ProQuest and SSRN to dramatically increase working papers available in ABI/INFORM, ProQuest Central and more - October 19, 2012
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, and the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) have announced an initiative to dramatically increase the organisation's working papers available through ProQuest's popular ABI/INFORM business information product as well as ProQuest Central and a variety of niche databases. Working papers… Read More
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and Doctors in Training partner to enhance online USMLE Step 1 review course - October 19, 2012
Healthcare publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced plans to offer the latest edition of its USMLE training guide as part of Doctors in Training's popular online review course for medical students preparing for the USMLE Step 1 exam.… Read More
WK Health acquires Health Language, Inc. - October 18, 2012
Information services provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced an agreement to acquire Health Language, Inc., a leader in Medical Terminology Management (MTM), a rapidly growing segment of the point-of-care market. The acquisition is part of WK Health's strategy to continually enhance its leadership… Read More
IOP Publishing and the Sinopec Geophysical Research Institute renew publishing partnership - October 18, 2012
Non-profit scientific publisher Institute of Physics (IOP) Publishing, UK, and the Sinopec Geophysical Research Institute (SGRI), Nanjing, China, have announced the renewal of their publishing partnership. Building on nine years of collaboration, the partnership will ensure that the Journal of Geophysics and Engineering continues to be… Read More
Metapress announces addition of Practical Action Publishing - October 18, 2012
MetaPress, a hosting service for academic content, has announced the addition of Practical Action Publishing, a subsidiary company of Practical Action, to the list of publishers who have recently signed agreements for services from Metapress. Practical Action Publishing publishes both journals and books and is… Read More
Elsevier, Nature Publishing Group join ORCID in launching ORCID Registry - October 17, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, joined with ORCID, the Open Researcher and Contributor ID, to announce the official launch of the ORCID Registry. Elsevier, a founding sponsor and launch partner of ORCID, expects to integrate ORCID with many of its products and services. ORCID seeks to remedy… Read More
Springer Publishing Company acquires Minority Nurse magazine and MinorityNurse.com from Alloy Education - October 17, 2012
Academic and professional publisher Springer Publishing Company, US, has announced the acquisition of the Minority Nurse magazine and MinorityNurse.com from Alloy Education. Established in 1993, the magazine reports on current topics of interest to minority nursing professionals, faculty, and students. The magazine and website serve… Read More
SAGE begins publishing Ultrasonic Imaging journal - October 17, 2012
Academic publisher SAGE has announced that it has begun to publish the journal Ultrasonic Imaging. Founded in 1979, Ultrasonic Imaging publishes original studies that advance research on the application of ultrasonic techniques and is particularly dedicated to research on medical diagnosis practices. Published quarterly, Ultrasonic… Read More
AmeriBen chooses MEDai’s Risk Navigator Clinical software for population management - October 16, 2012
Elsevier's MEDai, a provider of advanced analytic solutions and innovative transformation and advisory services, has announced a new licensing agreement with AmeriBen/IEC Group for MEDai's Risk Navigator Clinical software. The software will assist AmeriBen, a full-service third-party administrator (TPA) that manages more than 150,000 lives, in… Read More
Maney to publish the ‘Journal of the American Institute for Conservation’ - October 16, 2012
Having published its journal independently for 51 volumes since 1961, the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) is partnering with academic publisher Maney Publishing to bring out its official journal from 2013. It is expected that the combined efforts of both parties… Read More
