Publishing news

Michael Hansen, former CEO of Harcourt Assessment has been appointed to succeed Brian Nairn, CEO of Elsevier Health Sciences who is retiring.

Nature Publishing Group's website is recognised as the Best Science Website of 2008 in the annual Webby awards.

NPG and INASP are to provide free access to more than 65 NPG journals for a number of developing world countries.

NPG announces six new publishing initiatives in the Asia-Pacific region

Accucoms makes a deal with the ASN to deliver sales, marketing and customer support services globally.

Swets and AAAS make deal to put Science online via Swets' e-journal gateway.

Ambient Sound Investments, a co-founder of Skype, is to invest in online scientific publisher Versita.

The American Statistical Association has entered into an agreement with Atypon Systems for the development of a platform for online journal hosting and delivery services.

CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society, is to contribute to the Wikipedia project.

The SAGE eReference platform was recently honoured as a 2007 Choice Outstanding Academic Title.