PRE forms Expert Advisory Board to help improve peer review process - November 21, 2014
Peer Review Evaluation (PRE) has announced the formation of an Expert Advisory Board to provide guidance on decisions affecting scholars, publishers, and libraries; and to develop best practices for peer review. Member of the Expert Advisory Board (EAB) include Rebecca Bryant, Project Leader for researcher… Read More
Wiley announces leadership changes for Research segment - November 14, 2014
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced changes to the leadership of its Research segment. The changes are designed to simplify the organisational structure and increase the focus on activities that drive value for authors, customers and partners in each part of the Research business.… Read More
Kathleen Shearer joins ARL board as partnership consultant - November 13, 2014
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has brought Kathleen Shearer on board as a partnership consultant, effective November 6, 2014. Shearer's work for ARL will include developing an ARL policy on partnerships and collaborations, establishing and nurturing relationships internationally, and updating ARL on global trends in… Read More
Gale names Paul Gazzolo as new Senior Vice President and General Manager - November 6, 2014
Gale, part of Cengage Learning, has announced the appointment of Paul Gazzolo as Senior Vice President and General Manager. In this role, Gazzolo will lead Gale's strategy, product development, sales and marketing teams, and continue to identify ways Gale can partner with libraries to help them… Read More
Dr. Kathleen Murphy White named new Editor-in-Chief of Quality Management in Health Care - November 5, 2014
Healthcare publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that Dr. Kathleen Murphy White has been named Editor-in-Chief of Quality Management in Health Care (QMHC), a peer-reviewed journal of evidence, ideas, and experience in improving health care quality and patient… Read More
Dr. Peter Nakaji and Dr. Peter Vajkoczy sign on as editors-in-chief of Thieme eNeurosurgery editorial board - November 5, 2014
Scientific and medical publisher Thieme has announced that Dr. Peter Nakaji and Dr. Peter Vajkoczy have signed on as editors-in-chief of the editorial board for Thieme eNeurosurgery. In this capacity, Dr. Nakaji and Dr. Vajkoczy are responsible for providing Thieme with regular input on relevant new… Read More
CERN Council selects Dr Fabiola Gianotti as next Director-General - November 5, 2014
CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, has selected Italian physicist, Dr Fabiola Gianotti, as the organisation's next Director-General at its 173rd Closed Session. The appointment will be formalised at the December session of the Council, and Dr Gianotti's mandate will begin on January 1, 2016… Read More
Board of Trustees of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc., announce new leadership at STRIATUS/JBJS - November 3, 2014
The Board of Trustees of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc., has announced new leadership at STRIATUS/JBJS. Mady Tissenbaum, formerly Associate Publisher and General Manager, has stepped into the role of Publisher, while Paul Sandford, formerly the Chief Financial Officer, will serve as CEO.… Read More
IET President-elect announced - October 31, 2014
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has announced that Naomi Climer will become IET President on October 1, 2015. Naomi, currently IET Deputy President, has spent her career immersed in the rapidly changing world of media and entertainment technology from the analogue, pre-internet days of… Read More
Bianca Herzog joins Springer as Trade Sales Director DACH / EMEA - October 29, 2014
Bianca Herzog has taken over as Trade Sales Director DACH / EMEA at Springer, effective October 1, 2014. As such, she is now the central contact partner for booksellers in the German-speaking countries (DACH) as well as Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). In her… Read More
