Internationally recognised experts rate FIZ Karlsruhe as a reliable and valuable partner for science and industry worldwide - August 5, 2011
Scientific information services provider FIZ Karlsruhe, Germany, has announced that it was recently evaluated by internationally recognised experts. The result of the evaluation shows that FIZ Karlsruhe, a member of the Leibniz-Association, is a reliable and valuable partner for science and industry worldwide. The Leibniz… Read More
CAB Thesaurus grows 40 percent in one year to include 137,000 terms - August 4, 2011
Not-for-profit life sciences publisher CABI, UK, has announced that the CAB Thesaurus has had its biggest update in 30 years. The Thesaurus, projected as a comprehensive controlled vocabulary covering applied life sciences and related subject areas, has reportedly grown 40 percent in just one year. It… Read More
American developmental psychologist named 2011 recipient of Wiley Prize in Psychology - July 28, 2011
The British Academy in partnership with Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc, have named American developmental psychologist, Dr. Michael Tomasello, as this year's recipient of the Wiley Prize in Psychology. The £5,000 prize for… Read More
Elsevier and the Wilderness Medicine Society to award outstanding members of the wilderness medicine community - July 27, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that it will present awards to outstanding members of the wilderness medicine community at this year's upcoming Wilderness Medical Society 28th Wilderness Medicine Scientific Conference & Annual Meeting. The event will take place in Snowmass, CO, from July 29- August… Read More
Pharmacogenomics celebrates 100th issue - July 27, 2011
The journal Pharmacogenomics, published by Future Medicine, part of UK-based Future Science Group, is celebrating its 100th issue this year. The key objective of the peer-reviewed journal has been to provide a forum for multidisciplinary scientists to keep abreast of the latest developments in this… Read More
Winners of Research4life Global Case Study competition announced - July 21, 2011
The Research4Life partners have announced two winners in the 'Access to Scientific Research Literature' global case study competition on how HINARI, AGORA, and/or OARE have impacted both work and communities. Dr. Arun Neopane, a pediatrician from Nepal and Mulugeta Bayisa, a physiotherapist from Ethiopia, were chosen… Read More
John Wiley & Sons and Elsevier to sponsor APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education - July 18, 2011
Publishers John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and Elsevier have announced their sponsorship of the APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education (ASPIRE Prize). The award recognises young scientists who have demonstrated a commitment to both excellence in scientific research, as evidenced by scholarly publication, and… Read More
Atypon exceeds 11 million articles hosted by Literatum - July 13, 2011
Atypon, a provider of software to the publishing and media industry, has announced that the Literatum publishing platform is now used to host more than 11 million articles. Atypon passed 10 million articles hosted by Literatum seven months ago. The growth is driven primarily by… Read More
SAGE Research Methods Online recognised for excellence in navigation and innovation - July 12, 2011
Academic publisher SAGE has announced that SAGE Research Methods Online (SRMO) has been recognised for its excellence in navigation and innovation in its first year of existence. SRMO recently received the 2011 Magnum Opus Gold Award for Best Navigation for Electronic Publication or Web site and… Read More
Apple’s App store crosses 15 billion downloads mark - July 8, 2011
Computer and software firm Apple, Inc., US, has reportedly passed over 15 billion downloads. Currently, the online storefront holds about 425,000 applications, including 100,000 native iPad applications. Apple also claims that some 200 million devices are running iOS, its mobile operating system.… Read More
