European Patent Office gains access to Indian traditional knowledge database - February 24, 2009
The Indian government has granted the European Patent Office (EPO) access to its Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL). Loaded with ancient medical knowledge, the online database contains translations of manuscripts and textbooks in five languages, including English. Examiners at the EPO will use the TKDL to… Read More
SAGE expands advertising sales force - February 24, 2009
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the acquisition of a portion of the advertising sales business of US-based Leonard Media Group (LMG). Jeff Leonard, principal of Leonard Media Group, will continue to own and operate his remaining businesses under the LMG umbrella. The 5-member team from the… Read More
Oxford Journals and ISCB announce new publishing partnership - February 20, 2009
Oxford Journals, a division of Oxford University Press (OUP), UK, has announced a new publishing partnership with the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB). Under the deal, the journal Bioinformatics will once again become an official journal of the ISCB from this… Read More
Springer in deal with Japanese scientific societies to publish Reproductive Medicine and Biology - February 20, 2009
STM publisher Springer, Germany, will publish Reproductive Medicine and Biology, the official English-language journal of the Japan Society for Reproductive Medicine, the Japan Society of Fertilization and Implantation, and the Japan Society of Andrology from March 2009. Professor Hiroshi Imai from Kyoto University in Japan will… Read More
Wiley-Blackwell and APS announce publishing partnership - February 19, 2009
Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced a partnership with the American Physiological Society (APS). Under the deal, Wiley-Blackwell will publish the latter's Physiology Online, an evolving compendium of current knowledge of all aspects of physiology. The… Read More
Swets Gateway to market IOS Press journals in the Asia Pacific region - February 19, 2009
STM publisher IOS Press, Netherlands, and Swets Gateway, the special publisher services division of Swets, recently reached an agreement to market and disseminate IOS Press journals in the Asia Pacific region. Swets Gateway will, on behalf of IOS Press, serve as its… Read More
Reed Business Information-US opts for Nstein’s digital supply chain platform - February 18, 2009
Nstein Technologies, Inc., a Canada-based provider of online publishing solutions for newspapers, magazines and online content providers, has announced that B2B publisher Reed Business Information (RBI) - US has chosen Nstein's WCM (Web Content Management), TME (Text Mining Engine) and DAM (Digital… Read More
Springer signs publishing deal with Society for Mycotoxin Research - February 18, 2009
STM publisher Springer, Germany, has signed an agreement with the Society for Mycotoxin Research to publish the Society's official journal Mycotoxin Research. Dr. Ewald Usleber of the Institute of Veterinary Food Science at the University of Giessen, Germany, will serve as the editor-in-chief of the journal… Read More
Taylor & Francis to publish NALMS’ Lake and Reservoir Management journal - February 17, 2009
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis, UK, has announced that it will publish the journal Lake and Reservoir Management (LRM), beginning in 2009. The journal is the official journal of the North American Lake Management Society (NALMS). Published quarterly, LRM presents original articles on lake science and… Read More
IMV Publishing acquires online continuing education provider ProBusiness Online - February 13, 2009
IMV Publishing, a division of IMV Ltd., has announced the acquisition of ProBusiness Online, a provider of online continuing education (CE) for dental professionals. Under the deal, Roger J. Adams, president of ProBusiness Online, will continue to manage ProBusiness Online and will also lead the continuing education efforts of IMV… Read More
