Clarivate announces the appointment of Jonathan Gear as New CEO - July 13, 2022
Clarivate Plc, a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, has announced that Jerre Stead, Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer, is retiring from his CEO role effective September 1, 2022. With this transition, the board of directors has… Read More
Lyell K. Jones named as the editor-in-chief of the Continuum journal - July 7, 2022
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has named Lyell K. Jones as the new Editor-in-Chief of Continuum®, its bimonthly topic-based, clinically oriented review journal. Lyell K. Jones, professor of neurology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, will succeed Editor-in-Chief Steven L. Lewis, who will complete his… Read More
Taylor & Francis appoints Alex Robinson as Chief Commercial Officer - July 6, 2022
Alex Robinson has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer for Taylor & Francis, effective August 8, 2022. Alex will report to CEO Annie Callanan and be a member of the Executive Leadership Team (ELT). Alex brings a wealth of experience as a leader in academic publishing. He… Read More
Ann Marie Schmidt named as the editor-in-chief of the Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology journal - July 6, 2022
Ann Marie Schmidt has been appointed as the new editor-in-chief of Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology (ATVB), a peer-reviewed journal published by the American Heart Association, effective July 1, 2022. She most recently served as a senior deputy editor of ATVB and succeeds previous Editor-in-Chief Alan Daugherty,… Read More
Huimin Zhao named as the editor-in-chief for ACS Synthetic Biology - July 1, 2022
The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced the appointment of Huimin Zhao as editor-in-chief of ACS Synthetic Biology. Zhao previously served as a founding associate editor of ACS Catalysis, a position he held from 2011–22. At UIUC, Zhao is the Steven L.… Read More
Brian O’Harold Hemphil, President of Old Dominion University, joins Wiley’s Board of Directors - June 29, 2022
Wiley, a global leader in research and education, has announced that Brian O’Harold Hemphill, President of Old Dominion University (ODU), has joined the company’s Board of Directors. Hemphill is a nationally recognised academic administrator, educator, researcher, author, and passionate business and community leader. With nearly 30… Read More
Wendy Queen joins the Association of University Presses Board - June 23, 2022
Wendy Queen, Director of Project MUSE, a division of Johns Hopkins University Press, officially joins the Association of University Presses Board, having been elected in May 2022 at their Annual Business Meeting and officially announced today. With a background in the humanities and a Masters in Information… Read More
James Larus named ACM’s Editor-in-Chief of Communications - June 23, 2022
Gabriele Kotsis, President of ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, has announced that James Larus, a Professor and former Dean of the School of Computer and Communication Sciences at EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), has been named Editor-in-Chief of Communications of the ACM.… Read More
CMAJ Open names Erin Russell as its new editor-in-chief - June 20, 2022
The CMAJ Group has announced the appointment of Erin Russell as the new Editor-in-Chief for CMAJ Open, Canada’s open-access online medical journal, starting June 20, 2022. Erin is an experienced medical editor who brings a wealth of knowledge from her work at CMAJ and… Read More
Publishers Association appoints new directors of policy and communications - June 13, 2022
The Publishers Association has appointed Louis Coiffait-Gunn as Director of Policy and Public Affairs and promoted Ruth Howells to the role of Director of Communications. Ruth joined the Publishers Association in 2017 and has most recently been Deputy Director of External Affairs. Her new role takes… Read More
