Elsevier acquires Beilstein Database
Elsevier has bought the Beilstein Database, the world's largest compilation of chemical facts in the field of organic chemistry.
Publishing news
Apex takes on medical digitisation project
The publishing services division of Apex CoVantage has been selected to create a multi-million page digital archive of medical journals for a major association.
Publishing Technology lists on AIM
The new publishing services company formed from the merger of Ingenta and VISTA International will be listed on the AIM stock exchange from tomorrow.
European partners explore cross-border licences
Four national ICT bodies have begun a multinational tender process to explore with publishers the possibility of cross-border licensing arrangements.
Hindawi completes OA conversion
Hindawi Publishing has changed its last two subscription-based journals to an open-access publishing model.
Springer boosts social science programme
Springer has acquired 29 journals from Transaction Publishers to strengthen its social-sciences position.
ProQuest joins CSA
Cambridge Information Group (CIG) has acquired ProQuest Information and Learning, which it will combine with its CSA subsidiary.
VISTA and Ingenta merge
Two major technology providers are joining together to form Publishing Technology.
Social-science publishers pick ScholarOne
Emerald and Multilingual Matters have both chosen ScholarOne's Manuscript Central as their online peer-review systems.
Wiley completes Blackwell acquisition
Wiley has finalised its acquisition of Blackwell Publishing.
Early Royal Society papers get DOIs
The Royal Society has registered all of its historical back-file content with CrossRef.
JSTOR picks Atypon for content delivery platform
JSTOR and Atypon Systems have teamed up to develop a new software platform for publications archived with JSTOR.