Springer set to publish Biomedical Engineering Society’s new journal - December 15, 2009
STM publisher Springer, Germany, and the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) have founded a new journal Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology (CVET). Dr. Ajit P. Yoganathan of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, USA, will serve as the editor-in-chief of the journal. The first issue of the… Read More
Wiley-Blackwell launches online medical reference tool – Essential Evidence - December 15, 2009
International STM and scholarly publisher Wiley-Blackwell, US, has announced the launch of Essential Evidence, a new product added to its online, evidence-based content resource Essential Evidence Plus. Synthesised from timely and late-breaking clinical evidence derived from the world's most respected medical authorities, this topic-oriented clinical resource… Read More
Columbia University joins Compact for Open-Access Publishing Equity - December 14, 2009
Columbia University has joined several leading institutions of higher learning in a commitment to a Compact for Open-Access Publishing Equity. Other signatories to the compact are Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of California at Berkeley. The compact commits… Read More
Co-Action Publishing to publish Medical Education Online - December 14, 2009
Co-Action Publishing, Sweden, has announced that it is set to publish the journal Medical Education Online (MEO). Since its inception in 1996, the journal has been self-published by Scholar Publisher and Chief Editor David Solomon of Michigan State University and more recently Co-Editor Ann Frye, University… Read More
Boliven offers access to PubMed patent, clinical trials, device and drug data - December 14, 2009
Boliven Publications, a free scientific abstract and bibliographic information service for Boliven Network Members, has announced that it now includes nearly 20 million PubMed citations and articles for free use by its members. It also offers weblinks to related free data in clinical trials, patents and… Read More
Thieme launches comprehensive pocket sized guide to over 600 eye disorders - December 11, 2009
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has announced the second edition of the Color Atlas of Ophthalmology: The Manhattan Eye Ear & Throat Hospital Pocket Guide. Renowned specialists from around the world have come together to contribute to the book, now subtitled The Quick-Reference Manual for… Read More
‘New Journal of Physics’ research analyses authors’ literary ‘fingerprint’ - December 11, 2009
The New Journal of Physics, a publication co-owned by the Institute of Physics and German Physical Society, has published a research which describes a new concept from a group of Swedish physicists from the Umeå University. Called the meta book, the concept uses the frequency with… Read More
US government launches interactive public forum on Public Access Policy - December 11, 2009
The US’ Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has launched a public consultation on its Public Access Policy. The Administration is seeking public input on access to publicly-funded research results, such as those that appear in academic and scholarly journal articles. Currently, the National Institutes… Read More
PSP Consultancy to publish Scholarly Communications Report - December 11, 2009
Publishing services provider PSP Consultancy, UK, has announced that it will publish Scholarly Communications Report (SCR), the monthly digest of all that is new and influential in scholarly publishing. The move follows an announcement, earlier this year, to close SCR. SCR will now be published under… Read More
Elsevier launches new textbook initiative with Cell Press - December 10, 2009
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of a new textbook initiative for the life sciences - called ‘Academic Cell’ - at the annual meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology. The first title, Molecular Biology by David P. Clark, has now been published.… Read More
