IEEE SA approves three projects to enhance mobile video standards - January 12, 2012
The IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) has announced an initiative intended to yield a host of inter-related mobile video standards. The approval of three standards-development projects - spanning varied challenges such as improving the quality of real-time mobile video communications, supporting more efficient and flexible methods for… Read More
Inderscience announces inaugural issues of five new titles - January 12, 2012
STM and business publisher Inderscience recently published the first issues of five new titles. The new titles are: International Journal of Computational Systems Engineering, International Journal of Information Privacy, Security and Integrity, International Journal of Planning and Scheduling, International Journal of the Built Environment and Asset… Read More
IBMS BoneKEy, BoneKEy Reports go live on nature.com - January 11, 2012
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced that IBMS BoneKEy is now live at www.nature.com/bonekey, featuring a new online only review journal, BoneKEy Reports. IBMS BoneKEy is projected as an established online knowledge resource about metabolic bone disorders, now published… Read More
NISO releases updated draft of SERU: A Shared Electronic Resource Understanding for public comment - January 9, 2012
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced the availability of a draft update of SERU: A Shared Electronic Resource Understanding for public comment (NISO RP-7-201X) through February 19, 2012. The SERU framework provides a set of common understandings for parties to reference as an alternative… Read More
MedTech Media set to launch online publication for small and medium sized physician group practices - January 9, 2012
Integrated media company MedTech Media, US, has announced the launch of PhysBizTech, a multi-platform, online publication for small and medium sized physician group practices. Scheduled for launch on February 1, 2012, PhysBizTech is projected to help physicians and practice managers leverage technology to make the most… Read More
Platts launches Platts Valuation Hub, expands risk management data services - January 6, 2012
Energy and metals information provider Platts, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., US, has expanded its products and services to include Platts Valuation Hub. The Platts Valuation Hub is projected as a one-stop solution for customised derivative and asset valuations and risk management consulting services… Read More
Chemistry Central Journal launches new thematic series covering Chemistry of Ageing - January 5, 2012
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced a new thematic series for Chemistry Central Journal covering the Chemistry of Ageing. The first article in the series has already been published. Gerontology has traditionally been dominated by biological research groups. In recent years, the potential… Read More
CABI upgrades Research for Development portal with better search features - January 5, 2012
Not-for-profit life sciences publisher CABI, UK, has announced that researchers now have faster and easier access to information on development projects, as a result of an upgrade to the Department for International Development’s (DFID) website. For the first time, research that had previously been communicated… Read More
AIP Publishing announces new cover designs for its portfolio of journals - January 5, 2012
AIP Publishing, a division of the American Institute of Physics (AIP), has announced new cover designs for its portfolio of leading journals. The coherent new look will give each journal a fresh, consistent appearance without altering any of the high-quality content that the physics community has… Read More
Future Medicine re-brands journal Therapy under the new name of Clinical Practice - January 4, 2012
Future Medicine Ltd., part of Future Science Group, UK, has announced the re-branding of the journal Therapy under the new name of Clinical Practice. The new title is designed to more aptly reflect the needs of the readership and the future direction for the journal. The… Read More
