Dr. Anne E. Kazak named Editor-In-Chief of American Psychologist - September 9, 2015
Dr. Anne E. Kazak, an eminent psychological clinician, researcher, educator and administrator, has been named editor-in-chief of American Psychologist®, the flagship journal of the American Psychological Association. Kazak is co-director of the Center for Healthcare Delivery Science at Nemours Children's Health System, based at A.I.… Read More
Dr. Holly Taylor named new Editor-in-Chief of AJOB (American Journal of Bioethics) Empirical Bioethics - September 8, 2015
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis has announced that Dr. Holly Taylor will assume the editorship of AJOB (American Journal of Bioethics) Empirical Bioethics, beginning with Volume 7, 2016. Dr. Taylor has been a core faculty member of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics since 1999.… Read More
Margaret Hewinson joins Edinburgh University Press as non-executive director - September 3, 2015
Edinburgh University Press has announced the appointment of Margaret Hewinson as a non-executive director, effective September 1, 2015. She succeeds Jill Jones who has stepped down after two years. Hewinson joins Richard Fisher and Ivon Asquith, who has been re-appointed as chairman for a further… Read More
Cochrane appoints Karla Soares Weiser as Deputy Editor in Chief - August 31, 2015
Cochrane, a global independent network of researchers, professionals, patients, carers, and people interested in health, has announced the appointment of Karla Soares Weiser as Deputy Editor in Chief. This newly created post will combine leadership roles within the Cochrane Editorial Unit (CEU) and Cochrane Innovations,… Read More
Crossref appoints Jennifer Lin to its management team as Director of Product Management - August 28, 2015
Crossref, the not-for profit organisation that runs the metadata engine for scholarly content, has announced the appointment of Jennifer Lin to its management team in the newly-created position of Director of Product Management. In this role Jennifer will be responsible for overseeing all stages of… Read More
Research Solutions, Inc. appoints John Regazzi as Chairman of the Board - August 27, 2015
Reprints Desk's parent company Research Solutions, Inc., a pioneer in providing on-demand access to scientific, technical and medical (STM) information for life science companies, academic institutions and other research intensive organisations, has appointed John Regazzi as non-executive chairman of the board. He will succeed President and… Read More
Ian Singer to join Credo as Chief Content Officer - August 25, 2015
Credo, the industry leader for information skills solutions, has announced that Ian Singer will join the company as its Chief Content Officer. Singer, who most recently served as Vice President, Group Publisher for Media Source Inc., will oversee Credo's publisher relations activities and content acquisition strategy.… Read More
Dr. Charles Yeo named Editor-in-Chief of Case Reports in Pancreatic Cancer journal - August 21, 2015
Publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers has announced that Dr. Charles Yeo has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of Case Reports in Pancreatic Cancer. Dr. Yeo is the Samuel D. Gross Professor and chair of the Department of Surgery at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson… Read More
International Publishers Association appoints José Borghino as new Secretary General - August 20, 2015
The International Publishers Association (IPA) has announced the appointment of José Borghino as new Secretary General. Borghino's responsibilities will include supporting IPA members, nationally and in international forums, whenever copyright or the freedom to publish are threatened. He will advise IPA members on national policy issues.… Read More
Jisc appoints Dr Paul Feldman as new chief executive - August 20, 2015
Jisc has announced the appointment of Dr Paul Feldman, currently an executive partner at Gartner UK, as Jisc's new chief executive, effective mid-October 2015. He has extensive experience of working at a senior level in large, complex IT organisations. Paul takes over from Professor Martyn Harrow… Read More