Elsevier launches new online knowledge hub for malaria researchers - August 12, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of Malaria Nexus, Elsevier's Global Malaria Resource, www.malarianexus.com. The new online knowledge hub seeks to provide a forum for malaria researchers, editors and opinion leaders. Malaria Nexus highlights the latest published research in Malaria,… Read More
Bowker launches automated manuscript submission process for general trade - August 12, 2010
Bibliographic information provider Bowker, US, a business unit of ProQuest, has launched an automated manuscript submission process for the general trade. BowkerManuscriptSubmissions.com (BMS) is an Internet-based service that enables authors to be seen by publishers and ensures publishers don't miss the next bestseller. BMS seeks to… Read More
OUP releases new titles to the Digital Reference Shelf - August 12, 2010
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) has released new titles to the Oxford Digital Reference Shelf, in partnership with Semantico, a provider of services and technology for online publishing. The constantly expanding Oxford Digital Reference Shelf (ODRS) is powered by an online publishing platform designed by… Read More
Pion launches new open-access, author-pays, journal - August 12, 2010
Publisher Pion, UK, has announced the publication of an open-access, author-pays, sister journal Perception. The new journal, entitled i-Perception, will exist only in electronic form. The journal will however have the same editorial board and refereeing standards as Perception. With this move, the publisher seeks to… Read More
NetLearning unveils version 8.0 of learning management system for healthcare sector - August 11, 2010
NetLearning, a US-based provider of online courses and e-learning software for healthcare workers and hospital administrators, has released version 8.0 of its learning management system (LMS) platform. Built in ASP.net/Microsoft SQL Server architecture, the NetLearning LMS was reportedly designed and refined by healthcare professionals to ensure… Read More
John Wiley & Sons launches Wiley Online Library - August 10, 2010
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced the launch of Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), which will connect the global scholarly community to an extensive multidisciplinary collection of online resources. Wiley Online Library offers integrated access to more than 4 million articles from 1,500 journals,… Read More
ICIS pricing launches weekly Polypropylene Asia Margin report - August 10, 2010
ICIS pricing, a price reporting service for the global chemical industry, has extended its series of Asian margin reports to include a weekly polypropylene (PP) margin report. The new ICIS pricing weekly Polypropylene Asia Margin report models the integrated production of polypropylene from both naphtha (steam… Read More
BCF publishes new patient publications - August 9, 2010
The Bone and Cancer Foundation (BCF) has announced the publishing of two new patient publications on Pain Management and Physical Therapy and other Rehabilitation Therapies. BCF, founded in 2007, seeks to provide information for cancer patients, healthcare professionals and the public on the causes and treatment… Read More
IBM and ActiveHealth Management unveil new cloud computing and clinical decision support solution - August 6, 2010
Multinational computer, technology and IT consulting corporation IBM, US, and ActiveHealth Management, an Aetna subsidiary, have unveiled a new cloud computing and clinical decision support solution. IBM and ActiveHealth Management worked together to create the Collaborative Care Solution that gives physicians and patients access to the… Read More
Springer set to publish complete portfolio of Psychonomic Society journals - August 4, 2010
STM publisher Springer has signed an agreement with the Psychonomic Society for publication of the Society's complete portfolio of journals. These include Cognitive, Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience; Behavior Research Methods; Psychonomic Bulletin & Review; Memory & Cognition; Attention, Perception & Psychophysics; and Learning & Behavior. The… Read More
