Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice joins BioMed Central’s OA platform - January 28, 2009
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice has recently joined the growing number of journals opting to transfer to BioMed Central's open access platform. The move will complement the exposure generated from the journal's recent acceptance for tracking by… Read More
Nature Publishing Group expands open access choices for authors - January 27, 2009
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced that it is expanding open access choices for authors in 2009, through both 'green' self-archiving and 'gold' (authors-pays) open access publication routes. Eleven journals published by NPG are offering an open access option from January 2009. NPG… 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
BioMed Central journals on track to receive Impact Factors - January 22, 2009
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that two of its journals, Parasites & Vectors and Plant Methods, have been accepted for tracking by Thomson Reuters and will both receive Impact Factors in 2010. Launched in 2005, Plant Methods encompasses all aspects of technological innovation… Read More
Genetics Selection Evolution transfers to BioMed Central’s open access platform - January 19, 2009
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that Genetics Selection Evolution has recently joined the growing number of journals opting to transfer to BioMed Central's open access platform. Overseen by Editor-in-Chief Didier Boichard, the journal presents original research that will aid understanding of the genetics… Read More
BioMed Central launches new open journal - January 14, 2009
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has launched a new open access publication, Head & Neck Oncology. Led by Editors-in-Chief Adel El-Naggar, Colin Hopper, Waseem Jerjes and Tahwinder Upile, the journal encompasses all aspects of clinical practice, basic and translational research relating to tumours of the… Read More
Papers from the 10th International Workshop on the Fast Ignition of Fusion Targets available free to read online - January 13, 2009
Non-profit scientific publisher Institute of Physics Publishing (IOP), UK, has announced that the latest issue of the journal Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion features eight articles based on presentations at the 10th International Workshop on the Fast Ignition of Fusion Targets. These articles will be free… Read More
Journal of Biomedical Science publishes first articles as an open access publication - January 12, 2009
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that the Journal of Biomedical Science has published its first articles as an open access publication. The journal is supported by the National Science Council (NSC) of Taiwan, and authors will not be required to pay any article… Read More
Nature Education launches free online educational resource for Generation Y - January 9, 2009
Nature Education, a division of scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group, UK, has announced the launch of Scitable (www.nature.com/scitable), a free, online educational resource for undergraduate biology students and educators. Currently focused on genetics, Scitable combines authoritative scientific information with social media functionality.… Read More
Behavioral and Brain Sciences selects Editorial Manager to transition editorial workflow to the web - January 5, 2009
Online submission system provider Aries Systems Corporation, US, has announced that its Editorial Manager peer-review system was selected by the journal Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS) to successfully transition editorial workflow to the web. BBS is published by Cambridge University Press. BBS was one of several journals pioneering a format… Read More
