Research Square appoints Damian Pattinson as VP, Publishing Innovation - January 22, 2016
Research Square, a for-benefit company with services to help researchers communicate their results, has announced the appointment of Damian Pattinson as Vice President of Publishing Innovation. Damian will oversee strategy for the suite of innovative solutions like Rubriq and JournalGuide that complement Research Square's flagship author… Read More
Wellcome Trust appoints new independent review panel for clinical data sharing website - January 20, 2016
In its role as secretariat for clinicalstudydatarequest.com, the Wellcome Trust has appointed a new independent review panel to evaluate requests from researchers who want to access data from industry-sponsored clinical trials. The new arrangements reinforce the independence of both the panel and… Read More
Allen Press appoints Randy Radosevich as new CEO - January 19, 2016
Allen Press, Inc., a long-time print and service provider for trade and scholarly publications, has announced the appointment of Randy Radosevich as Chief Executive Officer, effective January 18. Radosevich joins Allen Press from Henry Wurst, Inc., where he managed its Kansas City printing plant. Prior… Read More
De Gruyter appoints Paul Manning as Vice President, De Gruyter Americas - January 18, 2016
Academic publisher De Gruyter has announced the appointment of Paul Manning to the newly created position of Vice President, De Gruyter Americas. Manning joins De Gruyter from Springer Nature where he was Executive Vice President until 2015 and President and Publisher of Apress from 2007 until… Read More
Jisc appoints Robin Ghurbhurun as new trustee - January 18, 2016
Jisc has announced that it is strengthening its board of trustees with the appointment of Robin Ghurbhurun, chief executive and principal of Richmond upon Thames College who joins this month. At the same time Heather MacDonald, interim principal and chief executive of Loughborough College, will step… Read More
Two industry leaders join NISO staff - January 11, 2016
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) is pleased to announce that Jill O'Neill and Henrietta Verma have joined the organisation as Educational Programs Manager and Editorial and Communications Specialist, respectively. Both bring to NISO years of high-level experience in information science and print and digital publishing.… Read More
Dan Duncan joins AAP leadership team as Senior Director of Government Affairs - January 11, 2016
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has announced that Dan Duncan has joined the AAP leadership team as Senior Director of Government Affairs. In this new role, Dan will lead several initiatives critical to publishers and digital learning companies including privacy and accessibility issues. He will… Read More
The Optical Society announces new Editors-in-Chief for three journals - January 8, 2016
The Optical Society (OSA) has announced three new editors-in-chief. Christoph Hitzenberger, P. Scott Carney and Alexandra Boltasseva have been appointed as the new editors-in-chief of Biomedical Optics Express, Journal of the Optical Society of America A and Optical Materials Express, respectively. Christoph Hitzenberger, Biomedical Optics… Read More
Dr. Felicia Cosman named new Editor-in-Chief of National Osteoporosis Foundation’s Osteoporosis International - January 7, 2016
The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) has announced that Dr. Felicia Cosman, Medical Director of the Clinical Research Center at Helen Hayes Hospital and Professor of Medicine at Columbia University College of Physician and Surgeons in New York, has been selected as its new Editor-in-Chief of Osteoporosis… Read More
Semantico announces organisational changes - January 7, 2016
Semantico, suppliers of digital publishing solutions to the scholarly and professional market, has announced the appointment of David McNally as Chief Executive Officer succeeding Semantico's founder, Richard Padley, who steps into the role of Chairman. David joins Semantico from Macmillan Science and Education where, as… Read More
