Prof. Alois Fürstner named Editor-in-Chief of Science of Synthesis - February 9, 2017
Professor Alois Fürstner, Managing Director at the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung (Max-Planck-Institut for Coal Research), Mülheim on Ruhr, has taken over the position as Editor-in-Chief on the Science of Synthesis (SOS) Editorial Board. An expert in organometallic chemistry, Professor Fürstner, has been a Member of the Editorial… Read More
HighWire announces promotions and key appointments to Executive Leadership Team - February 7, 2017
Scholarly publishing company HighWire Press, Inc. CEO, Dan Filby has announced changes to the Executive Leadership Team and the creation of two new executive roles. Abhinav Mittal is the Chief Technology Officer; Maya Sommers is now Director, Professional Services; Colin Caveney takes up a new role… Read More
ACCUCOMS appoints Geoff Worton as North America Sales Director - February 6, 2017
ACCUCOMS has announced the appointment of Geoff Worton as North America Sales Director. In his new role, Worton will be focusing on publisher facing business development. Geoff Worton previously held global sales management positions at Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., Nature Publishing Group, Elsevier Science, and… Read More
Kathrin Grün named Head of PR and Communications at the Frankfurter Buchmesse - February 3, 2017
Kathrin Grün has been appointed Head of PR and Communications at the Frankfurter Buchmesse, effective February 1, 2017. She will now be responsible for external corporate communications and product communication at national and international levels, and for positioning the company in the public eye. In her… Read More
De Gruyter announces structural changes, reorganises management of open access business - February 2, 2017
Independent academic publisher De Gruyter has reorganised the management of its open access business by integrating peer-reviewed open access activities more closely within Editorial activities. A separate business unit is being created to offer open access publishing services for third parties. The separate business unit… Read More
BVA and BMJ appoint new editor for Veterinary Record - February 2, 2017
The British Veterinary Association and BMJ have announced the appointment of award-winning health journalist Adele Waters as editor of BVA's journals - Veterinary Record, In Practice, Veterinary Record Open and Veterinary Record Case Reports. Responsible for delivering content across all platforms,… Read More
Dr. Philippe Sansonetti named new Chief Editor of EMBO Molecular Medicine - February 2, 2017
The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), a professional organisation of life scientists in Europe, has announced the appointment of microbiologist Philippe Sansonetti as new Chief Editor of EMBO Molecular Medicine. Dr Sansonetti, who is the Director of the Molecular Microbial Pathogenesis Laboratory at the Institut Pasteur… Read More
Frontline Medical Communications announces promotions of Sally Cioci and Josh Prizer to Group Publisher - February 1, 2017
Frontline Medical Communications (FMC) recently announced the promotions of Sally Cioci and Josh Prizer to Group Publisher. For the past several years Sally has led Dermatology News® and Pediatric News® as the Publisher of both titles, while also serving as Associate Director, SDEF Sponsorships for… Read More
Reprints Desk appoints STM industry expert Sharon Mattern Büttiker as Director of Content Management - January 31, 2017
Research Solutions, Inc., a pioneer in providing cloud-based solutions for scientific research, has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Reprints Desk has hired Sharon Mattern Büttiker as Director of Content Management. Mattern will work on expanding Reprints Desk's publisher relations and content portfolio in support of the… Read More
Virginia Steel elected as Chair of SPARC Steering Committee - January 27, 2017
Virginia Steel, the Norman and Armena Powell University Librarian at UCLA, has been elected to the position of Chair of the SPARC Steering Committee. Steel has served as member of the Committee, which provides strategic advice and guidance to the SPARC staff, since 2015. Steel… Read More
