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,...
Pearson Announces Membership in Cambridge Service Alliance at the University of Cambridge
Pearson today announced that the company is joining the Cambridge Service Alliance at the University of Cambridge, a global cooperation between businesses and universities....
Springer teams up with Committee on Institutional Cooperation
Today Springer and the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) will hold their first-ever publishing symposium at University of Chicago’s Gleacher Center. The gathering was...
New Head of Content Management for IOP Publishing
Natasha Mellins-Cohen has been announced as the new Head of Content Management for IOP Publishing and will start in her new role on 2...
De Gruyter Signs 10,000 Title eBook Agreement with YBP Library Services
De Gruyter, the international academic publishing house, announced today that it has signed an agreement with YBP Library Services (YBP), the academic division of...