Elsevier launches interactive digital learning platform, Pageburst - January 28, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of Pageburst, an interactive digital learning platform for Elsevier health science education content. The Pageburst platform is designed specifically for students of nursing and health profession in North America, who require anytime/anywhere access to course material and utilise… Read More
National Library of Medicine launches Emergency Access Initiative - January 26, 2010
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) in partnership with members of the Professional & Scholarly Publishing division of the Association of American Publishers have announced the availability of free full-text articles from over 200 biomedical journals and over 30 select reference books for libraries and hospitals… Read More
First NPG issue of Polymer Journal now live on nature.com - January 22, 2010
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced that the first issue of Polymer Journal on nature.com is now live. The journal is the official publication of the Society of Polymer Science, Japan (SPSJ). SPSJ claims to be the world's largest polymer science society. The… Read More
OSA set to launch new journal on biomedical optics and photonics - January 21, 2010
The Optical Society of America (OSA) is set to launch a new journal focusing on biomedical optics and photonics. The journal, Biomedical Optics Express, is slated for launch this fall. Joseph A. Izatt, professor of biomedical engineering at Duke University, will serve as the editor-in-chief. Biomedical… Read More
IEEE launches smart grid Web portal - January 20, 2010
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), US, has launched the IEEE Smart Grid Web portal (http://smartgrid.ieee.org), an integrated gateway to Smart Grid intelligence, education and news from IEEE and other expert sources. The Web Portal is designed for manufacturers, policymakers,… Read More
Future Science to publish bioenergy journal – Biofuels - January 20, 2010
Publisher Future Science, UK, has announced the launch of a new journal – Biofuels. The journal is the first of a new range of environmental science titles published by Future Science. Yusuf Christi of Massey University, New Zealand, and Timothy Donohue from the University of Wisconsin-Madison,… Read More
Online drug discovery database ChEMBLdb launched with half a million compounds - January 19, 2010
ChEMBLdb, an online database of information on the properties and activities of drugs and drug-like small molecules and their targets, has been launched. The database, which contains information on over half a million compounds, is hosted by the European Molecular Biology Laboratory's European Bioinformatics Institute. It… Read More
Serials Solutions announces new features to Summon web-scale discovery service - January 19, 2010
E-Resource Access and Management Services (ERAMS) provider Serials Solutions, US, celebrated the first anniversary of its Summon web-scale discovery service market launch by announcing the latest in a series of new features being added over recent months. New local language interfaces now support Japanese, Chinese and… Read More
Springer to publish Chinese Journal of Polymer Science - January 19, 2010
STM publisher Springer, Germany, will publish the Chinese Journal of Polymer Science (CJPS), starting January 2010. The journal is the official publication of the Chinese Chemical Society and the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The journal joins Springer’s Chinese Library of Science, a collection… Read More
Research Publishing launches new journal focusing on environment and disaster related issues in Asia - January 19, 2010
STM publisher Research Publishing Services, Singapore, has announced the launch of its first journal – Asian Journal of Environment and Disaster Management (AJEDM). The journal claims to be the first journal focusing on environment and disaster related issues in the Asian region. Asia, being the center… Read More
