World Scientific launches Climate Change Economics journal - December 30, 2009
Academic and scholarly publisher World Scientific Publishing Company (WSPC), Singapore, has announced the launch of The Climate Change Economics journal. Dr. Robert Mendelsohn from Yale University will serve as the Editor-in-Chief of the journal. The Climate Change Economics journal claims to be the first in this… Read More
Elsevier journal brings out special issue on physician-assisted suicide - December 24, 2009
Disability and Health Journal, a journal published by STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the release of a special issue titled ‘A Disability Perspective on the Issue of Physician-Assisted Suicide’. The issue examines matters related to assisted suicide and disability, the legal considerations and the Oregon… Read More
Wiley brings e-Patai electronic reference work online - December 23, 2009
STM and scholarly publisher Wiley-Blackwell, US, has announced the launch of e-Patai, a fully searchable and updating electronic reference work. e-Patai seeks to provide labs and libraries around the globe with instant access to a vast range of content straight to their desktop. Established in 1964… Read More
C&EN publishes analysis on debate over global warming - December 22, 2009
The American Chemical Society’ (ACS) weekly newsmagazine Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) has published an analysis of the divisive issues at the heart of the debate over global warming and climate change. The article appears at the conclusion of the much-publicised United Nations Climate Change Conference… Read More
New thematic series assess effects of social marketing on physical activity behaviours - December 22, 2009
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (IJBNPA), published by open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, recently published its first thematic series of articles. These articles present research on how mass communication and social marketing affect levels of physical activity within a population. The series,… Read More
Journal supplement offers reference and tools to aid health policymaking - December 21, 2009
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that a comprehensive review of evidence-informed health policymaking was recently launched in its journal Health Research Policy and Systems. The free supplement is titled ‘SUPPORT tools for evidence-informed health policymaking’. It contains 17 support tools from various experts… Read More
New Japanese-language enhancements for Serials Solutions 360 services - December 18, 2009
E-Resource Access and Management Services (ERAMS) provider Serials Solutions, US, has announced new Japanese-language enhancements for the Serials Solutions 360 services. These developments feature improved search results through enabling alternate kanji character matching in Japanese-language title searches; added support for many new databases unique to the… Read More
Thieme releases reference on ultrasound-guided procedures - December 18, 2009
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has announced the publication of Ultrasound-Guided Procedures, a practical reference for the full range of common and complex ultrasound-guided procedures frequently performed in clinical practice. The publication provides a point-by-point, practical how-to check list for ultrasound-guided interventions and percutaneous access.… Read More
EBSCO Publishing launches Spanish-language point-of-care tool for nurses - December 17, 2009
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has released a Spanish-language full text, point-of-care tool, Enfermería Al Día, for nurses and other healthcare professionals. Enfermería Al Día provides Spanish-speaking nurses, nurse administrators, nursing students, nurse faculty, and hospital librarians worldwide with access to relevant evidence-based… Read More
Journal of Physics A announces special issue on entanglement entropy - December 17, 2009
Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, published by non-profit scientific publisher Institute of Physics (IOP) Publishing, UK, has announced the publication of a special issue on entanglement entropy in extended quantum systems. The special issue is free-to-read until July 1, 2010. Entanglement entropy has been… Read More
