HighWire incorporates article-level metrics with ImpactStory - December 19, 2012
HighWire Press, a not-for-profit division of Stanford University Libraries, has entered into a strategic collaboration with ImpactStory, a researcher led, non-profit organisation with a drive to help redefine the impact of research articles. Article level metrics monitor the conversations around an article, as a complement… Read More
Elsevier set to publish Journal of Social Studies Research - December 18, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that it has been selected by the International Society for the Social Studies (ISSS) to publish The Journal of Social Studies Research (JSSR), beginning in January 2013. Published four times a year, The Journal of Social Studies Research is… Read More
SAGE to publish Journal of Clinical Urology from January 2013 - December 18, 2012
Academic publisher SAGE and The British Association of Urological Surgeons have announced a new agreement to publish Journal of Clinical Urology (Formerly British Journal of Medical and Surgical Urology) from January 2013. The journal is an official publication of the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS).… Read More
TechTarget acquires French IT media brand, LeMagIT - December 18, 2012
Technology media company TechTarget, Inc. has acquired the websites and product offerings of LeMagIT, a strategic partner with TechTarget since 2010. The acquisition strengthens TechTarget's value proposition to deliver focused content, targeted audiences and innovative capabilities to enterprise IT providers trying to make progress in Europe.… Read More
Royal Society of Chemistry acquires The Merck Index - December 14, 2012
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has announced that The Merck Index will join the highly acclaimed publishing portfolio of the Society. In buying the rights to the iconic reference book, where generations of professionals look for comprehensive information on chemicals, drugs and biologicals, the RSC… Read More
The American Physiological Society and The Physiological Society partner with Wiley to launch new OA journal - December 14, 2012
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., The Physiological Society (TPS) and The American Physiological Society (APS) have announced their partnership to publish the new open access peer-reviewed journal, Physiological Reports, which will launch early next year. Physiological Reports will offer peer-reviewed research across all areas… Read More
Springer set to publish Computational & Applied Mathematics journal - December 14, 2012
STM publisher Springer will publish the research journal Computational & Applied Mathematics, a primary scientific publication of the Brazilian Society of Computational and Applied Mathematics (SBMAC), starting in 2013. Published three times a year, the journal will be available electronically on link.springer.com and in print. … Read More
Siberian Regional Universities Consortium in deal with Elsevier for access to ScienceDirect and Scopus - December 13, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced its official collaboration with the Siberian Regional Universities Consortium, providing 9 universities in Central Siberia with access to ScienceDirect and Scopus beginning in 2013. This will provide Siberian researchers with access to research literature from around the world, allowing them… Read More
Springer and the Italian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology announce publishing partnership - December 13, 2012
STM publisher Springer and the Italian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (SIUMB) have agreed to a five-year partnership to publish the Journal of Ultrasound, starting in 2013 with Volume 16. A quarterly publication, the Journal of Ultrasound is the official journal of SIUMB. The… Read More
Knovel partners with Engineers Without Borders USA - December 13, 2012
Knovel, provider of a Web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools, has announced a partnership with Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB-USA). EWB-USA is a non-profit humanitarian organisation established to support community-driven development programmes worldwide through partnerships that design and implement sustainable engineering projects.… Read More
