Joan-Marie Stiglich named Chief Content Officer, SLACK News - April 28, 2014
STM publishing company SLACK Incorporated, US, has announced that Joan-Marie Stiglich, ELS, has been named to the position of Chief Content Officer, SLACK News. The move recognises the growing importance and sophistication of content strategy and development to the overall success of SLACK Incorporated. In… Read More
BMJ announces appointment of two new non-executive directors to the company’s board - April 25, 2014
Healthcare knowledge provider BMJ has announced the appointment of two new non-executive directors to the company's board. Sharmila Nebhrajani is the newly appointed Chair of the Human Tissue Authority. Previously, she was the Chief Executive of the Association of Medical Research Charities, a role she… Read More
Emerald Group Publishing appoints Theo Gavrielides as editor of EIHSC journal - April 17, 2014
Global academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing, UK, has appointed Professor Theo Gavrielides as the new Editor for the international peer-reviewed journal, Ethnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social Care (EIHSC). Professor Gavrielides' expertise as the Founder and Director of the international think-tank, Independent Academic Research… Read More
EBSCO hires three industry leaders to address discovery needs of libraries - April 11, 2014
Library resources provider EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has hired three industry veterans to interact closely with the library community to further understand the strategic needs of each segment, and help establish the framework for next phases of library innovation through discovery. Neil Block, Gar Sydnor, and… Read More
The Optical Society appoints Alison Taylor executive editor - April 8, 2014
The Optical Society (OSA) has announced that Alison Taylor has joined the OSA Publishing staff as executive editor, where she will manage a portfolio of OSA journals, including its newest journal, Optica, which is set to publish its first issue in July. Taylor will oversee… Read More
DCMS re-appoints Baroness Blackstone as Chairman of British Library - April 7, 2014
The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Rt. Hon Maria Miller MP, has re-appointed Baroness Blackstone as Chairman of the British Library for a further four year term. Tessa Blackstone has served as British Library Chairman since September 2010. Key achievements during her… Read More
Professor Marzio Nessi appointed new scientific director of the Journal of Instrumentation - April 4, 2014
IOP Publishing (IOP), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Institute of Physics, and SISSA have announced the appointment of Professor Marzio Nessi as the new Scientific Director for the Journal of Instrumentation, effective April 1, 2014. He succeeds the founding Scientific Director Professor Amos Breskin, who… Read More
Prof. Karl-Heinz Kuck and Prof. Angelo Auricchio appointed Section Editors of Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Review - April 4, 2014
The Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Review (AER) journal has announced the appointments of Professor Karl-Heinz Kuck and Professor Angelo Auricchio to the positions of Section Editor - Clinical Electrophysiology & Ablation and Section Editor - Implantable Devices respectively. These renowned physicians will assist current Editor-in-Chief, Demosthenes… Read More
CTB/McGraw-Hill appoints Craig Mills as vice president of Research - March 28, 2014
CTB/McGraw-Hill, one of the nation's leading educational assessment partners, has appointed Craig Mills, Ed.D., as vice president of Research. Dr. Mills will lead CTB's research activities and oversee more than 55 research professionals, psychometricians, statisticians, and educational measurement specialists. As a leader in the field of… Read More
Prof. Paul Knochel named new editor-in-chief of Thieme chemistry journal SYNTHESIS - March 27, 2014
Professor Paul Knochel of Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich (LMU) is the new head of the SYNTHESIS editorial board. He takes over the position from Dieter Enders of RWTH Aachen, who will stay on the editorial board of the English-language journal for synthetic chemistry as editor for reviews.… Read More
