Elsevier nursing titles bag three ‘American Journal of Nursing’ awards - February 20, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that it has been recognised with three American Journal of Nursing (AJN) 2012 Book of the Year awards, including two for first place. Elsevier's books were honoured in the Gerontologic Nursing, Maternal and Child Health, and Critical Care-Emergency Nursing categories. … Read More
Elsevier Foundation, others give awards for women scientists in developing countries - February 18, 2013
Five medical and life science researchers from Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean Basin have received the 2013 Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early Career Women Scientists in the Developing World. The recognition was for work that could contribute to life-saving knowledge and… Read More
ProQuest seeks applications for 2013 Roger K. Summit Scholarship - February 18, 2013
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, is seeking applicants for its 2013 Roger K. Summit Scholarship. Celebrating its 20th anniversary and open to applicants from around the world, the US$5,000 award is given annually to a promising graduate student in library and information sciences. The… Read More
ACS Catalysis awarded the AAP’s PROSE Award for ‘Best New Journal in Science, Technology & Medicine’ - February 15, 2013
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced that its journal ACS Catalysis has been awarded the Association of American Publishers' (AAP) prestigious PROSE Award for "Best New Journal in Science, Technology & Medicine." Launched in January 2011, the journal has already had a tremendous impact on… Read More
Woodhead Publishing shortlisted for Academic & Professional Publisher of the Year Award at the 2013 IPG Independent Publishing Awards - February 15, 2013
Scientific and technical publisher Woodhead Publishing Limited, UK, has been announced as a contender for the Frankfurt Book Fair Academic & Professional Publisher of the Year award at this year's Independent Publishing Awards. The judging panel listed Woodhead's consistently strong sales and incomparable knowledge of… Read More
Scope wins Most Innovative Program Award at NASSCOM Corporate Awards for Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion - February 14, 2013
Scope eKnowledge Center (Scope), a leading provider of content enhancement and knowledge services, has been honoured as the winner of the Most Innovative Program Award at the NASSCOM Corporate Awards for Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion - 2012. The jury, comprising eminent members from NASSCOM and… Read More
Serials Solutions’ Summon discovery service receives Most Innovative Technology of the Year award - February 14, 2013
Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, has announced that its Summon discovery service was awarded the Most Innovative Technology of the Year at the Asia Digital Publishing Summit and Awards (ADPSA), organised by the Consultancy. The award recognises companies who have demonstrated an unparalleled ability to succeed… Read More
CCC named one of ‘10 to Watch’ in the Open Access space - February 14, 2013
Licensing solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), US, has been named one of '10 to Watch' in Outsell's first Open Access Market Report. CCC provides solutions to help publishers manage variable Open Access models through its RightsLink platform, which supports unique pricing rules, licenses… Read More
JBI’s EBP Management and Assessment tools made available via Ovid - February 12, 2013
Information services provider Wolters Kluwer Health has announced that its Ovid platform now supports healthcare institutions who want to attain the Joanna Briggs Institute's (JBI) Endorsement programme promoting high standards of evidence-based practice and policy. WK Health is the exclusive distribution channel for the JBI's complete… Read More
Four SAGE/CQ Press titles named Outstanding Reference Sources by RUSA - February 6, 2013
Academic publisher SAGE has announced that the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA, a division of ALA) has placed four SAGE/CQ Press titles on its Outstanding Reference Sources List for noteworthy reference titles published in 2012. The four SAGE/CQ Press titles recognised are: Encyclopedia of… Read More
