Technology

Oxford Journals has announced the launch of a new journal for the social neurosciences, Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (SCAN).

Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses is being launched by Blackwell Publishing amid growing international concerns about the possibility of an influenza pandemic.

Springer and the Nano Research Society have announced a new partnership to publish Nanoscale Research Letters (NRL), one of the first nanotechnology journals from a major publisher to publish articles with open access.

The Royal Society has launched a trial of an open-access service for all of its seven journals. This will allow people to read new scientific papers, free of charge.

Nature Protocols promises to bring a significant new source of peer-reviewed protocols, coupled with the tools for the scientific community to post their own protocols and comment on or rank those posted by others.

SAGE Publications and Alexander Street Press are working together to create a new database, Primary Sources in Counseling and Psychology, 1950 to Present.

Inderscience Publishers has added four new titles to its portfolio, which will bring its total to 200 journals.

Engineering Information (Ei) has introduced Ei Patents to the Engineering Village 2 research and discovery platform, providing users with intelligence by using search functions and analytical tools alongside patents and databases of scientific literature.

Swets Information Services has released the 4.2 version of SwetsWise, its web-based, modular service for the procurement, access and management of subscriptions and online information.

Research dating back to 1849 is now available online in the Oxford Journals Digital Archive. The collection provides access to all content for nearly 140 journals and comprise over three million article pages.