Eight of the 2012 Nobel Laureates are Wiley authors - October 17, 2012
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced that eight Nobel Prize winners have published their work with Wiley. To celebrate the achievements of all Nobel winners, Wiley is making a selection of content from this and past year's winners of Nobel Prizes in all… Read More
Thieme titles bag honours at 2012 BMA Medical Book Awards - October 16, 2012
Scientific and medical publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has won the first prize in the Radiology category and Highly Commended in the Internal Medicine and Surgical Specialties categories at the 2012 British Medical Association's (BMA) Medical Book Awards ceremony held recently in London. The first… Read More
Global Health database from CABI hits 2 million records - October 15, 2012
Not-for-profit life sciences publisher CABI has announced that its specialist bibliographic, abstracting and indexing database, Global Health, now has over 2 million records. Derived from over 6,000 journals, reports, books and conferences, the open serials policy and coverage of international and grey literature mean that over… Read More
Thomson Reuters and Ministry of Communication and Information Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan honour country’s leading scientific researchers and journals - October 15, 2012
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters joined the Ministry of Communication and Information Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan to honour the country's leading scientific researchers and journals, across a variety of disciplines. The 'Perspectives of Science and Development in Azerbaijan' award ceremony… Read More
RSC’s Dr Antony Williams honoured for his work on the ChemSpider platform - October 15, 2012
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has announced that Dr Antony Williams, VP for Strategic Development and Head of the Cheminformatics group, for the RSC has been honoured by Microsoft Research for his outstanding contribution to the field of data-intensive computing, especially for his work on… Read More
Elsevier announces winners of the Mosby’s Suite “Superheroes of Nursing” contest - October 12, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the winners of the Mosby's Suite "Superheroes of Nursing" contest, designed for peers to single out real-life superheroes in the nursing profession. Created by Elsevier in 2011, the contest is part of a nationwide campaign to recognise nurses who represent… Read More
IET’s Inspec database passes 13 million milestone with significant healthcare technology paper - October 12, 2012
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has announced that Inspec, its database indexing cutting-edge science and engineering research, has reached 13 million records. Cementing Inspec's position as one of the most extensive sources of engineering research in the world, the milestone has been hit with… Read More
Wiley’s Roitt’s Essential Immunology, 12th Edition, wins BMA Book of the Year award - October 10, 2012
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced that Roitt's Essential Immunology, 12th Edition, has won the British Medical Association (BMA) Book of the Year Award. The BMA Medical Book Awards aim to encourage and reward excellence in medical publishing. Prizes are awarded in 21… Read More
Plantwise Knowledge Bank from CABI ‘Highly Commended’ at 2012 ALPSP Awards - October 9, 2012
Not-for-profit life sciences publisher CABI has announced that the Plantwise Knowledge Bank, a new initiative from the company, has been highly commended in the Publishing Innovation category at the 2012 ALPSP awards. Part of the wider Plantwise programme, the Knowledge Bank helps extension workers, government… Read More
Entries now open for 2012 PROSE Awards - October 3, 2012
The Association of American Publishers has announced that entries are now being accepted through October 31 for the 2012 PROSE Awards, the American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence. The PROSE Awards, one of the most prestigious programs honoring works in professional and scholarly… Read More
