SPIE launches new open-access journal SPIE Reviews - December 29, 2008
The Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, Inc. (SPIE) recently announced the launch of a new open-access journal SPIE Reviews. Prof. William T. Rhodes will serve as the editor of the journal. He will be assisted by a broadly interdisciplinary editorial board that will provide the expertise… Read More
Bahrain Medical Bulletin converts to OA - December 25, 2008
Medical journal Bahrain Medical Bulletin (BMB) has reportedly converted to open access (OA). The journal will now be free to read online, and is published under a progressive copyright that allows readers to reuse the articles provided they cite them correctly. This conversion is funded by… Read More
NIH institute expands open access dataset of genetic and clinical data to include asthma - December 18, 2008
The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the US' National Institutes of Health (NIH) has expanded its collection of genetic and clinical data first made freely available to researchers worldwide last year. The collection now includes clinical and genetic information collected from three asthma… Read More
Mary Ann Liebert provides free online access to key AIDS journals - December 3, 2008
Medical publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., US, has announced complimentary access to all archival online issues of the company's AIDS journals - AIDS Patient Care and STDs and AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses - till December 31, 2008. The journals are being made available in honour of World… Read More
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
