SPIE launches new peer-reviewed journal serving the astronomical instrumentation community - December 18, 2014
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has announced the first issue of the new Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems (JATIS). All articles will be freely available through the end of 2015 in the SPIE Digital Library. Mark Clampin, SPIE Fellow and James… Read More
Elsevier publishes four new books on Nuclear Engineering - December 17, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of four new nuclear engineering books of particular interest to safety managers, designers, engineers, operators and regulators of nuclear power plants. Among these new books is The 2011 Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accident: How and Why It Happened, written… Read More
Springer set to publish official journal of the Associazione Amici di Economia e Politica Industriale - December 17, 2014
STM publisher Springer will publish Economia e Politica Industriale - Journal of Industrial and Business Economics as of January 2015. Founded in 1973, the journal is the official journal of the Associazione Amici di Economia e Politica Industriale, an Italian society which focuses on business and… Read More
NISO approves four new projects to develop standards for alternative assessment metrics - December 16, 2014
The voting members of the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) have approved four new projects to develop standards for alternative assessment metrics (altmetrics). The NISO Alternative Assessment Metrics Initiative was begun in July 2013 with funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation with a goal of… Read More
Thieme announces publication of Total Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery - December 15, 2014
Scientific and medical publisher Thieme has announced the publication of Total Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, which presents a consistent approach to the diagnosis and treatment of head and neck disorders. The book opens with a section focusing on emergency management in otolaryngology. It goes on… Read More
Elsevier publishes six new books on natural disasters and hazards - December 12, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of six new books on natural disasters and hazards. Five of the titles are part of the newly developed Elsevier Hazards and Disasters series edited by Dr. John "Jack" Shroder; the sixth title is Learning from the Impacts of… Read More
Springer and Simula launch new book series, Simula SpringerBriefs on Computing - December 11, 2014
STM publisher Springer and Simula have launched a new book series, Simula SpringerBriefs on Computing, which aims to provide introductions to select research in computing. The series presents both a state-of-the-art disciplinary overview and raises essential critical questions in the field. Published by SpringerOpen, all Simula… Read More
Springer to publish new official journal of the Italian Economic Association - December 10, 2014
STM publisher Springer has announced that it will publish the new official journal of the Italian Economic Association, the Italian Economic Journal. Articles have already been published online on SpringerLink. The first print issue will be compiled in March 2015. The journal has been formed through… Read More
SAGE acquires 19 journals from Baywood Publishing Company, strengthens social and health science journals collection - December 10, 2014
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the purchase of 19 journals from Baywood Publishing Company, Inc. With this acquisition, SAGE will publish journals in counselling, gerontology & aging, health & healthcare, education and anthropology, beginning in 2015. Baywood Publishing Company, Inc. has published scholarly and professional… Read More
Elsevier publishes five new electronics and embedded systems design books - December 9, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of five new electronics and embedded systems design books, one of which is Analog Circuit Design Volume Three: Design Note Collection, the next book in the Analog Circuit Design series, edited by Bob Dobkin and John Hamburger. Dobkin has… Read More
