IOP Publishing and Astro Ltd announce publishing partnership

July 16, 2012

IOP Publishing and Astro Ltd have announced a new five-year partnership to publish two established journals in the field of laser physics, Laser Physics and Laser Physics Letters.

As a result of this new deal, IOP will begin publishing Laser Physics and Laser Physics Letters in January 2013. In addition, Laser Physics Letters will be free to read on the IOP journal platform, iopscience.org, from July 2012 until the end of December 2012.

Under the new arrangement IOP will take responsibility for the production, sales and marketing for both journals. Astro Ltd will continue to manage the peer-review process in conjunction with the journal’s Editorial Board.

Olaf Ernst, Commercial Director of IOP Publishing said “We are delighted to enter into this new partnership with Astro Ltd. The journals are a good fit with the existing IOP portfolio and this move will give our customers even greater coverage of this important area of discovery and further strengthen our ties with the laser physics community.”

Alex Yevseyev of Astro Ltd said “We are pleased to enter this new relationship with IOP Publishing and are looking forward to working with them to capitalize on their extensive experience and expertise to help further develop the journals and build on their existing strengths.”

The Institution of Engineering and Technology to launch new Digital Library

July 13, 2012

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is to further expand its digital offering with a significantly redeveloped and enhanced Digital Library.

The new Digital Library, developed on Publishing Technology’s pub2web platform, is designed to improve the speed and ease with which academic and corporate users can access the IET’s 3,000 eBook chapters and 185,000 journal articles, which stretch back to 1872. The redevelopment kick-starts the IET’s major digital strategy and is the first of a number of platform improvements to be announced over the coming months.

Launching later this summer, the Digital Library is part of the IET’s mission to facilitate access to essential engineering intelligence worldwide. All of the IET’s research content will be available on the new platform, including the IET’s newly announced open access journal which will contain articles from some of the world’s leading academics, free of charge. The platform will shortly incorporate access to IET.tv and its archive of 3,500 videos.

New features of the Digital Library will include easier navigation and quicker access to relevant content. It will also allow for greater discoverability, improved librarian and customer support and communication, plus increased authentication options for the user. Ultimately, the platform will provide a much improved site for existing and prospective customers.

Daniel Smith, Head of Academic Publishing at the IET, said: “We know a big part of the future of academic publishing is online. The reason for this is clear when you consider that the IET attracts an international range of authors – online is simply the easiest way for users of our content to access the information we publish. The move towards digital also opens up new options when it comes to the content itself. Users of our platform can blend the content they require by accessing eBook chapters, journal articles or video on the subjects that they are interested in. In short, this new platform is a significant step forward and sets the IET up for future digital expansion.”

“As we add an open access model to our existing publishing operations, we expect our user numbers to grow,” commented Michael Ornstein, VP Sales, Americas at the IET. “We therefore need a digital platform that matches the needs of our growing audience while also allowing us to improve the experience of existing customers. Our mission at the IET is to promote and support essential engineering intelligence, and this means making sure research is reaching as many people as possible. We are delighted with the new digital platform and are confident it will play a key role in helping us achieve our goals.”

New software from BMJ Group reduces prescribing errors

July 12, 2012

A new software tool to help GPs and commissioners to improve the safety and quality of their prescribing is launched by BMJ Informatica, part of the BMJ Group, today.

Called Prescribing+ it will help support primary care providers and commissioners with prescribing budget responsibilities to reduce prescribing errors in GP practices.

Research amongst GPs showed that GPs are looking for an accurate and simple interface which supports both acute and repeat prescriptions.

Prescribing+ has been developed by BMJ Informatica in conjunction with Eclipse Solutions. It provides clinicians with immediate support when initiating acute and repeat prescriptions by suggesting safe, appropriate and cost efficient alternative medications including links to the BNF and MHRA.

It has been designed so that it doesn’t interrupt or delay the prescribing process during patient consultations. GPs can be confident that decisions are based on the latest data about the effectiveness and pricing of any medicines and they are alerted immediately to safety recalls.

Prescribing+ also provides a specialised auditing feature enabling a desk top review with access to the patient record and drug optimisation details.

Users of Prescribing+ also benefit from powerful reporting tools which keep practices up to date with all aspects of performance and savings and provide two-way feedback between medicines management teams and GPs. This helps commissioners and GPs to work together, optimising the use of medicines and making sure that finite resources are concentrated on delivering the best patient outcomes.

Dr David Royal, a practising GP in Middlesbrough said: “Prescribing errors still occur despite our best efforts to avoid them. The new Prescribing+ software enables GPs to retain control of their prescribing whilst facilitating the implementation of locally agreed policies and guidance.”

WKH and the International Nurses Society on Addictions Announce Partnership

July 12, 2012

Wolters Kluwer Health and International Nurses Society on Addictions(IntNSA) are pleased to announce a partnership agreement to publish Journal of Addictions Nursing(JAN), the official journal of IntNSA. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, will be the publisher of record for Journal of Addictions Nursing (JAN), beginning with the October 2012 issue.

The only international nursing journal focusing exclusively on addictions, JAN will join LWW’s roster of more than 60 leading general and specialty nursing publications. The quarterly, peer-reviewed journal presents original research, clinical perspectives, reviews, and commentary related to the field of addictions, primarily from a nursing standpoint.

“The respected reputation, global reach, and marketing capabilities offered by LWW will enhance the visibility of JAN,thus promoting its growth as a premier nursing journal,” said IntNSA Executive Director Monica Evans-Lombe. “By increasing the reach and accessibility of JAN, our collaboration will help to further IntNSA in its mission to be a global leader in addictions nursing.”

“We are delighted to be named publisher of Journal of Addictions Nursing by the International Nurses Society on Addictions,” said Karen Abramson, President & CEO of Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research. “JAN’s focus covering addictions from an international nursing perspective brings important content to our global customer base and complements our extensive portfolio of health care content. We look forward to partnering with the IntNSA to develop and extend the JAN brand globally.”

“We are excited about the possibility of publishing collaborations with many of the other health care journals published by LWW,” said Christine Vourakis, DNSc, RN, CARN, of California State University, Sacramento, Editor-in-Chief of JAN. “This opportunity is of special value since addictions crosses the health care spectrum and often co-occurs with other health related problems. Nurses working in non-addiction-specific treatment and clinical settings encounter patients with substance abuse and addictions problems on a daily basis and often lack skills and knowledge that would be useful in addressing these problems in concert with the patient’s primary reason for seeking health care.”

Increased Impact Factors for Wiley Titles

July 12, 2012

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., today announced a continued increase in the proportion of its journal titles indexed in the Thomson ISI® 2011 Journal Citation Reports (JCR). A total of 1,156 Wiley titles (approximately 76%) were indexed, representing an increase of 5% from the 2010 JCR, and including 43 titles which have been indexed for the first time.

Among these, the newly-launched WIRES title Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change achieved an impressive one-year Impact Factor of 2.913, making it the fourth highest-ranked title in the Environmental Sciences category. WIRES: Cognitive Science and WIRES: Computational Molecular Science were also indexed for the first time this year.

Among journals receiving an Impact Factor in both 2010 and 2011, 581 Wiley titles (52.4%) increased in Impact Factor in 2011. Of these, 194 titles increased by 25% or more.

“We continue to see an increase in the proportion of our journals with an Impact Factor and I am delighted to see this recognition of the hard work and dedication to quality of our editors, society partners, and Wiley colleagues,” said Steve Miron, Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Scientific, Technical, Medical, and Scholarly, Wiley.

The portfolio maintains a strong performance across both science and social science, with the second-largest share of titles in the Social Science JCR, and titles indexed in 218 of the 232 JCR subject categories. Across the portfolio, Wiley publications achieved the top rank in 22 JCR subject categories, top three in 93 categories and top ten a total of 333 times (up from 317 in the 2010 JCR).

Wiley publishes the largest share of titles in 50 JCR subject categories, and overall published 10.9% of the journals, 10.7% of the articles, and received 11.4% of the citations.

Once again, the outstanding CA-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, published by Wiley on behalf of The American Cancer Society, was the highest-ranked journal in the JCR – a position that the title has held since 2005. In the 2011 JCR, the journal also became the first title to achieve an Impact Factor over 100 at 101.780.

Impact factors are a metric that reflect the frequency that peer-reviewed journals are cited by researchers, making them an important tool for evaluating a journal’s quality.

Highlights in Health Sciences:

In the 2011 Journal Citation Reports, 322 Wiley health science journals have received an Impact Factor (up from 310 in the 2010 Journal Citation Reports). Nine Health Sciences journals received their first Impact Factor this year, including Nursing in Critical Care with an Impact Factor of 1.082. In total, six Health Sciences publications achieved top category rankings and a further 54 achieved rankings within the top 10 of their subject category, yielding 71 top-10 category rankings in total.

Of the 153 journals in the Medicine, General & Internal category, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) continues to be ranked in the top ten, with a new impact factor of 5.715. The total number of times the CDSR was cited increased from 27,366 in 2010 to 29,593 meaning the CDSR receives the 7th highest number of citations in its category.

In Dentistry Periodontology 2000 and Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research were ranked one and two respectively. Journal of Prosthodontics and International Journal of Dental Hygiene received their first impact factors.

With 15 out of 68 titles in the category, Wiley is the leading publisher of Hematology journals, with two titles appearing in the top ten, Stem Cells (7.781) and Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (5.731).

The Journal of Pathology is the highest impact original research, general pathology journal with an impact factor of 6.813 and ranks 19/194 in Oncology. Wiley is the third leading publisher in the oncology category, with 19 out of 194 titles.

The official journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Clinical and Experimental Allergy, saw a notable rise in impact factor with an increase of 20% from 4.195 to 5.032, maintaining the number three ranking for a 7^th consecutive year. The journal Allergy also preserved its number two ranking for a 7^th consecutive year with an impact factor of 6.271. Immunological Reviews is ranked 6^th out of all immunology titles.

The Wiley rheumatology portfolio includes the American College of Rheumatology journals, Arthritis and Rheumatism and Arthritis Care & Research, which remain in the top ten in positions three and six, with impact factors of 7.866 and 4.851 respectively.

In the Veterinary Sciences category, Wiley is the leading publisher with 23 out of 143 titles (16%). Eight of our titles saw a rise in impact factor.

Highlights in Chemistry, Physical Sciences and Engineering:

Wiley journals rank within the top ten of 71 categories (from 43 journals). Five publications achieved the number one spot in their category, including Medicinal Research Reviews (10.700), Mass Spectrometry Reviews (10.461), Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering (3.382), and Acta Crystallographica Section D (published on behalf of the International Union of Crystallography) which doubled its Impact Factor to 12.619 and moved up two ranks.

With its very first impact factor of 2.390 Molecular Informatics entered directly in the top ten of the Mathematical & Computational Biology category. Drug Testing and Analysis also received a promising first year at 2.537, while the Israel Journal of Chemistry almost doubled its Impact Factor within the two years since being published by Wiley.

Advanced Materials posted a very strong performance again, jumping another 28% to 13.877. With nearly 80,000 citations it is now the most cited journal in Nanoscience & Nanotechnology and number two in Multidisciplinary Materials Science. With an increase of 20% its sister journal Advanced Functional Materials (10.179) also reinforced its standing as a leading full-paper journal in general materials science and Advanced Energy Materials received an excellent first Immediacy Index of 1.950.

Angewandte Chemie, a journal of the German Chemical Society published under the Wiley-VCH imprint, saw its Impact Factor rise to 13.455. It has further strengthened its position as the leading multidisciplinary chemistry journal publishing both primary research and review articles.

For the 11^th year Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis (6.048) remains the leading primary journal in organic, organometallic, and applied chemistry. ChemCatChem, published by Wiley-VCH on behalf of ChemPubSoc Europe, received an impressive second Impact Factor of 5.207, an increase of 56%.

Highlights in Life Sciences:

Ecology Letters has achieved an Impact Factor of 17.557 and has retained its position as the number one ranking journal in Ecology. This is the eighth consecutive year that the journal has increased its Impact Factor.

Five new journals have received their first Impact Factor including Birth Defects Research – Part C, WIRES Climate Change, Microbial Biotechnology, WIRES Cognitive Science and Methods in Ecology and Evolution which was recently shortlisted for the ALPSP best new journal award, published on behalf of the British Ecological Society.

Seventy-one journals are ranked within the top ten of their category, giving overall 82 top ten rankings, and Wiley publishes the number one journals in seven categories including Biodiversity Conservation, Ecology, Fisheries, Zoology, Physical Geography, Geriatrics & Gerontology and Ornithology.

EMBO Molecular Medicine, which announced its move to open access earlier this year, celebrates a second year of success with an increase in Impact Factor to 10.33.

Highlights in Social Sciences and Humanities:

Wiley publishes the top ranked journal in four of the Social Science JCR categories and 81 journals which are ranked within the top ten of their respective categories (achieving 96 top ten rankings). Milbank Quarterly topped categories in both the Science (Health Care Sciences & Services) and Social Science (Health Policy & Services) JCR.

Wiley publishes more ranked titles than any other publisher in 15 out of 56 Social Science categories, including Anthropology; Business, Finance; Economics; Law; Psychology Applied; Psychology Developmental; Psychology Social.

Twenty-three titles received an Impact Factor for the first time in 2011 including Human Resources Management Journal which entered the ranking within the top ten with an Impact Factor of 1.388.

Wiley’s Social Sciences and Humanities titles received several notable increases, including the Journal of Behavioral Decision Making which increased by 70% from 1.672 to 2.842 and Medical Anthropology Quarterly which increased by 170% from 0.767 to 1.298. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders increased its Impact Factor by 56% from 1.243 to 1.946 and is now ranked within the top ten of Linguistics and Rehabilitation. Rural Sociology and European Financial Management both increased their impact factors by over 50%.

Announcing PeerJ’s first group of Academic Editors

July 12, 2012

We are very pleased that just four weeks after our launch, we are now in a position to announce the first group of almost 150 scientists who have joined the Editorial Board of PeerJ. As we build up this Board, we have formed two groups of Editors – the main ‘Editorial Board of Academic Editors’ and a much smaller ‘Academic Advisory Board’.

Academic Editors are the scientists who will take ownership of each individual submission to the PeerJ journal. They will seek peer reviewers, evaluate their responses, and make the publication decision for every submission. Each of them is an expert in their field of study, and many have considerable experience editing for other journals. They have responsibility for their own editorial decisions and their name will be published on the final article as the handling editor.

The Academic Advisory Board is made up of a smaller group of world-renowned scientists who have agreed to provide occasional input and to express their support of the goals that PeerJ is trying to achieve. This group includes individuals who have many decades of experience; have significant stature in their field; and who have received some of the most important awards in the academic world (for example, there are three Nobel Laureates in this group).

Together these two groups possess a depth of experience and considerable knowledge across the Biological and Medical Sciences. We will continue to add to both groups as we identify qualified and diverse academics who will collectively provide comprehensive coverage in the subject areas in which we expect submissions.

Finally, we would like to acknowledge that we are aware that the diversity of our Editorial Board (in gender, race and age) could be improved upon. Clearly this is not unique to PeerJ and is, in fact, an issue in the wider Academic community. With that said, we do intend to improve upon this and ultimately to build as balanced of an Editorial Board as possible.

If you are interested in joining this Board then please send your resume to editor@peerj.com

Google to pay $22.5 million to settle privacy charges

July 10, 2012

Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, will reportedly have to pay $22.5 million to settle charges that it bypassed the privacy settings of consumers using Apple’s Safari browser. According to a Wall Street Journal report, the fine would be the largest penalty ever levied on a single company by the US Federal Trade Commission.

Google has been charged for using a special computer code, or ‘cookies,’ to trick Apple’s Safari browser. This would enable Google to monitor users that had blocked such tracking, the newspaper reported.

According to Google, tracking of Apple users was inadvertent and did not cause any harm to consumers. Google disabled the code after being contacted by the Journal.

Google also faces potential sanctions from other governments. It is being investigated by the European Union to determine if the company complies with Europe’s stricter privacy laws.

Source – Scope

ebrary Announces New Corporate Subscription Databases in Employee Development and Human Resources

July 10, 2012

To assist corporate libraries with strategic e-book acquisition, ebrary®, a ProQuest business, now offers two new subscription products in Employee Development and Human Resources hand-selected by its on-staff librarians. The new databases – and over 20 others – enable corporate libraries to affordably expand access to a critical mass of e-books to researchers and employees around the world with unlimited, multiuser access and offset any hosting fees for titles acquired under other models.

“The new subscription products will enhance our approach to strategic e-book acquisition in which diversifying models is a key ingredient,” said Leslie Lees, ebrary’s Vice President of Content Development. “We believe libraries can achieve the greatest return on their e-book
investment by combining subscription products with additional models such as patron driven acquisition, where libraries can offer access to hundreds of thousands of titles and only purchase if they are used, and perpetual archive, where critical titles can be purchased outright.”

ebrary’s new corporate subscriptions in Employee Development and Human Resources serve as essential tools for supporting career skills and growth. The Employee Development database covers topics such as business communication, strategic thinking, and creativity, while the Human Resources collection encompasses recruitment, retention & remuneration, training & development, and corporate culture & diversity.

Having clear objectives and key results (OKRs) can also contribute to a healthy work environment. Workhuman, a leading provider of human-centered solutions for the workplace, has shared examples of good OKR’s from Workhuman itself that can help companies align their employees’ goals with the overall business strategy. Some of these include promoting a culture of recognition and gratitude, improving employee engagement and retention, and fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

By setting and achieving meaningful OKRs, employees can feel more motivated, valued, and connected to the company’s mission and vision, leading to a more positive and productive work environment.

To streamline this process and ensure that work planning aligns with these goals, businesses can turn to tools like the Proplanum workforce management solution. Proplanum offers robust features for tracking goals, managing team dynamics, and optimizing performance. By using a comprehensive solution like this, companies can effectively plan work, allocate resources, and ensure that team objectives are aligned with company-wide strategies.

This leads to smoother operations, better team collaboration, and a healthier work environment where both employees and organizations thrive.

Additional benefits of acquiring e-books with a subscription through ebrary include the following:

 Continued collection growth
 Dedicated apps for the iPad®, iPhone®, iPod touch® and Android™
 DASH!™ (Data Sharing, Fast) for fully searchable digital repositories
 ebrary InfoTools™ turns words into portals to additional knowledge
 COUNTER-compliant usage statistics
 Multiple search and navigation options
 Chapter ranking of search results
 Personal bookshelves
 Highlighting and annotating
 Text-to-hyperlinks
 Text-to-speech
 Automatic citations
 RefWorks and EndNote integration

IET launches open access engineering megajournal

July 10, 2012

Accepting submissions from autumn 2012 and available online in 2013, the megajournal will cover a full range of engineering topics

· Existing 26 journals to add open access option

· Announcement follows global research project canvassing opinion from 35,000 engineering researchers

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is to become the first engineering, not-for-profit publisher to adopt an open access model with the launch of a comprehensive, online-only open access journal. Open access options will also be added to its existing 26 journals. This is part of the IET’s continuing mission to make essential engineering intelligence available to the worldwide engineering community, benefitting researchers who contribute to or use this content.

The IET, which has 150,000 members in 127 countries around the world and has published engineering journals since 1872, will be inviting submissions for its new open access megajournal from autumn 2012, with the online-only publication expected to launch in 2013. As a broad-based engineering journal it will accept papers on a wide range of engineering topics, rather than focusing on a single specific field. The title and editor-in-chief of this new publication will be announced later in 2012.

From 2013, authors will also be able to choose to make their research free to view in any of the IET’s 26 existing engineering journals, which include well-known titles such as Electronics Letters and the newly launched IET Biometrics. Currently all research papers published by the IET’s journals are available in print and online to paying subscribers only.

The IET’s decision to adopt the open access model comes after a major global review with over 35,000 engineering researchers from academia and industry to gauge their appetite for open access. This research found that 87% of engineering researchers said they would continue to submit articles to a journal if it converted to an open access model, and around a third of them had previously published in an open access journal.

Daniel Smith, Head of Academic Publishing at the IET, explains: “The recent Finch report has further fuelled the public debate about open access academic publishing, which we believe is one of the most significant industry changes in recent years and yet is complementary to the existing subscription-based model.

“For authors it not only provides more choice in terms of where their peer-reviewed papers are published, but offers them more opportunity to publish high quality cross-disciplinary studies. This is particularly key in engineering, where many of today’s advances are being made at the interfaces between subjects. For readers, gaining quick and easy access to research is of course a major step forward and we are excited by the potential that open access offers.”

Tim Hamer, Director of Knowledge at the IET, adds: “Developing open access to quality engineering content which accelerates both research and innovation is a major pillar of the IET’s knowledge strategy. The introduction of our open access megajournal is an important element within this. We believe the broad scope of the new journal and the opportunity to publish open access articles in existing journals will be a welcome development for the worldwide engineering community.”

OCLC Research to Host “Wikipedia and Libraries: What’s the Connection?

July 9, 2012

All are welcome to attend this free webinar with OCLC Research Wikipedian in Residence Max Klein to learn what’s happened between Wikipedia and libraries in the past and what it means for the future.

Follow or tweet this webinar with #orwikipedia

In addition, Max Klein will explain the connection between Wikipedia and libraries, discuss the variety of Wikipedia in Residence positions and the opportunities for libraries working with Wikipedia, as well as describe how OCLC Research is working to integrate Authority Control into Wikipedia. He’ll also present “Behind the Secret Door: Tips and Tricks for Librarians using Wikipedia.”

This free OCLC Research webinar is open to all and is geared toward academic libraries. WebJunction will also host a webinar with Max Klein, “Librarians are Wikipedians Too,” with a public library focus on 2 August that is free and open to all. Complete details are available at the links below.

Register here* to attend the OCLC Research “Wikipedia and Libraries: What’s the Connection?” webinar on 31 July 2012 at 11 am PT/2 pm ET.

A recording of this webinar will be made available on the OCLC Research website, in iTunesand on YouTube.

*After you register to attend online, you will receive an e-mail message that contains instructions for logging on to WebEx, where you will view the presentation slides online through your Web browser (please note that WebEx recommends using Internet Explorer or Firefox, as Chrome and Safari are not supported). When you log in to the webinar, you may chose to either listen to the presentation audio through your computer speakers or headset, or dial in and listen by telephone.

If you have questions or need assistance, please call WebEx technical support directly by phone at US/Canada Toll-Free: +1 866 229-3239 or International Toll: +1 408 435-7088.

More information

Register to attend the OCLC Research “Wikipedia and Libraries: What’s the Connection?” webinar on 31 July 2012 at 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET
https://oclc.webex.com/oclc/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=714623168

Learn more about Max Klein and the OCLC Research Wikipedian in Residence position
http://www.oclc.org/research/news/2012-05-22.htm

Learn more about how OCLC Research is working to integrate Authority Control into Wikipedia
http://www.oclc.org/research/news/2012-06-29.htm

Register to attend the WebJunction webinar on 2 August 2012 at 11 am PT/2 pm ET, “Librarians are Wikipedians Too”
http://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/Librarians_are_Wikipedians_Too.html

OCLC Research webinars
http://www.oclc.org/research/events/webinars.htm

OCLC Research webinar recordings in iTunes
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OCLC Research YouTube Channel
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Nature Publishing Group wins 3-year El Naschie libel trial

July 9, 2012

In the case of Professor Mohammed El Naschie –v- Macmillan Publishers Ltd (trading as Nature Publishing Group) & Mr Quirin Schiermeier, the court has found in favour of Nature Publishing Group (NPG) and Quirin Schiermeier on all defences: justification, honest comment and Reynolds qualified privilege (the public interest/responsible journalism defence).

The judgement was handed down at Bristol Crown Court on Friday 06 July at 09.45am. It states: “My conclusions are that the Article is substantially true, whether one considers the meanings complained of by the Claimant or justified by the Defendants, that it contains comments which are defensible as honest comment, and that it was the product of responsible journalism, so that the defence of Reynolds privilege succeeds.”

Quirin Schiermeier, Senior Reporter at Nature, and second defendant in the trial, says: “This long-awaited judgement takes a huge load off my mind. It is powerful confirmation of the high journalistic standards we apply at Nature. It is also reminder of the value of freedom of speech in civil society.”

Tim Appenzeller, Chief Magazine Editor, Nature says:
“This judgment is a great vindication for Nature’s journalism and for our reporter, Quirin Schiermeier. It leaves no doubt about the care with which the story was reported and edited, and about the importance of this kind of coverage.”

Dr Philip Campbell, Editor-in-Chief, Nature says:
“Nature has vigorously defended this article for over three years and we are all delighted that the court has found our journalism to be honest, justified and in the public interest.”

The original story has been posted online at:
www.nature.com/news/2008/081126/full/456432a.html
The final judgement can be downloaded here (PDF): http://go.nature.com/jjzt1n

RSC Publishing continues to make a big impact

July 3, 2012

The Royal Society of Chemistry’s publishing portfolio once again improved its Impact Factors following publication of the 2011 results.

Last year the RSC published four times as many articles as it did in 2006 meaning a rise in quantity has gone hand in hand with a rise in quality overall.

Our exceptional standards are reinforced by the 2011 Journal Citation Reports.

Individual journal highlights include ChemComm (6.17), Green Chemistry (6.32), Energy & Environmental Science (9.61), Natural Product Reports (9.79) and ChemSocRev (28.76).

And impressive first Impact Factors were recorded for Chemical Science (7.52) and Polymer Chemistry (5.32).

But how do we measure up when compared with other publishers?

The average Impact Factor (IF) for a chemistry journal stands at 2.67 – the RSC’s average IF is 5.46;
Of the top 20 journals in the multidisciplinary chemistry category, six are from RSC Publishing. This is more than any other society publisher;
Almost half of our 27 journals have an IF of 5 and above – the highest of all chemistry publishers.

James Milne, the RSC’s managing director, publishing, expressed his delight at the latest IF publications.

He said: “The results once again demonstrate the exceptional quality and reputation of the RSC Publishing portfolio as a whole. It’s therefore no surprise that so many researchers are now choosing the RSC as their preferred publisher for the chemical sciences.

“These results are also a great reflection on the dedication and commitment of the journals’ editors, editorial boards and referees, whom we thank for their support.

“We remain committed to providing a world-class publishing service to our authors, and delivering cutting-edge chemical science to researchers throughout the world. The figures provide a clear indication that more researchers than ever before are recognising journals from the RSC as a key resource to access the very best research.”