Springer and Italian Society for the Study of Eating Disorders collaborate to publish scientific journal on eating disorders and obesity - May 16, 2013
STM publisher Springer and the Italian Society for the Study of Eating Disorders (Società Italiana per lo Studio dei Disturbi del Comportamento Alimentare - SISDCA) have announced a five-year collaboration to publish the quarterly journal Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity,… Read More
ProQuest acquires EBL - May 15, 2013
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has completed its acquisition of Ebook Library (EBL), significantly expanding its e-book delivery and aggregation capabilities with libraries worldwide. The acquisition supports ProQuest's overall goal of enhancing the research experience through seamless discovery of content across multiple formats, including… Read More
Thomson Reuters forms Research Analytics Customer Advisory Board - May 14, 2013
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced the launch of its Research Analytics Customer Advisory Board. The newly formed Research Analytics Customer Advisory Board comprises an esteemed group of university and funding leaders working with the Scientific & Scholarly Research business unit… Read More
Thieme Medical Publishers to stop distributing Manson Publishing books - May 14, 2013
Scientific and medical publisher Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. has announced that as of May 31, 2013, it will no longer be distributing the books of Manson Publishing. Taylor and Francis Books Ltd acquired Manson Publishing, a UK based publisher of books in medicine and veterinary… Read More
BioMed Central and the Japanese Society of Intensive Care Medicine partner to launch Journal of Intensive Care - May 13, 2013
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced a new partnership with The Japanese Society of Intensive Care Medicine, to launch a new journal titled Journal of Intensive Care. The Journal of Intensive Care is the official journal of the Japanese Society of Intensive Care… Read More
IOP Publishing and NIMS announce new agreement for continued publication of STAM - May 13, 2013
IOP Publishing, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Institute of Physics, has announced a new three year agreement with the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) for the continued publication of the open access title Science and Technology of Advanced Materials (STAM). Beginning July 2013… Read More
Wiley partners with Snapwiz to launch online learning tool WilePLUS with ORION - May 10, 2013
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, and Snapwiz, a US-based company that specialises in adaptive and personalised learning solutions, have announced the launch of WileyPLUS with ORION. This is projected as the initial offering to come out of a new partnership aimed at giving students… Read More
Routledge to publish ‘North American Actuarial Journal’ in 2013 - May 10, 2013
Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group, has partnered with the Society of Actuaries (SOA) to publish the North American Actuarial Journal (NAAJ) in 2013. NAAJ is said to scientifically address the domestic and international problems, interests and concerns of actuaries, their customers and… Read More
Coursera in partnership with SAGE to supplement online courses with free digital content - May 9, 2013
Academic publisher SAGE has announced a partnership with Coursera, a provider of massive open online courses (MOOCs), to expand the availability of high-quality educational resources to more than three million Coursera students. The partnership will grant Coursera instructors the option to supplement their video lectures with… Read More
Accelrys, Pfizer extend pact for scientific innovation lifecycle management software - May 9, 2013
Accelrys, Inc., a US-based provider of scientific innovation lifecycle management software, has announced that Pfizer, Inc. has signed a three-year contract with Accelrys, extending the companies' existing strategic partnership. The agreement continues the global deployment of the Accelrys Enterprise Platform, Pipeline Pilot, Cheminformatics Suite and Modeling… Read More
