Future Medicine launches new journal – Immunotherapy - January 30, 2009
Future Medicine Ltd., part of Future Science Group, UK, has announced the launch of a new journal - Immunotherapy. The journal is the latest addition to Future Medicine's collection of titles addressing modern medicine and biomedical research. Immunotherapy involves the treatment of disease through immune manipulation… Read More
Elsevier unveils new workflow solution for synthetic chemists - January 28, 2009
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has introduced Reaxys, a new workflow solution for synthetic chemists. Reaxys is based on data from Elsevier's chemistry databases merged together to provide harmonised content, additional functionalities and a redesigned interface to help improve R&D efficiency. The databases include CrossFire Beilstein, CrossFire… Read More
SAGE and International Society for Research on Emotion launch new journal - January 28, 2009
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the launch of a new journal - Emotion Review (http://emr.sagepub.com). James A. Russell and Lisa Feldman Barrett of Boston College will serve as Editors-in-chief of the journal. Published in association with the International Society for Research on… Read More
Turpin Distribution launches e-commerce service for journal subscriptions - January 28, 2009
Distribution services provider Turpin Distribution, UK, is set to launch a new comprehensive and fully integrated e-commerce service for journal subscriptions. The service will be open to all of the company's journal publishers and customers. Customers will be able to search for titles across all Turpin's… Read More
Elsevier set to launch more than 600 Health Science e-book titles on ScienceDirect - January 27, 2009
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that more than 600 medical, veterinary medicine, and health professions book titles will be launched in Health Science eBook Collections on ScienceDirect, in April 2009. Elsevier's health science books are published under the imprints W.B. Saunders, Mosby, Churchill Livingstone, and… Read More
Ex Libris to launch new Web 2.0 usage-based scholarly recommendation service - January 27, 2009
Library solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced a new Web 2.0 recommender service - Ex Libris bX. A first-of-its-kind, the service will provide library users with article-level recommendations based on collective usage data amassed from research communities around the world. bX is the result… Read More
Nature Publishing Group and ASGT announce open access and article deposition services for authors - January 26, 2009
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, and the American Society of Gene Therapy (ASGT) have announced the launch of two new services to help authors comply with funder and institutional mandates for public access. Under the initiative, Molecular Therapy, the official journal of the ASGT,… Read More
IEEE Intellectual Property Rights Office launches e-copyright tools for publication editors - January 26, 2009
The IEEE Intellectual Property Rights Office has made available two new electronic copyright form (eCF) tools for volunteers who are responsible for collecting, submitting and monitoring IEEE Copyright Forms. To help volunteers track eCF submissions, the IPR Office and the IEEE Publishing Technology Group have developed… Read More
SPARC releases guide and web community on campus-based publishing partnerships - January 26, 2009
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has released a guide titled Campus-based Publishing Partnerships: A guide to critical issues, by Raym Crow. The guide is the core of a new website, the Campus-based Publishing Resource Center, designed by a panel of advisors from the… Read More
Elsevier launches expert-generated knowledge sharing web resource - January 23, 2009
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of SciTopics, a free online expert-generated knowledge sharing service for the research community. Designed as a starting point for scientific research, the website integrates a content publishing platform with search functionalities and community features. The service includes a… Read More
