Scientific journals urged to adopt common policy for disclosing financial conflicts of interest - July 15, 2008
The Center for Science in the Public Interest has urged editors of science and medicine journals to adopt a common standard for disclosing financial conflicts of interest among their authors, editors, and peer reviewers. The nonprofit watchdog group, who's Integrity in Science Project monitors corporate influence… Read More
Education Resources Information Center available on WilsonWeb database - July 14, 2008
Database producer H.W. Wilson, US, has announced that longtime research standard Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is now searchable as a WilsonWeb database. Sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the US Department of Education, ERIC allows searching of 1.1… Read More
Aries Systems unveils Chinese translations of Editorial Manager user tutorials - July 14, 2008
Online submission system provider Aries Systems Corporation, US, has announced the availability of the Chinese-language author and reviewer tutorials for its Editorial Manager peer-review system. Increasingly, scholarly publishers of English-language publications in all disciplines are observed to be looking to scientists and researchers in China as… Read More
VideoMD launches new free service to help physicians educate patients - July 14, 2008
Medical information provider VideoMD, US, has announced the launch of VideoMD.com, a new website that focuses on physician generated video health information. The site is a video sharing site that helps doctors educate their own patients by uploading educational videos to their individual page of VideoMD.… Read More
Inderscience announces inaugural issues of five new journals - July 14, 2008
STM and business publisher Inderscience, Switzerland, has published the first issues of 5 new titles. The new journals are: International Journal of Autonomous and Adaptive Communications Systems; International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets; International Journal of Inventory Research; International Journal of Private Law; and International… Read More
New OA journal on energy research and policy launched - July 11, 2008
Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI), Switzerland, has launched a new open access (OA) journal - Energies. Dr. Edwin Kessler, founding Director of the National Severe Storms Laboratory, NOAA, serves as Editor-in-Chief. Energies is a peer-reviewed journal of related scientific research, technology development and policy and management… Read More
FIZ Karlsruhe releases publication to mark German Year of Mathematics - July 11, 2008
Scientific information services provider FIZ Karlsruhe, Germany, has released its new information brochure - A Focus on Mathematics - on the occasion of the German Year of Mathematics. The publication is dedicated to 140 years of knowledge management in mathematics. Ten articles by expert authors span… Read More
McGraw-Hill Professional adds drug effectiveness resource on AccessPharmacy - July 10, 2008
Scientific and medical information resources provider McGraw-Hill Professional, US, has announced the addition of a new drug effectiveness reference to its comprehensive online pharmacy education resource, AccessPharmacy. Through an alliance with Doctor Evidence, AccessPharmacy now provides in-context access to drug efficacy data… Read More
Medical research title integrates online content with the suite of Expert Opinion journals - July 10, 2008
Clinical research journal Current Medical Research and Opinion (CMRO), published by medical and scientific publisher Informa Healthcare, has announced that it is offering medical research professionals with a new 'one-stop-shop' on-line information delivery system located at www.cmrojournal.com. The new host platform delivery system is being provided… Read More
SirsiDynix unveils latest version of Enterprise Portal Solution and SchoolRooms portal - July 10, 2008
Library technology solutions provider SirsiDynix, US, has announced the release of Enterprise Portal Solution (EPS) and SchoolRooms Version 2.2.2. The new versions are projected to offer improved performance and stability, as well as improved security. Users will have the ability to link Z39.50 search results to… Read More
