06/11/2009
Multi-Science Publishing partners with International Association for Bridge & Structural Engineering Multi-Science Publishing (Brentwood, UK) is now working with IABSE (International Association for Bridge & Structural Engineering) to promote IABSE's publications. Alongside its own journals and books, Multi-Science is marketing and selling IABSE's publications.
Comments Multi-Science director Bill Hughes "Formerly, we have only published our own copyrighted material. But because IABSE's output is first rate content, and because its subject matter complements much of what we publish, there is a strong case for working together. We hope to be able to bring IABSE's publications to an audience far broader than its own membership."
Brindarica Bose, IABSE's publications manager, said "It will be an interesting experience to work alongside a commercial publisher like Multi-Science, to see if we can increase readership and sales for our publications through individual as well as library consortia buying".
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bill@multi-science.co.uk
23/10/2009
Following the successful launch of seven new titles in 2009, Multi-Science Publishing now announces six further titles for 2010, taking its title list up to 32. The 2010 new titles are: International Journal of Protective Structures; Journal of Structural Fire Engineering; International Journal of Ocean & Climate Systems; Journal of Healthcare Engineering; International Journal of Micro Nano Scale Transport; and International Journal of Hypersonics.
Commented Multi-Science Director Bill Hughes, "Watching research patterns develop in increasingly interdisciplinary ways, and seeing the emergence of new research interests, commits us, as publishers, to create fora where academics can communicate with others whose research interests are as closely aligned to their own as possible. Study after study has shown that this is a key academic requirement and our success has been built around meeting that requirement.: in many areas we publish the only English-language journal wholly serving a particular subdiscipline.
Not only do we create useful conduits through which scientific communication can purposefully flow, we remove potential obstacles to communication. Our journals are anyway realistically priced - easily affordable even on the subscription model - and, through pioneering consortia deals such as Knowledge Exchange and the ALPSP-CRKN agreement, can be available to university libraries at really low prices. The next step is to marry the goal of even wider access, beyond academia, with the fundamental need for the sustainability of the publishing model. In 2010, we expect to be making some radical proposals in that respect."
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Bill Hughes
Multi-Science Publishing Co Ltd
www.multi-science.co.uk
bill@multi-science.co.uk
13/10/2009
Multi-Science Publishing & Professional Golfers Association licence
agreed
Multi-Science Publishing Co Ltd has announced that it has signed a licence with the UK's Professional Golfers Association (PGA) whereby PGA members will have unrestricted online access to the International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, The Annual Review of Golf Coaching series, and the Sports Science Handbook, from 2010.
Commented Kyle Phillpots, PGA's Director of Training and Education, "Professionalising coaching in this country comes in part through coaches being able to use high quality, peer reviewed materials of this sort. Organisations like the PGA can play a great role in coach development by making it possible for our members to have access to this material at no cost to themselves. Empowered coaches are better coaches!"
Bill Hughes, Multi-Science's Managing Director, said "Understanding that authoritative, peer reviewed research can have a role outside of academia, and finding innovative ways to exploit licensing opportunities, will be what distinguishes successful publishers in these difficult times. With the economic climate in turmoil, and the publishing business model under pressure from all sides, doing 'more of the same' is no answer to anything. Commercial considerations aside, I am delighted that, through the PGA, its members will be able to use our content. While the resources freely available on the internet are, at best, better than nothing, at worst they are positively misleading. If people, in whatever way engaged in teaching and learning can have, at no cost to themselves, access to materials whose quality and completeness is not in question, that is a great step forward. I congratulate the UK PGA on having the courage to make this ground-breaking agreement".
Late stage talks are also taking place with the US Fencing Coaches Association, and Australian Field & Track.
More information
Bill Hughes, Multi-Science, tel +44 1277 224632, bill@multi-science.co.uk
Kyle Phillpots, Director of Training and Education, PGA (UK) +44 1675 470333,
kyle.phillpots@pga.org.uk