Australian universities among the top 50 most cited research institutions in the world - September 5, 2008
Universities in Australia are ranked amongst the world's top 50 most frequently cited research institutions over a period of five years from January 2003 to December 2007. This is according to data derived from the Essential Science Indicators (ESI) database of the Scientific business of Thomson Reuters. Australian universities ranked… Read More
NLM accepts Journal of Visualized Experiments for indexing in MEDLINE and PubMed - September 2, 2008
National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institute of Health (NIH) has accepted the Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) for indexing in the official repositories of the scientific literature MEDLINE and PubMed. Less than 2 years old, JoVE is a scientific journal that publishes online… Read More
‘BioSpectrum Asia’ bags Asian Publishing Award for 2008 - September 2, 2008
BioSpectrum Asia, a life sciences magazine from the CyberMedia Group, India, has reportedly won the Asian Publishing Award 2008 under the 'innovative business model' category. The award was announced during the Asian Publishing Convention (APC) held in Singapore recently. APC, now on its second year, seeks… Read More
BMC Cancer announces publication of 1,000th article - August 28, 2008
Open access publisher BioMed Central, US, has announced the publication of the 1,000th article in the journal BMC Cancer. The journal is the second medical journal in the BMC-series to achieve this milestone in 2008, after BMC Public Health. The 1,000th article 'Importance of response to… Read More
MarkLogic Server named to KMWorld’s Trend-Setting Product of 2008 - August 27, 2008
XML content server provider Mark Logic Corporation, US, has announced that MarkLogic Server has been selected as a 2008 Trend-Setting Product by KMWorld magazine. MarkLogic features a unique set of capabilities to store, aggregate, enrich, search, navigate and dynamically deliver content. Designed and optimised for handling… Read More
NEJM and American Family Physician rank as top online journals among physicians - August 25, 2008
A recently released ePharma Physician v8.0 study by pharmaceutical and healthcare market research company Manhattan Research has found that The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) and American Family Physician rank as top online medical journals among US primary care physicians. Comparing the top online journals… Read More
SearchMedica.com awarded World Wide Web Health award for outstanding quality - August 25, 2008
Search engine for medical professionals SearchMedica.com was recently awarded the Silver Award for Outstanding Quality in the World Wide Web Health Awards. Organised by the Health Information Resource Center (HIRC), The World Wide Web Health Awards recognises the best web-based health-related content for consumers and professionals.… Read More
Chemistry Central Journal accepted for tracking by Thomson Reuters - August 22, 2008
Open access publisher BioMed Central, US, has announced that its journal Chemistry Central Journal has been accepted for tracking by Thomson Reuters. The journal will receive its first Impact Factor in June 2009. Also, all the articles published in the journal will be available through Web… Read More
Healthline Networks ranked second largest health information advertising network - August 22, 2008
Health information services provider Healthline Networks, US, has announced that the Healthline Media Network has become the second largest health information web network property according to a July comScore Media Metrix report. The health-focused media network, which launched in June, currently counts a potential reach of… Read More
University of Helsinki third in Europe on the Webometrics list - August 22, 2008
The University of Helsinki has announced that it is ranked third in Europe on the Webometrics list, the aim of which is to encourage open web communications. The University's strengths included the transparent publication of scientific results in English on the Internet. The University of Helsinki… Read More