New eLife journal picks HighWire
HighWire will be the platform for eLife, the new open-access life and biomedical sciences journal resulting from funder-researcher collaboration
Publishing news
New publisher announces new OA business model
PeerJ launches with the novel business model of 'pay once, publish for life'
Wolters Kluwer sells healthcare analytics business
Wolters Kluwer has sold its pharma-related Healthcare Analytics business to private equity firm Symphony Technology Group
ACCUCOMS represents BioMed Central
BioMed Central and ACCUCOMS have signed an agreement for dedicated sales representation in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, The Netherlands, South Africa, Switzerland and Turkey
Wiley acquires Harlan Davidson
Wiley has bought Harlan Davidson a small, US educational publisher of history titles for undergraduates
Thomson Reuters sells healthcare business
Veritas Capital is buying the healthcare business of Thomson Reuters for $1.25 billion
De Gruyter acquires Birkhäuser
De Gruyter has signed a deal to purchase the publishing house Birkhäuser, which declared insolvency in March
Royal College of Physicians partners with HighWire
The Royal College of Physicians is partnering with HighWire Press to build and host Clinical Medicine
Academic booksellers select VitalSource for e-textbooks
Blackwell's in the UK and Van Schaik Bookstore in South Africa pick Ingram's VitalSource to launch e-textbook solution for customers
Paths partners with Emerald for book sales outside China
Emerald and Paths bring knowledge from China to international scholars
CCC signs agreement with Chinese STM publisher
Copyright Clearance Center signs deal with Science Press
Ingram expands POD operations
Ingram Content Group has licensed book technology from EPAC Technologies and acquired the assets of two EPAC print facilities in the USA and a…