a collaboration with Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (ToMMo) to help restore Tohoku's medical system to its pre-earthquake state and help its medical community further develop its research efforts. Thomson Reuters is providing the… Read More
IHS and Synapse announce strategic partnership to add Chemistry and Chemical Engineering publications to Knowledge Collections - December 13, 2013
IHS Inc., a global source of critical information and insight, and Synapse Information Resources, publisher of a chemicals database and related eBooks and publications, have announced a new agreement. The deal allows IHS to globally sell Synapse's chemicals database and related chemical publications and feature key… Read More
Elsevier to publish NADAC price type from CMS - December 12, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that, effective November 30, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) survey-based price type, National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) is included for all available drugs where applicable in Elsevier's Gold Standard Drug Database and web-based solutions, ProspectoRx… Read More
Emerald teams with the Gates Foundation’s Global Libraries initiative to promote research - December 12, 2013
In 2011, academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing set up an informal arrangement with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Global Libraries initiative, which aims to provide public access to information through computers in public libraries. Under this arrangement, Emerald publishes the findings of the Global Libraries… Read More
ISPG expands agreement with ACCUCOMS to include Latin America - December 12, 2013
The Independent Scholarly Publishers Group (ISPG) has announced that it is expanding the agreement with its Middle East representative, ACCUCOMS, to now include the region of Latin America, starting in January. ACCUCOMS has been a worldwide provider of sales and marketing… Read More
Thomson Reuters acquires AVEDAS, expands scholarly-research analytics solution - December 11, 2013
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has acquired German-based AVEDAS, a company specialising in the development and implementation of current research information systems. AVEDAS will be integrated into the Scientific and Scholarly Research unit of Thomson Reuters. AVEDAS' flagship research information system, CONVERIS®… Read More
