EBSCO Publishing introduces new eBook Subject Sets - February 20, 2013
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has introduced 23 new eBook Subjects Sets. The eBook Subject Sets are prepackaged sets of titles from leading publishers in specific, high-interest topic areas chosen to meet libraries' needs while simplifying collection development. This latest release of… Read More
Informa to launch American edition of journal PRIME - February 20, 2013
Medical, scientific and business journals publisher Informa, UK, is launching an American edition of PRIME, an international peer-reviewed publication which provides quality scientific research and information on the rapidly growing and continually evolving Anti-Ageing and Aesthetic medicine market. Launched to pan-European acclaim in 2011, PRIME… Read More
‘Genome Medicine’ invites papers for special issue on single cell analysis - February 18, 2013
Genome Medicine, published by open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, will publish a special issue on the topic of "Single cell analysis: into the clinic", later this year. The issue will reportedly highlight the rapid advances that have been made in the separation, detection and analysis… Read More
Thieme launches Thieme eNeurosurgery, an online resource for the neurosurgical community - February 15, 2013
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has announced the launch of Thieme eNeurosurgery, an online resource that gives the global neurosurgical community unprecedented access to Thieme's entire neurosurgery collection. Thieme eNeurosurgery enables users to search for procedures they want to brush… Read More
Microbial Cell Factories invites submissions to new thematic series on Systems biotechnology and metabolic engineering - February 15, 2013
Microbial Cell Factories, an open access, peer-reviewed, online journal published by BioMed Central, has called for submissions to a special thematic series on Systems biotechnology and metabolic engineering, edited by Sang Yup Lee. The series will focus on systems approaches to microbial biotechnology, spanning up-stream… Read More
Inaugural issue of Big Data journal to be launched at Strata conference in Santa Clara - February 14, 2013
Publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. has announced that Big Data, the new, open access, peer-reviewed journal, will launch its inaugural issue at the Strata conference in Santa Clara, CA, February 26–28, 2013. Spearheaded by Editor-in-Chief, Edd Dumbill, principal analyst for O'Reilly Radar, and programme chair… Read More
Elsevier announces new journal on forensic radiology and imaging - February 13, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of the Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging (JOFRI). JOFRI is the official new journal of the International Society of Forensic Radiology and Imaging (ISFRI). As a first journal in the field of forensic radiology and imaging, JOFRI… Read More
PeerJ publishes first articles - February 13, 2013
PeerJ, a new academic journal publisher, founded on the principles of affordability, innovation, and Open Access, has published its first articles. PeerJ, launched by Jason Hoyt (formerly at Mendeley and Stanford University) and Peter Binfield (formerly at PLOS ONE), has been shaped from the premise… Read More
Society for Scholarly Publishing launches new website - February 12, 2013
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) has announced the redesign and launch of its new website, accessible at www.sspnet.org. Easier navigation; a cleaner, mobile-ready design; more streamlined event registration and login procedures; as well as a more friendly user interface were the… Read More
NISO and OAI release draft for comments of ResourceSync Framework Specification - February 12, 2013
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and the Open Archives Initiative (OAI) has announced the release of a beta draft for comments of the ResourceSync Framework Specification for the web detailing various capabilities that a server can implement to allow third-party systems to remain synchronized with… Read More
