BMJ boosts activities in China
5 November 2007
The BMJ Group has opened a sales office in Beijing.
Publishing news
Thomson provides citation data to Australian government
2 November 2007
Thomson Scientific will provide citation data to Australia's Department of Education, Science and Training.
New web fonts show maths symbols properly on any computer
1 November 2007
A group of scientific publishers has released a beta test version of the STIX Fonts, which should enable mathematical and scientific symbols to be rendered correctly on any computer.
New deal promotes engineering journals in Eastern Europe and Latin America
30 October 2007
Professional Engineering Publishing has signed an agreement with EMpact to promote its journals in parts of Eastern Europe and Latin America.
Nature Publishing Group gets new MD
22 October 2007
Steven Inchcoombe is the new managing director of Nature Publishing Group (NPG). He succeeds Annette Thomas who was recently made CEO of Macmillan.
Wiley-Blackwell and ISTE team up for book publishing
10 October 2007
Wiley-Blackwell will become ISTE's exclusive co-publisher in the Americas, Asia, and other territories worldwide, from January 2008.
New England Journal of Medicine picks Manuscript Central
10 October 2007
The Massachusetts Medical Society has selected ScholarOne's Manuscript Central to be the online peer review system for its New England Journal of Medicine.
Swets acquires ScholarlyStats
2 October 2007
Swets has acquired exclusive rights to MPS Technologies' usage-statistics product, ScholarlyStats.
Geological Society plans developing-world initiative
2 October 2007
The Geological Society of London will make all the content from its digitised publications freely available to researchers in developing countries.
Springer reorganises STM division
1 October 2007
Springer has reorganised its global scientific, technical and medical (STM) publishing division into global and local publishing.
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