ICIS and MRC announce joint venture to produce Polyethylene and Polyvinyl Chloride reports - January 25, 2011
Global chemicals information provider ICIS, part of the Reed Business Information group, has announced a joint venture with specialist Russia-based benchmark price provider Market Report Company (MRC). With this move, the company seeks to extend its presence in the Former Soviet Union's (FSU) plastics market. … Read More
BioMed Central adds Journal of Clinical Bioinformatics to bioinformatics and genomics portfolio - January 24, 2011
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that the Journal of Clinical Bioinformatics (JCBi) is the latest addition to its bioinformatics and genomics portfolio. JCBi is a new, open-access journal that publishes novel research on all aspects of the development of bioinformatics approaches specifically related… Read More
JISC, Higher Education Academy to unveil licensing tool for open content - January 20, 2011
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) is funding a support project on intellectual property rights (IPR) and licensing issues for Open Educational Resources in partnership with the Higher Education Academy. The latest addition to the organisations' suite of support resources is a new tool… Read More
Cell & Bioscience journal launches with BioMed Central - January 19, 2011
Open Access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced the launch of a new open access journal, Cell & Bioscience. The journal will be the official journal of the Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America (SCBA). Led by Editor-in-Chief, Yun-Bo Shi, Cell & Bioscience publishes high-impact… Read More
Journal Chiropractic & Osteopathy re-launched as Chiropractic & Manual Therapies - January 18, 2011
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that the journal Chiropractic & Osteopathy has now re-launched as Chiropractic & Manual Therapies. In 2010 the European Academy of Chiropractic (EAC) joined the Chiropractic & Osteopathic College of Australasia (COCA) in making Chiropractic & Osteopathy their… Read More
NTIS announces newly revised Bibliographic Database Search Guide - January 17, 2011
The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) has announced the availability of its newly revised NTIS Bibliographic Database Search Guide, downloadable for free at http://www.ntis.gov/pdf/dbguid.pdf. The NTIS is the federal government’s central source for the sale of scientific, technical, engineering, and related business… Read More
New version of WebWorks ePublisher platform includes help authoring tool format exclusively for internet users - January 14, 2011
Enterprise digital content conversion and publishing software company WebWorks, US, has announced the release of its latest version of ePublisher that includes Reverb Help. Reverb Help claims to be the first help authoring tool format designed exclusively to deploy via browser with the ability to leverage… Read More
Cambridge University Press and Materials Research Society to launch new journal – MRS Communications - January 12, 2011
Cambridge University Press (CUP), the publishing division of the University of Cambridge, and the Materials Research Society (MRS) have announced a partnership to publish the journal, MRS Communications. MRS Communications is a new journal focused on rapid communications and high-quality, high-impact review… Read More
More research institutions sign up for Multi-Science Publishing’s 2011 Special Package - January 12, 2011
Publisher Multi-Science Publishing, UK, has announced that Virginia Commonwealth University, Curtin University of Technology and Taiwan's National Cheng Kung University are among the latest additions to the growing list of research institutions that have signed up for Multi-Science Publishing's 2011 Special Package. The 2011 Special Package… Read More
Swets launches SwetsWise 5.6 - January 12, 2011
Journal subscription services provider Swets, Netherlands, has announced the successful launch and implementation of SwetsWise Release 5.6, the latest update to its pioneering portfolio of products and services. SwetsWise 5.6 introduces a host of updates and additional functionalities that is projected to benefit all customers,… Read More
