Australasian universities welcome Springer Book Archives
Region’s universities embrace access to more than 170 years of scientific publishing.
By the end of 2013, Springer will offer online access to 100,000 eBooks...
New Partner Development Manager, North America for IOP Publishing
Beth Mayes has been appointed as Partner Development Manager, North America for IOP Publishing (IOP).
Based in Boston, Beth will develop relationships with organisations in...
Springer, CAS collaboration to accelerate chemistry research
Springer and Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) will collaborate to include thousands of new experimental procedures for chemical reactions reported in Springer journals in the...
Oxford University Press launches the Journal of Complex Networks
Oxford University Press (OUP) is delighted to announce the launch of a new journal, the Journal of Complex Networks.
The study of complex networks...
13 partners from across Europe join together to improve digital curation
Seven European countries are launching 4C (the Collaboration to Clarify the Costs of Curation) to help public and private European organisations invest more effectively...
Royal Society of Chemistry’s Chemistry World hits 200,000 Twitter followers
Rock star Bryan Adams and 90s rap sensation Vanilla Ice are just two of more than 200,000 people now following the chemistry news magazine,...
SpringerPlus now indexed in Scopus and PubMed Central
SpringerPlus, Springer’s interdisciplinary fully open access journal, is now indexed by PubMed Central and Scopus®. Consequently, authors publishing with SpringerPlus will enjoy maximum exposure...
Utility or device: what drives eBook use and acceptance?
Conventional wisdom holds that the availability of eBooks and their inherent utility – full text searchability, ease of access, etc. – are what drive...
Oxford University Press named publisher of the year at UK booksellers’ awards
Oxford University Press (OUP) was again named Publisher of the Year at a Booksellers Association award ceremony on Wednesday 13 March.
It was the eighth...
RSC urges government to boost funding for science research ahead of next week’s Budget
The UK risks slipping into the margin of world competitiveness without further investment in science, says the Royal Society of Chemistry.
The country's economic recovery...
Chinese Academy of Sciences and IOP Publishing sign agreement
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and IOP Publishing (IOP) have signed an agreement to publish the conference proceedings from the 28th International Conference...
OUP announces new MD for its Asia Education Business
OUP today announced that Adrian Mellor has been appointed as the new Managing Director for its Asia Education Division.
Asia Education comprises OUP’s operations in India,...