CAS REGISTRY on track to register 50 millionth chemical substance - August 18, 2009
Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), a division of the American Chemical Society, has announced that it is on track to register the 50 millionth unique chemical substance on September 7. The CAS REGISTRY claims to be the most comprehensive and high-quality compendium of publicly disclosed chemical information.… Read More
More than 2000 members join Methodspace community for research methods - August 17, 2009
Academic publisher SAGE has announced that Methodspace – the social network for the research methods community – has passed more than 2000 members in less than six months after launch. Launched in March by SAGE, Methodspace facilitates online discussion about all aspects of research methodology. Registered… Read More
IOP Publishing journal recognised as one of the most influential journals in the field of engineering by ScienceWatch - August 13, 2009
Journal Smart Materials and Structures, published by non-profit scientific publisher IOP Publishing, UK, has announced that it has been named one of the most influential journals in the field of engineering in 2009, as recognised by ScienceWatch.com from Thomson Reuters. Recent analysis by Essential Science Indicators… Read More
CIG Media Group offers free access to the journal Clinical Lung Cancer - August 3, 2009
Medical publisher CIG Media Group, US, has announced that it is offering free access to the journal Clinical Lung Cancer during the ongoing 13th World Conference on Lung Cancer (13th WCLC) in San Francisco, from July 31 to August 4, 2009. The journal, now in its… Read More
CrossRef sees rapid rise in deposits for books - July 31, 2009
Publisher linking services provider CrossRef, US, has announced that deposits for books are growing faster than any other content type in the reference linking system for the second year in a row. As of July 2009, more than 1.8 million CrossRef Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) have… Read More
IARS’ OpenAnesthesia website achieves 10,000 unique visitors mark in first month after launch - July 30, 2009
The International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) has announced that its new moderated wiki site for anesthesia residents, OpenAnesthesia (www.openanesthesia.org), attained over 10,000 unique visitors in the first month of operation. Dr. Edward Nemergut, Associate Professor at the University of Virginia's Department of… Read More
Thieme Publishers’ Cerefy Atlas of Cerebral Vasculature bags Magna Cum Laude Scientific Exhibition Award - July 24, 2009
Thieme Publishers, part of STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has announced that the Cerefy Atlas of Cerebral Vasculature has received the Magna Cum Laude Scientific Exhibition Award from the American Society of Neuroradiology. The award was presented during the ASNR's 47th Annual Meeting in Vancouver,… Read More
Journal ‘CERN Courier’ celebrates 50th anniversary with special issue - July 24, 2009
CERN Courier, an international magazine on high energy physics published for CERN by IOP Publishing, is commemorating its 50th anniversary with the publication of a special issue. The special issue is currently available to view online at http://cerncourier.com/cws/latest/cern. Highlights in the issue… Read More
AquaBrowser search tool for libraries expands customer base - July 23, 2009
Medialab Solutions, a US-based provider of library software, has announced that in a single year, more than 400 libraries have chosen the AquaBrowser Library, its search and discovery system for libraries. AquaBrowser, which provides libraries with visual and faceted search solutions, has over 700 customers worldwide,… Read More
Mike Rossner honored as latest SPARC innovator - July 6, 2009
Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), UK, a leading organisation of European research libraries, has named Mike Rossner, executive director of the Rockefeller University Press (RUP) in New York, as the latest SPARC innovator. Rossner was chosen for creating forward-thinking publishing policies to expand access… Read More
