Springer and EPMA collaborate to launch new book series - November 19, 2012
STM publisher Springer will launch a new book series in collaboration with the European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine (EPMA). The first volume in the series Healthcare Overview: New Perspectives will be published at the end of 2012. Approximately three books will be published… Read More
Wiley launches StatisticsViews.com, a comprehensive website for all users of statistics - November 16, 2012
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced the launch of StatisticsViews.com. The new website has been created for professional statisticians, analysts, students, and any user of statistics in interdisciplinary subjects as the first place to go when looking for any information related to statistical… Read More
New streaming video resource for dentistry and oral health education now available from Alexander Street Press - November 16, 2012
Electronic publisher Alexander Street Press, US, has announced that Dental Education in Video, a new streaming video resource for dentistry and oral health education, is now available for instant online access. The first release of this collection contains more than 170 high-resolution videos - including… Read More
UBM Tech unveils EE Times University, a live digital educational experience to scale engineering know-how - November 15, 2012
Business information provider UBM Tech, US, has launched EE Times University, a six-month, free live digital educational experience for design engineers. The University is designed by EE Times, an independent engineering resource for design decision makers in the electronics industry. EE… Read More
Oxford University Press re-launches Oxford Handbooks Online - November 15, 2012
Academic publisher Oxford University Press has announced the re-launch of Oxford Handbooks Online (OHO). The Oxford Handbook Series brings together the world's leading scholars to write review articles that evaluate the current thinking on a field or topic, and make an original argument about the… Read More
Elsevier launches new journal – Health Care: The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation - November 14, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of Health Care: The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation. Health Care provides a vehicle for communicating important advances in the study of cutting edge research on innovation in healthcare delivery, including improvements in systems, processes, management, payment,… Read More
CTB/McGraw-Hill unveils performance assessment authoring system - November 14, 2012
CTB/McGraw-Hill, an educational assessment partner, has announced the launch of Acuity Performance Task System, a new performance assessment authoring system and item bank. The product is projected to enable teachers to evaluate project-based learning across multiple subjects using meaningful, research-based assessment methods. This expansive new suite… Read More
AJP-Heart calls for research articles on pathophysiology of hypertension - November 14, 2012
The Editors of AJP-Heart and Circulatory Physiology have extended an invitation to submit original research articles related to the pathophysiology of hypertension. Associate Editors Dr. Nancy Kanagy, Dr. Irving Zucker and Dr. Mordecai Blaustein are the editors for this special Call for Papers, assisted by Editor-in-Chief… Read More
NPG and Labtiva announce ReadCube Access program for affordable single-click purchases and two-day rentals - November 9, 2012
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG) has announced an affordable way to read scientific articles on NPG journals. NPG and software company Labtiva opened to the public a pilot of the ReadCube Access programme for inexpensive single-click purchases and two-day rentals. The programme will help researchers,… Read More
Semantico develops global scholarly author registry – ORCID Registry - November 8, 2012
UK-based online publishing services provider Semantico Ltd has announced that the recently launched ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) Registry was engineered by the company. ORCID recently launched its Registry, where researchers can differentiate themselves by creating a unique personal identifier. The… Read More
