IFPMA approves updated joint position on disclosure of clinical trials data - December 2, 2008
The Council of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA) has approved an updated Joint Position on the Disclosure of Clinical Trial Information via Clinical Trial Registries and Databases. This extends the range of trials that member companies must provide information about to include… Read More
European digital library Europeana goes online - November 21, 2008
The European Commission has announced the launch of Europeana, a European multimedia online library, at www.europeana.eu. Internet users worldwide can now access more than 2 million books, maps, recordings, photographs, archival documents, paintings and films from national libraries and cultural institutions… Read More
Elsevier’s new service provides over half a million reviewers free access to published research - November 19, 2008
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of reference linking, a new service enabling its community of reviewers to have direct access to referenced articles published by Elsevier, directly from the manuscript they are reviewing. Reference linking means that by clicking on the hyperlinks,… Read More
Helicos launches OA website for sharing data sets and bioinformatics software tools - November 18, 2008
Lifescience Company Helicos BioSciences Corporation, US, has announced the launch of the HeliSphere Technology Center, an open access website (http://open.helicosbio.com/) for sharing Helicos data sets and bioinformatics software tools. Launched during the 58th annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics,… Read More
SAGE offers free online access to The Diabetes Educator - November 7, 2008
Academic publisher SAGE has announced complimentary online access to The Diabetes Educator (TDE), a leading journal for diabetes educators, during National Diabetes Awareness Month in November. TDE is published by SAGE on behalf of the American Association of Diabetes Educators. Diabetes educators are healthcare professionals who… Read More
Mary Ann Liebert offers free online access to Journal of Palliative Medicine - November 5, 2008
Medical publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., US, has announced complimentary online access to the Journal of Palliative Medicine in recognition of National Hospice/Palliative Care Month. The offer can be availed of through the end of 2008 at www.liebertpub.com/jpm. A MEDLINE journal,… Read More
CAB Abstracts to include full text - October 29, 2008
Bibliographic databases, books, and interactive electronic resources publisher CABI, UK, has announced that its life sciences bibliographic database, CAB Abstracts, will include full text content that was previously available only through a separate subscription, starting January 1, 2009. More than 36,000 journal articles, reports and conference… Read More
Informa provides archive service for pharmaceutical science and medical journals - October 22, 2008
The Pharmaceutical Science and Medical publishing divisions of publisher Informa Healthcare, UK, have announced that current subscribers of their collection of journals are being given access to their archive service as well. The free online service, available immediately, is seen to provide readers with an efficient,… Read More
BioMed Central set to publish the Journal of Biomedical Science - October 22, 2008
Open access publisher BioMed Central, US, has announced that it has been selected by the National Science Council (NSC) of Taiwan to publish the Journal of Biomedical Science. The journal is currently accepting submissions via its new BioMed Central website and will publish its first open… Read More
Part 1 of Arthritis Research & Therapy’s 10th anniversary issue available online - October 21, 2008
Open access publisher BioMed Central, US, has announced that the journal Arthritis Research & Therapy is publishing a comprehensive collection of review articles, entitled 'The Scientific Basis of Rheumatology: A Decade of Progress' to mark its 10th anniversary. Part 1 of this special issue is currently… Read More
