Commercial Digest, a once a week digest of messages containing informational content from commercial bodies (i.e., publishers, publishers, vendors, agents, etc.)

This week's digest contains 5 messages:

1)  AIP Reports Healthy Impact Factor Increases across Journal Portfolio
2)  Acquisition of Applied Arts Publishing
3)  PRESS RELEASE:  New eJournal Model:  De Gruyter announces eJournal prices 2013
4)  PRESS RELEASE: De Gruyter Partners with the American Statistical Association
5)  RSC at the 2012 SLA Annual Conference


1)  AIP Reports Healthy Impact Factor Increases across Journal Portfolio

Subject:
AIP Reports Healthy Impact Factor Increases across Journal Portfolio
From:
Lori Carlin <lscarlin@aip.org>
Date:
7/2/2012 10:55 AM
To:
Lori Carlin <lscarlin@aip.org>

**Cross posted.  Please excuse the duplication**

AIP Reports Healthy Impact Factor Increases across Journal Portfolio

Key titles dominate their categories, according to newly released Thomson Reuters' data

Melville, NY, July 2, 2012 —The American Institute of Physics (AIP) is proud to announce significant increases in impact factors across its journal portfolio, as reported in the 2011 Journal Citation Reports®(JCR) (Thomson Reuters 2012). Outstanding performers are The Journal of Chemical Physics, the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, and Physics Today.

The Journal of Chemical Physics’ (JCP) impact factor has risen to 3.333, representing a 14-percent increase over last year. It remains the most highly cited of the 32 journals in the Atomic, Molecular, and Chemical Physics categories, with more than twice the number of citations as the second-place journal in that category. Of all the 378 physics journals in the Journal Citation Reports, JCP was the fourth most highly cited, with a total of more than 180,000 citations.

Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, an online-only journal, reported a significant 39-percent jump in impact factor. Established in 2009, this relatively new journal has risen steadily through the ranks.

Physics Today, AIP's flagship magazine, experienced a 27-percent rise in its impact factor, which is widely regarded as an impressive achievement for a well-established publication. This metric clearly illustrates the rigor and timeliness of scientific content published in this monthly magazine.

Once again the Applied Physics category was dominated by Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics, which retained their positions as the first and second most highly cited journals, respectively. Their increased impact factors and numbers of cited references demonstrate the important role they play in this field.

“For us, JCR data are a tangible measure of our ongoing efforts to provide the physics community with content that can be relied on to drive research and discovery forward,” commented AIP Vice President of Publishing John Haynes. The continually increasing number of citations to articles published by AIP attests to the high quality of our journals. I would like to thank our journals’ editors, editorial board members, contributors, referees, and readers for supporting our publications.”

Also noteworthy, Physics of Fluids achieved almost a 12-percent increase in impact factor and holds its position among the top three most highly cited journals in both the Physics, Fluids & Plasmas and Mechanics categories. Physics of Plasmas continues to be the most highly cited journal dedicated entirely to plasma physics.

About AIP
The American Institute of Physics (AIP) is an organization of 10 physical science societies, representing more than 135,000 scientists, engineers, and educators. As one of the world's largest publishers of scientific information in physics, AIP employs innovative publishing technologies and offers publishing services for its Member Societies. AIP's suite of publications includes 15 journals, three of which are published in partnership with other organizations; magazines, including its flagship publication Physics Today; and the AIP Conference Proceedings series. Through its Physics Resources Center, AIP also delivers valuable services and expertise in education and student programs, science communications, government relations, career services for science and engineering professionals, statistical research, industrial outreach, and the history of physics and other sciences.

For more information, please contact:
Adriana Acosta
Chief Marketing and Sales Officer
AIP Publishing
Tel. +1 516-576-2452
aacosta@aip.org

 

 

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Lori S. Carlin
Director, Fulfillment and Marketing
American Institute of Physics
2 Huntington Quadrangle, Suite 1NO1
Melville, NY 11747

Tel: +1-516-576-2279
Fax: +1 516-349-9704
Email: lscarlin@aip.org
Web: www.aip.org

 

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2)  Acquisition of Applied Arts Publishing

Subject:
Acquisition of Applied Visual Arts Publishing
From:
Noa Vazquez <Noa.Vazquez@bloomsbury.com>
Date:
7/3/2012 3:06 AM
To:
"serialst@list.uvm.edu" <serialst@list.uvm.edu>

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc ("Bloomsbury")
Acquisition of Applied Visual Arts Publishing

02 July 2012: Bloomsbury announced the completion of the purchase of Applied Visual Arts Publishing (“AVA”), creative publishers for the applied digital arts, from Applied Visual Arts Publishing SA and AVA Publishing (UK) Limited.

AVA, established in 2001 in Switzerland, with its English language editorial support office in Worthing, publishes between 20 and 30 books per annum for students and professionals in the applied visual arts. The books are written by leading academic authorities, and have been adopted by many hundreds of universities, colleges and higher education bodies around the world. AVA has a strong following within the design community. Their books are renowned for being design-led and have a particular appeal for visual learners.

Following the acquisition, the business will be managed by Kathryn Earle, Bloomsbury's Head of Visual Arts, as part of Bloomsbury's Academic & Professional division. Synergies with the recently acquired Fairchild Books list, the Fashion Photography Archive due to be launched in 2013, and the existing Berg and Visual Arts lists are significant. With this acquisition, Bloomsbury’s market share in visual arts – already very strong – is given an additional boost. The combined business will provide significant opportunities for new digital initiatives.

Nigel Newton, Chief Executive of Bloomsbury commented:

"As part of Bloomsbury’s ongoing strategy to build our Academic & Professional division, we are delighted to have acquired the AVA list and the timing could not be better. We already have a very strong presence in visual arts, which has been considerably enhanced by the recent acquisition of Fairchild Books. We are pleased to be able to follow on from the Fairchild Books acquisition so quickly with this acquisition, and to consolidate our textbook publishing in the visual arts. An added bonus is that we will be able to take advantage of new co-edition opportunities.”

Caroline Walmsley, Managing Director of AVA UK, added,

"Bloomsbury is the perfect home for the AVA list. The publishing synergies are significant – from subject matter, to marketing and the sharing of mailing lists, to distribution and representation. We are very excited to be in such a strong position to move the AVA business and to become part of Bloomsbury.”

Enquiries:

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Notes for Editors:

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Bloomsbury Publishing is a leading independent publisher in London, New York, New Delhi and Sydney. Its founder and Chief Executive is Nigel Newton. Its four divisions are:

Bloomsbury Academic & Professional Publishing - AVA will become part of the Bloomsbury Academic & Professional Division, of which Jonathan Glasspool is Managing Director. Bloomsbury Academic & Professional specialises in the humanities, social sciences, law and tax. In 2012, it will be publishing online the digitized edition of the Winston Churchill Archive and Drama Online (with Faber). The division includes Berg Publishers, Methuen Drama, Arden Shakespeare, Bristol Classical Press, Continuum and Bloomsbury Professional.

Bloomsbury Information - includes a number of information databases for electronic as well as print publications. Publications include The Encarta World English Dictionary, The Macmillan English Dictionary and Business: The Ultimate Resource. Bloomsbury also provides management services for Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation, a division of the Qatar Foundation.

Bloomsbury Adult Publishing - a substantial list of successful authors including Khaled Hosseini, William Boyd, Margaret Atwood, Donna Tartt, Elizabeth Gilbert, Richard Ford, David Guterson, Jay McInerney, Ben Schott, Anthony Bourdain, William Dalrymple, Ben Macintyre, Dava Sobel, Mark Kurlansky, Chelsea Handler, Heston Blumenthal, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and recent Man Booker Prize winner Howard Jacobson. The trade division also features significant reference works including Wisden, Who's Who, Reed's Nautical and Whitaker's.

Bloomsbury Children's Publishing & Educational - includes the Bloomsbury Children's books trade lists in both UK and US, the Walker Books for Young Readers imprint in the US and the A&C Black, Featherstone and Andrew Brodie imprints in the UK education market. In October this year we are launching an imprint called Bloomsbury Activity Books. The highly successful list includes J.K.Rowling, Neil Gaiman, Debi Gliori, Alyxandra Harvey, Carrie Jones, Shannon Hale, Louis Sachar and Benjamin Zephaniah.

AVA Publishing - AVA books are written by leading academic authorities. The texts undergo peer review and are refined through ongoing consultation and development, in order to best reflect the needs of today’s student. To date, many hundreds of universities, colleges and higher education bodies around the world have adopted and recommended AVA texts across numerous courses and programmes. The audience is visually literate, technically sophisticated and acutely aware of good design and presentation.

Relevant links:

AVA: www.avabooks.com
Fairchild Books: www.fairchildbooks.com
Berg Publishers: www.bergpublishers.com
Berg Fashion Library: www.bergfashionlibrary.com
Bloomsbury Visual Arts: www.acblack.co.uk/visualarts

 
3) PRESS RELEASE:  New eJournal Model:  De Gruyter announces eJournal prices 2013

Subject:
PRESS RELEASE: New eJournal Model: De Gruyter announces eJournal prices 2013
From:
<Ulrike.Lippe@degruyter.com>
Date:
7/3/2012 1:03 PM
To:
<serialst@list.uvm.edu>

PRESS RELEASE

New eJournal Model:
De Gruyter announces eJournal prices 2013

Berlin, 3 July 2012 – De Gruyter is pleased to announce its new eJournal pricing model 2013. The following subscription options are now available: Complete Package STM (Science, Technology, Medicine) including 300 journals, or LLH (Language, Literature, Humanities, Law, Economics) including 247 journals, Complete Package STM English only or LLH English only. The Complete Package (Big Deal) and the Complete Package English comprise the Complete Packages STM and LLH, English only respectively.

In addition, nine subject packages are available. Alternatively, it is possible to pick and choose from one of the subject packages, or continue a single subscription.

„With the new business model, De Gruyter offers its customers a maximum of flexibility for libraries of every size and financial power”, says Katrin Siems, Vice President Marketing and Sales at De Gruyter. „The new journal model is the logical continuation of our successful eBook strategy.”

Following subject packages are offered: Classical Studies and History; Biology, Chemistry, and Geosciences; Library and Information Science and Library Reference; Mathematics, Physics, and  Engineering; Medicine; Philosophy, Theology, Judaism, and Religion; Politics, Economics, and Sociology; Law; Linguistics and Literature.

The 283 subscription journals include highlights such as Byzantinische Zeitschrift, Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (Impact Factor 2011: 2.150), and Crelle's Journal für die reine und angewandte Mathematik (Impact Factor 2011: 1.042). The Complete and Subject Packages also contain open access journals published in the respective subject areas.

The current list of journals including information on eJournal packages is available at: http://www.degruyter.com/dg/page/247/ejournal-packages

Accompanying the price list, De Gruyter undertook an analysis of trends in journal quality, quantity, and price in form of a White Paper: http://www.degruyter.com/staticfiles/pdfs/wp_EN.pdf

Contact

Ulrike Lippe
Manager Public Relations
Phone +49(0)30-260 05 153
ulrike.lippe@degruyter.com

De Gruyter: The independent academic publishing house De Gruyter can look back on a history spanning over 260 years. The publishing group with headquarters in Berlin and Boston annually publishes over 800 new titles in the humanities, medicine, science and law and approx. 500 journals and digital media. http://www.degruyter.com/


4)  PRESS RELEASE: De Gruyter Partners with the American Statistical Association

Subject:
PRESS RELEASE: De Gruyter Partners with the American Statistical Association
From:
<Ulrike.Lippe@degruyter.com>
Date:
7/4/2012 8:32 AM
To:
<serialst@list.uvm.edu>

PRESS RELEASE

De Gruyter Partners with the American Statistical Association

Berlin, 4 July 2012 – The American Statistical Association (ASA) has signed a cooperative agreement with De Gruyter for the publication of the Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports. De Gruyter will publish both print and online versions of the professional journal.

Appearing on a quarterly basis, the journal features research on the quantitative aspects of professional and collegiate sports. 

"We are pleased to be cooperating with the American Statistical Association. This partnership represents another successful step in our strategy of cooperating with the world's most influential scientific associations," Alexander Grossman, Vice President of STM Publishing, said. "The journal is a great asset to our statistics and mathematics portfolio."

Contact

Ulrike Lippe
Manager Public Relations
Phone +49(0)30-260 05 153
ulrike.lippe@degruyter.com

De Gruyter: The independent academic publishing house De Gruyter can look back on a history spanning over 260 years. The publishing group with headquarters in Berlin and Boston annually publishes over 800 new titles in the humanities, medicine, science and law and approx. 500 journals and digital media. http://www.degruyter.com/

5)  RSC at the 2012 SLA Annual Conference

Subject:
RSC at the 2012 SLA Annual Conference
From:
Max Espley <EspleyM@rsc.org>
Date:
7/6/2012 6:28 AM
To:
"'SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU'" <SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU>

The RSC are delighted to be exhibiting at the SLA 2012 Annual Conference in Chicago (15th -17th July). For those of you that can attend, we look forward to welcoming you at booth #173 to discuss your RSC Publishing needs, showcasing products such as our Journals Archive and our eBook Collection, as well as dealing with any queries you might have. And, don’t forget to enter our daily prize draw to win an I-POD Shuffle.

We also hope to catch up with you at one of our sponsored DCHE breakfasts.

If you would like to arrange an appointment during the exhibition to discuss your requirements, please contact sales@rsc.org.

Kind Regards

Max Espley

Campaigns Manager - Librarians


Royal Society of Chemistry

Thomas Graham House, Science Park,
Cambridge, CB4 0WF, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1223 432498, Fax: +44 (0) 1223 420247
www.rsc.org/publishing

espleym@rsc.org

Find out how RSC journals are ranked in the latest Impact Factor release

 



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