BioMed Central to continue accepting supplementary files with manuscripts - December 13, 2010
Publishing online supplementary material has been the subject of continuing debate in scholarly circles since the Journal of Neuroscience, published by the Society for Neuroscience, decided to no longer accept supplementary files with manuscripts. Open access publisher BioMed Central (BMC) has announced that it takes the… Read More
Nielsen BookScan’s weekly geographic sales data freely available for authors in Amazon’s Author Central Service - December 10, 2010
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, has announced that authors who use Amazon's Author Central service can now view Nielsen BookScan's weekly geographic sales data for their print books for free. Author Central is a free service provided by Amazon that helps… Read More
EPiServer announces expansion plans for UK market - November 16, 2010
Web content management (WCM) platforms provider EPiServer, UK, has announced expansion plans for the UK market, including a wholly-owned UK subsidiary, new customer and partner initiatives and the launch on the UK market of new services, including EPiServer Everweb. The company aims to grow its organisation… Read More
Amazon offers 70 percent royalty for newspaper and magazine publishers - November 10, 2010
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, has announced that magazine and newspaper publishers will soon be eligible to earn a larger share of revenue from each title they sell in the Kindle Store. Starting December 1, 2010, for each magazine or newspaper… Read More
IEEE expands operations in Singapore - November 2, 2010
Technical professional association IEEE has announced plans to expand its operations in Singapore, with a relocation of its local branch office to Solaris@Fusionopolis, to be at the heart of Singapore's science and engineering research. The move is expected to help IEEE to expand its services for… Read More
ALPSP members to receive discounts on the Consortium Directory Online - October 25, 2010
Marketing services provider Frontline GMS Ltd, UK, and journal supply chain support provider Ringgold, Inc have arranged for small and medium sized members of the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) to receive up to 30 percent discount on the… Read More
McGraw-Hill Construction’s Engineering News-Record expands into seven regional markets - October 22, 2010
Engineering News-Record (ENR), part of McGraw-Hill Construction, a US-based provider of project and product information on the construction industry, has announced that it will expand into seven regional markets with local coverage, rankings and insights, beginning in January 2011. The markets include… Read More
Academic community in the US using Mendeley to accelerate research process - October 8, 2010
Media technology startup Mendeley, UK, has announced that as a result of its increasing popularity with academic and industry researchers in the US, the company has opened a new office in New York. The company has witnessed strong growth in the US. Researchers from some… Read More
RSC expands international network, opens new office in India - September 22, 2010
The Royal Society of Chemistry has opened its latest international office in Bangalore, India, as part of its continuing drive to expand its international network in publishing and educational activities. The India office will serve to build a stronger relationship with the Chemical Research Society of… Read More
Nature Publishing Group joins STEM education initiative - September 17, 2010
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced that it has joined Change the Equation (CTEq), a CEO-led initiative to cultivate widespread literacy in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) in the US. NPG is committing a three-year 'Bridge to Science' initiative in support of… Read More
