NEWS
__________________________________________ August 2005 – Number 25

Summary of Contents:

As we look forward to 2006 we would like to take this opportunity to inform you of recent  developments here at Blackwell Publishing and to update you on our publishing plans for the year  ahead.

Blackwell Publishing continues to be the publisher of choice for academic and professional societies, as proven by the number of societies that choose to transfer their publishing arrangements to us each year. We already have 39 journals confirmed as moving to us in 2006, of which 37 are published on behalf of or in association with a society. Details of those can be found in this newsletter, and we shall continue to keep you informed as more are confirmed in the coming months.

The societies we work with ensure that the journals we publish meet the distinct needs of the discipline they serve. Society journals also represent excellent value with lower than average subscription prices, on average only 40% that of the larger commercial publishers.

The latest ISI Journal Citation Report shows how Blackwell journals continue to publish highly relevant research in their fields. The average percentage increase in Impact Factor from 2003 to 2004 was 12.5%, and Blackwell now publishes 139 journals that rank within the top ten of their subject category. In addition many journals are expanding the amount of research they publish by increasing the number of issues published per annum, or the number of pages per issue.

At Blackwell Publishing we are also committed to working closely with the library community to  provide access to our content. We have a wider range of purchasing and licensing options available than ever before. These range from our popular Collection model, most suitable for multidisciplinary institutions, through to subject bundle or pay-per-view options. For 2006 we have simplified our policy on new and transfer titles within Collection deals, details of which can be found in this newsletter.

Finally we continue to innovate in the field of online journal hosting. Blackwell Synergy remains one of the most user-friendly online journal platforms. Recent updates have included forward linking via CrossRef, Z39.50 compliance, and improvements to our OpenURL linking compliance, and we have ambitious development plans for 2006.

In the coming months many of you will be working with your local Blackwell sales representative to renew licensing deals, or with your subscription agent to renew subscriptions. We aim to provide you with all of the information you need to make this process as easy as possible. We shall continue to keep you informed via this newsletter and our library website (www.blackwellpublishing.com/librarians), and the contact details for all of our journal sales representatives can be found within this newsletter.

Announcing 2006 Journal Changes: Transfers and New Starts

Journals transferring to Blackwell Publishing

The following journals have confirmed that they will transfer their publishing arrangements to Blackwell from 2006. We are still in negotiation with several other societies and will confirm any additions later in the year.

When a journal moves to Blackwell Publishing our policy is to obtain the subscriber list and the digitized back files from the previous publisher whenever possible. Normally, but not always, they are owned by the society along with the journal. Our overriding aim is to ensure that customers continue to get access to content they are entitled to and are given a period of time in which to switch their catalogue links to the new publisher service for the latest content. We ask that the previous publisher maintains access to older content on their site and includes a link to the new journal website on Blackwell Synergy for the latest issues.

Title

Print ISSN

Online ISSN

Former Publisher

Society Affiliation

Animal Conservation

1367-9430

1469-1795

Cambridge University Press

Zoological Society of London

Australian Endodontic Journal

1329-1947

1747-4477

Self-published

Australian Society of Endodontology

Children & Society

0951-0605

1099-0860

Wiley

National Childrens Bureau

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

0816-4622

1444-0938

Self-published

Optometrists Association of Australia

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

0969-5893

1468-2850

Oxford University Press

Society of Clinical Psychology

Communication Theory (Only available with Journal of Communication)

1050-3293

1468-2885

Oxford University Press

International Communication Association

Entomological Research

1738-2297

1748-5967

Self-published

The Entomological Society of Korea

Ethics & International Affairs

0892-6794

1747-7093

Self-published

Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs

EuroChoices

1478-0917

1746-692X

Self-published

Agricultural Economics Society

Experimental Techniques

0732-8818

1747-1567

Self-published

Society for Experimental Mechanics

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

0928-8244

1574-695X

Elsevier

The Federation of European Microbiological Societies

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

0168-6496

1574-6941

Elsevier

The Federation of European Microbiological Societies

FEMS Microbiology Letters

0378-1097

1574-6968

Elsevier

The Federation of European Microbiological Societies

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

0168-6445

1574-6976

Elsevier

The Federation of European Microbiological Societies

FEMS Yeast Research

1567-1356

1567-1364

Elsevier

The Federation of European Microbiological Societies

Human Communication Research (Only available with Journal of Communication)

0360-3989

1468-2958

Oxford University Press

International Communication Association

International Migration Review

0197-9183

1747-7379

Self-published

Center for Migration Studies

International Zoo Yearbook

0074-9664

1748-1090

  

Zoological Society of London

Journal of Agricultural Economics

0021-857X

1477-9552

Self-published

The Agricultural Economics Society

Journal of Architectural Education

1046-4883

1531-314X

MIT Press

Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture

Journal of Communication

0021-9916

1460-2466

Oxford University Press

International Communication Association

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (Only available with Journal of Communication)

N/A

1083-6101

Oxford University Press

International Communication Association

Journal of Forensic Sciences

0022-1198

1556-4029

Self-published

American Society for Testing and Materials

Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics

1073-1105

  

Self-published

American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics

Journal of Petroleum Geology

0141-6421

1747-5457

Scientific Press

  

Journal of Rural Health

0809-765X

1748-0361

Self-published

National Rural Health Association

Journal of Small Animal Practice

0022-4510

1748-5827

Self-published

British Veterinary Association

Journal of Travel Medicine

1195-1982

1708-8305

Decker

The International Society of Travel Medicine

Journal of World Intellectual Property

1422-2213

1747-1796

Werner Publishing Co Ltd

  

Journal of Zoology

0952-9369

1469-7998

Cambridge University Press

Zoological Society of London

Law & Social Inquiry

0897-6546

1747-4469

University of Chicago Press

American Bar Foundation

Legal Studies

0261-3875

1748-121X

Lexis Nexis

Society of Legal Scholars

Nutrition & Dietetics

1446-6368

1747-0800

Self-published

Dieticians Association of Australia

Politics & Policy

1555-5623

1747-1346

Georgia Southern University

The Policy Studies Organisation

Religious Studies Review

0319-485X

1748-0922

Self-published

Council of Societies for the Study of Religion

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

0038-0768

1747-0765

Self-published

Japanese Society of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Soil Use and Management

0266-0032

1475-2743

CABI Publishing

The British Society of Soil Science

The Developing Economies

0012-1533

1746-1049

Self-published

Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)

Water and Environment Journal

1747-6585

1747-6593

Lead Media

Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management

New start titles beginning in 2006

Blackwell Publishing will be launching the following new start journals in new research areas in 2006:

Title

Print ISSN

Online ISSN

Society Affiliation

Congenital Heart Disease

1747-079X

1747-0803

  

International Journal of Older People Nursing

1748-3735

1748-3743

  

International Journal of Stroke

1747-4930

1747-4949

International Stroke Society

Perspectives on Psychological Science (only available with Psychological Science)

1745-6916

1745-6924

American Psychological Society

For subscriptions to both transfer and new start journals you should contact your usual subscription agent or contact our customer service team directly.

New Policy on New & Transfer Journals in the Blackwell Publishing Collection

For 2006 we have simplified our policy regarding the treatment of new and transfer journals within the Blackwell Publishing Collection. We received a lot of feedback from the library community that our previous policy of putting new and transfer titles into the Collection on a trial basis was confusing. As a result the following new policy will apply to customers who purchase either the Full Collection, the Science, Technical and Medicine Collection, or the Social Science and Humanities Collection from 2006.

Transfer Journals

Journals which are moving to Blackwell Publishing from the beginning of 2006 are included in the Blackwell Publishing Collection. Subscriptions to these transferring journals must be retained and will be monitored by Blackwell Publishing. We aim to abide by the ALPSP Guidelines for when journals change publishers (http://www.alpsp.org/socjourn1.pdf) and use our best endeavors to ensure that access is maintained for subscribing institutions. Transfer journals which were previously included on a trial basis will also now be included in the Collection

New/Young Journals

Journals which are less than five years old are not included in the Blackwell Publishing Collection. Institutions wishing to access content in these titles must take out a subscription. Please contact your Blackwell Publishing Sales Representative or your usual subscription agent. Journals less than five years old which were previously included on a trial basis will now be removed from the Collection.

Note: The final list of all journals included in the 2006 Blackwell Publishing Collection will be confirmed in October. There will be some exceptions to the above policy as we consult with each society about their journals status in the Collection. Your sales representative will provide the final list to you as part of the renewal process.

Changes in Frequency, Name Changes and Journals Leaving Blackwell Publishing

The following journals will be changing their frequency of publication in 2006. We work closely with the editorial boards of our journals to ensure that we meet the needs of the research community that each journal serves. These increases will ensure that we are able to accommodate the growing amount of research and submissions in the coming year.

Title

ISSN

First Month

Change in Frequency

Abacus

0001-3072

March

Increasing from 3 to 4 issues per annum.

Accounting and Finance

0810-5391

March

Increasing from 3 to 4 issues per annum.

APLAR Journal of Rheumatology

0219-0494

March

Increasing from 3 to 4 issues per annum.

Asian Journal of Andrology

1008-682X

February

Increasing from 4 to 6 issues per annum.

BJU International

1464-4096

January

Now published monthly.

Biotropica

0006-3606

January

Increasing from 4 to 6 issues per annum

The Clinical Teacher

1743-4971

March

Increasing from 2 to 4 issues per annum

Colorectal Disease

1462-8910

January

Increasing from 6 to 9 issues per annum.

Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering

1093-9687

January

Increasing from 6 to 8 issues per annum

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

0168-6445

January

Increasing from 5 to 6 issues per annum.

FEMS Yeast Research

1567-1356

February

Now publishing 8 issues per annum.

Histopathology

0309-0167

January

Increasing from 12 to 13 issues per annum

HIV Medicine

1464-2662

January

Increasing from 6 to 8 issues per annum

International Affairs

0020-5850

January

Increasing from 5 to 6 issues per annum

Journal of Applied Philosophy

0264-3758

March

Increasing from 3 to 4 issues per annum

Journal of Clinical Nursing

0962-1067

January

Increasing from 10 to 12 issues per annum.

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

0303-6987

January

Increasing from 10 to 12 issues per annum.

Journal of Foodservice

1748-0140

March

Increasing from 4 to 6 issues per annum.

Journal of Nursing Management

0966-0429

January

Increasing from 6 to 8 issues per annum

The Journal of Popular Culture

0022-3840

February

Increasing from 4 to 6 issues per annum

Journal of Prosthodontics

1059-941X

February

Increasing from 4 to 6 issues per annum

Journal of Regional Science

0022-4146

February

Increasing from 4 to 5 issues per annum

Journal of Religious Studies

0384-9694

March

Increasing from 3 to 4 issues per annum

Journal of Sociolinguistics

1360-6441

February

Increasing from 4 to 5 issues per annum

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

1359-0987

March

Increasing from 4 to 5 issues per annum.

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

0926-9959

January

Increasing from 6 to 10 issues per annum.

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

1352-0504

January

Increasing from 6 to 12 issues per annum.

Liver International

1478-3223

February

Increasing from 6 to 10 issues per annum.

Medical Education

0308-0110

January

Increasing from 2 to 4 issues per annum

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

1350-1925

January

Increasing from 6 to 12 issues per annum.

Neuropathology

0919-6544

February

Increasing from 4 to 6 issues per annum.

New Pathologist

0028-646X

January

Increasing from 12 to 16 issues per annum.

Pediatric Diabetes

1399-543X

February

Increasing from 4 to 6 issues per annum.

Pediatric Transplantation

1397-3142

February

Increasing from 6 to 8 issues per annum.

Respirology

1323-7799

January

Increasing from 5 to 6 issues per annum.

Syntax

1368-0005

January

Increasing from 3 to 4 issues per annum.

Transactions in GIS

1361-1682

January

Increasing from 4 to 5 issues per annum.

Veterinary Surgery

0161-3499

January

Increasing from 6 to 8 issues per annum.

The World Economy

0378-5920

January

Increasing from 11 to 12 issues per annum.

The following journals will change their names for 2006.

Old Title

New Title

New ISSN

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Acta Physiologica

1748-1708

The Journal of Peptide Research

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

1397-002X

The following journals will no longer be published by Blackwell Publishing in 2006. As with journals that transfer to us, for journals leaving us we aim to abide by the ALPSP best practice guidelines that apply to society journals transferring between publishers (http://www.alpsp.org/socjourn1.pdf). These guidelines are aimed at making the transfer process as smooth as possible, particularly in relation to ongoing online access and the transfer of subscription information.

Journal Title

New Publisher

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Transferred to Taylor & Francis

Australian Social Work

Transferred to Taylor & Francis Australia

Journal of Industrial Relations

Transferred to Sage Publications

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Transferred to Nature Publishing Group

Kidney International

Transferred to Nature Publishing Group

Scandinavian Journal of Metallurgy

Transferred to Verlag Stahleisen

Back File Access to Online Journals

From January 2006 our policy regarding back file access to online journals will change. 

Customers with a current premium or online-only subscription and those with access to a purchased Collection of Blackwell journals will have access to the recent back file for those titles. ‘Recent back files’ include all issues published online from January 1st 1997 to the current issue. Online content older than December 31st 1996 is classed as ‘legacy back files’ and may be purchased separately. Access to legacy back files is available via Blackwell Synergy.

From the beginning of 2006, a selection of Blackwell Publishing journals will have digitized legacy back files going back to Volume 1, Issue 1. These will be available for purchase on a title by title basis or as a package of titles. Discounts are available for larger purchases and for multiple sites.

All journals participating in the legacy project are contractually committed to retain their legacy back file content on Blackwell Synergy even if they transfer the publishing arrangements for their current issues to another publisher or platform.

Please note that some journals’ legacy back files are currently available free on Blackwell Synergy and will continue to be free. This is where the society has subsidized the costs of digitizing older content.

The list of journals with Legacy Back Files for 2006 will be available in October 2005. Please inform your Blackwell Journal Sales Representative if you are interested in more information about these.

Are You Missing Out on the Online Access You Are Entitled To?

All institutional subscriptions to Blackwell Publishing journals include an element of online access.  Standard print subscriptions include access to the current and one previous year’s content. Premium subscriptions include access to current content, plus that dating back to January 1st 1997, as well as OnlineEarly articles published online before print.

Whilst Blackwell Publishing journals are available online on other platforms, the optimum way to get the full access your institution is entitled to is directly from us via Blackwell Synergy. Accessing journals through Blackwell Synergy will mean that users in your institution can access articles OnlineEarly, currently available for 160 journals. OnlineEarly is not available on other platforms. Your users will also have access to a highly linked feature-rich research environment where the articles are available in both full-text HTML as well as PDF versions, rather than just the PDF available on other platforms. In addition it is only on Blackwell Synergy that your users will be able to access Online Open author-pays articles as they are published.

Not all libraries have yet set up access to content on Blackwell Synergy, but it’s easy.  Simply email us on onlinehelp@blackwellpublishing.com providing details of:

Blackwell Synergy features for researchers:

Blackwell Synergy features for librarians:

Additional Online Open Titles

Since our last newsletter we have had a number of additional journals sign up to our Online Open service, bringing the total number of journals participating to 68. Online Open is a new pay-to-publish service that offers authors who wish to publish their research in a Blackwell journal the opportunity to ensure that their article is immediately made freely available for all to access online.

The additional titles are listed below. Further information about Online Open and the complete list of participating journals can be found on our website at: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/static/onlineopen.asp

Aging Cell

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Anaesthesia

Annals of Human Genetics

APMIS

Clinical Genetics

Clinical Transplantation

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Emergency Medicine Journal

European Journal of Haematology

European Journal of Soil Science

Experimental Physiology

Functional Ecology

Genes Brain and Behaviour

Invertebrate Biology

Journal of Anatomy

Journal of Animal Ecology

Journal of Applied Ecology

Journal of Ecology

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Journal of Medical Primatology

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Journal of Neurochemistry

Journal of Peptide Research

Journal of Physiology

Journal of Pineal Research

Liver International (formerly Liver)

New Phytologist

Parasite Immunology

Pediatric Transplantation

Restoration Ecology

Sedimentology

Soil Use and Management

Tellus A

Tellus B

Tissue Antigens

Transplant Infectious Disease

Transplant International

Xenotransplantation

Blackwell Synergy is Now Z39.50 Compliant

We are pleased to announce that Blackwell Synergy is now Z39.50 compliant, meaning that a library's Z39.50 web interface can now collect our data in a format that is compatible with your federated search software.

Z39.50 is an international standard which defines a protocol for computer-to-computer information retrieval. Z39.50 enables a user in one system to search and retrieve information from other computer systems without knowing the search syntax that is used by those other systems.

Further information on Z39.50:

http://www.niso.org/standards/resources/Z3950_Resources.html

http://www.loc.gov/z3950/agency/

Forward Linking Via CrossRef Now Available on Blackwell Synergy

Blackwell Synergy now includes forward linking via CrossRef. Forward linking, or ‘cited-by’ links point researchers towards articles that have cited the article being read. This will enable researchers to easily move between multiple publications as they navigate the research literature

Blackwell Synergy has made use of forward linking within Blackwell Publishing content for some time, however researchers can now view ‘cited by’ links to content from other publishers including John Wiley & Sons, the American Physical Society, Annual Reviews, Institute of Physics Publishing, and the American Geophysical Union, all of whom have indicated they will participate in the service from CrossRef.

Further information:

CrossRef: http://www.crossref.org

Blackwell Synergy: http://www.blackwell-synergy.com

 

Join COUNTER Now

Blackwell Publishing actively supports COUNTER as a member and we urge our customers to become members also. By doing so you will be supporting and influencing an important international initiative that serves librarians, publishers and intermediaries by creating standards and protocols for the recording and exchange of online usage statistics. The COUNTER Code of Practice covering journals and dat abases has already been widely implemented; a draft Code of Practice for books and reference works was published earlier this year, and will be finalized in early 2006.

The benefits of COUNTER membership include:

The 2005 annual membership fees for librarians is £250 (US$375) and for library consortia is £335 (US$500). An online membership application form is available on the COUNTER website at: www.projectcounter.org, where a full list of existing members may also be found.

Information About American Business Law Journal

Please note that Volume 42 of American Business Law Journal (Issues 1-6) will publish as a single hardbound volume in December 2005.  From 2006, we expect the journal to publish quarterly and on schedule, beginning with 43:1 (March 2006).  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our customer service team.

A Reminder of Your Regional Sales Contact

As we are fast approaching the season for renewals of licensing deals we thought we should take this opportunity to remind you of your regional Blackwell Publishing journal sales contact. Please feel free to contact your local representative:

Region

Name

Email

Eastern USA

Deanna Graham

deanna.graham@bos.blackwellpublishing.com

Central USA & Canada

David Celano

david.celano@bos.blackwellpublishing.com

Western USA & Latin America

Maria Lopes

maria.lopes@bos.blackwellpublishing.com

China

Young Cui

young.cui@blackwellpublishingasia.com
Asia, Australia and New Zealand

Heather Crosbie

heather.crosbie@blackwellpublishingasia.com

UK, Ireland & South Africa

Paul Calow

paul.calow@oxon.blackwellpublishing.com

Northern Europe

Matthew Crook

matthew.crook@oxon.blackwellpublishing.com

Southern Europe

Claudia Paulsen-Young

claudia.paulsen-young@oxon.blackwellpublishing.com

Germany, Austria, E. Europe & Middle East

Reinhard Schülke

reinhard.schuelke@ber.blackwellpublishing.com

India

Nancy Buckely

nancy.buckley@oxon.blackwellpublishing.com

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