MDM publishes reports on guidelines for modeling in healthcare research - September 21, 2012
Academic publisher SAGE, US, and the Society for Medical Decision Making have announced the release of seven new reports that will reportedly have a significant impact on modelling techniques in healthcare research and medical decision making. The reports have been published in a special issue of… Read More
Semantico to redesign web publishing platform for Now Publishers - September 21, 2012
UK-based online publishing services provider Semantico Ltd has won the contract to redesign the web publishing platform used to deliver Now Publishers' series of Foundations and Trends reference journals. 'Now' is a rapidly growing, forward thinking publishing house whose products make research accessible worldwide. Semantico… Read More
APUC selects EBSCO as sole supplier of periodicals and related information services - September 20, 2012
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has announced that it has been selected as the sole supplier for print and electronic periodicals, e-journal packages, and associated subscription management and access services for the Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC) Limited. As such, EBSCO will serve 19 universities… Read More
Russian Ministry of Education and Science confirms Scopus as one of the primary tools for research assessment of Russian universities - September 19, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that Scopus is officially confirmed as one of the primary requirements for the research assessment of all Russian universities. Dr. Alexander A. Klimov, Deputy Minister of Education and Science, Russia, formalised this decision through Scopus’ inclusion in the Government’s regulating… Read More
John Wiley & Sons and the Asian Federation of Biotechnology sign collaboration agreement - September 19, 2012
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced the signing of a new collaboration agreement between Biotechnology Journal and the Asian Federation of Biotechnology (AFOB). From 2013, the Federation will contribute two special issues to the journal annually. Representatives from the AFOB will also join… Read More
Annual Reviews partners with Sheridan to develop full-text iOS and Android app for Economics journals - September 19, 2012
Annual Reviews, the non-profit publisher that synthesises critical research literature, has partnered with Dartmouth Journal Services and the Sheridan Technology Lab to develop and launch a multi-title full-text iOS and Android app - EconScholar - that will release in October 2012. The free EconScholar app… Read More
Over 18,000 geological maps from SEPM integrated into Elsevier’s Geofacets - September 18, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and the Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) have announced the integration of more than 18,000 geological maps from SEPM into Elsevier's web-based research tool, Geofacets. First announced in April 2012, and now available to Geofacets users, the integration grants geoscientists access… Read More
Brill acquires Language and Linguistics titles from Emerald Group Publishing - September 18, 2012
Academic publisher Brill, Netherlands, has announced an agreement with Emerald Group Publishing to acquire the Language and Linguistics titles from their extensive books portfolio, effective immediately. The acquisition comprises six high-quality book series including the series Current Research in the Semantics/Pragmatics Interface, Studies in Pragmatics… Read More
PennWell acquires Elsevier Public Safety Group - September 17, 2012
B2B publisher PennWell Corporation, US, has reportedly acquired the Elsevier Public Safety Group including flagship magazine Journal of Emergency Medical Services (JEMS), JEMS.com, and the EMS Today Conference & Exposition (the JEMS Conference), EMS Insider newsletter, along with FireRescue magazine, FirefighterNation.com, FireEMSblogs.com,… Read More
IOP Publishing and Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information sign agreement to widen scientific research in Korea - September 17, 2012
Non-profit scientific publisher Institute of Physics (IOP) Publishing, UK, and the Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on a new strategic collaboration for the provision and dissemination of scientific research. Under the deal, Korean researchers will… Read More
