De Gruyter expands Advisory Board in China in the area of STM - January 28, 2015
Academic publisher De Gruyter has announced that Professor Wing Sum Cheung of the University of Hong Kong has been appointed to De Gruyter's Advisory Board, strengthening the company's STM activities in the area of mathematics. Professor Cheung's appointment is the latest development in De Gruyter's many… Read More
OSA names Ronald Driggers new editor of Applied Optics - January 26, 2015
The Optical Society (OSA) has announced the appointment of Ronald Driggers, CEO of St. Johns Optical Systems, as the new editor-in-chief of its journal, Applied Optics. Driggers will serve as the seventh editor-in-chief, and has a long history with the Journal as of an author, reader… Read More
Wiley appoints Mark Allin as Chief Operating Officer - January 22, 2015
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced the appointment of Mark Allin as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective May 1, 2015. In this new role, Allin will continue to report to Steve Smith, President and CEO, and have strategic and operational… Read More
ALPSP appoints Lucy McBride as Events and Membership Administrator - January 22, 2015
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) has announced the appointment of Lucy McBride to the position of Events and Membership Administrator. Lucy joins ALPSP with a wealth of industry experience in events and marketing. She most recently worked for Swets in a… Read More
Lynne Miller joins TBI as Associate Director, Client Services - January 22, 2015
TBI has announced the appointment of Lynne Miller as Associate Director, Client Services. Lynne previously held the post of Associate Director, Society Engagement at Wiley. TBI provides outsourced business development, market research and marketing services to publishers and other organisations in the research information sector.… Read More
Dr. John Morrison named new Editor-in-Chief of BrainFacts.org - January 19, 2015
Dr. John Morrison of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai began his term on January 1 as editor-in-chief of BrainFacts.org, a public information initiative of The Kavli Foundation, the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, and the Society for Neuroscience. Morrison joins an editorial board composed of… Read More
Professor Benjamin List appointed new Editor in Chief for Thieme Chemistry journal SYNLETT - January 16, 2015
Professor Benjamin List, director at the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung in Mülheim an der Ruhr, has been appointed head of the SYNLETT editorial board, effective immediately. Professor List takes over the position of editor-in-chief from Professor Peter Vollhardt of UC Berkeley, who will continue his work for the English-language journal for… Read More
PPF names Elizabeth Just Business Development Manager - January 16, 2015
Publisher Promotion & Fulfillment (PPF) has named Elizabeth Just to the position of Business Development Manager, responsible for identifying opportunities related to the outsourcing of order fulfillment, distribution, customer service, and marketing for publishers. Just is a 17-year veteran of the publishing industry. She previously… Read More
American Psychological Association appoints Jasper Simons as publisher, PsycINFO - January 8, 2015
The American Psychological Association has appointed publishing executive Jasper Simons to lead its growing PsycINFO® and APA database program as publisher, PsycINFO. APA currently produces seven databases: PsycARTICLES®, PsycBOOKS®, PsycINFO, PsycTHERAPY®, PsycTESTS®, PsycCRITIQUES® and PsycEXTRA®. Simons has been involved in science, technical and medical publishing… Read More
Ingram Content Group Inc. names Shawn Morin as President and COO - January 8, 2015
Ingram Content Group Inc. has announced the appointment of Shawn Morin as President and Chief Operating Officer. The announcement was made by John R. Ingram, Chief Executive Officer of the company. Morin has been Chief Operating Officer of the company since June, 2012. His additional… Read More
