Mendeley’s API Binary Battle calls on developers to build an app to make science more open - March 9, 2011
Mendeley, one of the world's largest crowd-sourced research databases, has announced the Mendeley API Binary Battle, challenging talented developers to build an application on top of Mendeley's open database of over 70 million research papers, usage statistics, reader demographics, social tags, and related research recommendations. The… Read More
CRC Press’ CRCnetBASE platform reaches 1.5 million searches milestone in February 2011 - March 7, 2011
CRC Press, a US-based publisher of technical and scientific works, has announced that CRCnetBASE, its e-book platform, reached a milestone in February 2011 by recording nearly 1.5 million searches in a single month. The Atypon-powered CRCnetBASE platform was first launched in February 2010 with new… Read More
ALPSP invites applications for 2011 Awards for publishing innovation and best new journal - March 3, 2011
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) has called for applications for the 2011 Awards for publishing innovation and best new journal. The ALPSP award for publishing innovation recognises a significantly innovative approach to any aspect of publication. The judges will consider the… Read More
EBSCO’s nursing resources to help hospitals achieve Magnet designation - February 22, 2011
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that evidence-based nursing content from EBSCO is now being recognised as a way to help hospitals achieve Magnet designation. Magnet designation is awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to hospitals that satisfy a set… Read More
Knovel doubles new business growth in 2010 - February 10, 2011
Knovel, a Web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools, has announced that it doubled new business revenue in 2010 and its annual subscription renewal rate continues to exceed 90 percent. Knovel's sustained year-over-year growth will fuel expansion in 2011. The company plans to… Read More
Cell Press wins PROSE Award for Article of the Future - February 9, 2011
Cell Press, an imprint of STM publisher Elsevier, has announced that 'Article of the Future' is the recipient of this year's PROSE Award for Excellence in Biological and Life Sciences, presented by the Professional and Scholarly Publishing (PSP) Division of the Association… Read More
ACS Mobile bags two publishing awards for professional and scholarly excellence at the annual PROSE awards - February 8, 2011
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced that its mobile application, ACS Mobile, has won two prestigious publishing awards for professional and scholarly excellence at the annual PROSE awards. ACS Mobile was recognised as both 'Best New eProduct in Physical Sciences and Mathematics', and 'Best New… Read More
DeepDyve closes 2010 with major milestones - February 8, 2011
DeepDyve, a research engine for the Deep Web, has announced that it closed the 2010 calendar year with strong growth marked by an ever-increasing number of publisher partners, as well as a rapidly expanding subscriber base. According to the company, traffic, subscribers and article rentals grew… Read More
IOPscience express receives ‘honorable mention’ at 2010 PSP PROSE Awards - February 7, 2011
Non-profit scientific publisher Institute of Physics (IOP) Publishing, UK, has announced that IOPscience express received an 'honorable mention' in the eProduct/Best in Physical Sciences and Mathematics category at the 2010 PSP PROSE Awards, recently announced in Washington, DC. The awards are presented by the Association… Read More
Ten SAGE titles selected for inclusion in Outstanding Academic Titles from Choice Magazine - February 1, 2011
Academic publisher SAGE has announced that ten of its titles have been selected for inclusion in the Outstanding Academic Title list published in the January 2011 issue of Choice Magazine. The titles come from a wide range of subject areas, representing SAGE's growing and diverse list… Read More
