Monthly Archive for October, 2011

Announcing the Tenth International Conference on the Book

Published on October 31, 2011 in Conference and Newsletter. 0 Comments Tags: , .

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2012 Book Conference

Universidad Abat Oliba CEU
Barcelona, Spain

June 30-July 1, 2012

Call for Papers

If you intend to present a paper at the conference, your participation begins by submitting a paper proposal. More information on proposals, presentation types, and other options available here. If your proposal is accepted, you will then need to register for the conference.

Registration

Those who submit paper proposals should register following the acceptance of the proposal. Conference delegates who do not intend to present may register at any time. 2012 Book Conference registration options.

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Royal Society Makes Historical Journal Archives Open Access

Published on October 31, 2011 in News and Newsletter. 0 Comments

From The Guardian

Beginning today, the historical archives of the peer-reviewed journal, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, are permanently free to online access from anywhere in the world, according to an announcement by The Royal Society.

The Royal Society, established in 1660, began publishing the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society — world’s first scientific journal — in March 1665. In 1886, it was divided into two journals, Philosophical Transactions A (mathematics, physics and engineering) and Philosophical Transactions B (biological sciences), both of which are published to this day. Its historical archives are defined as all scientific papers published 70 years or longer ago. These historical archives include more than 60,000 scientific papers.

During its long history, the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society has published seminal papers by scientific luminaries such as Charles Darwin, Michael Faraday, and William Herschel; it helped launch the scientific career of Isaac Newton after he published this paper, New Theory about Light and Colours, in 1672, and it published Benjamin Franklin’s account of his electrical kite experiment, which has achieved near-legendary status amongst American schoolchildren.

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Call for Book Reviewers

Published on October 28, 2011 in Book and Newsletter. 0 Comments Tags: .

Common Ground Publishing is seeking distinguished peer reviewers to evaluate book manuscripts submitted to the Books and Publishing Book Series.

As part of our commitment to intellectual excellence and a rigorous review process, Common Ground sends book manuscripts that have received initial editorial approval to peer reviewers to further evaluate and provide constructive feedback. The comments and guidance that these reviewers supply is invaluable to our authors and an essential part of the publication process.

Common Ground recognizes the important role of referees by acknowledging book reviewers as members of the Books and Publishing Book Series Editorial Review Board for a period of at least one year. The list of members of the Editorial Review Board will be posted on our website. In addition, Common Ground also offers a US$200 voucher for each completed review which meets the standards set out by the Commissioning Editor at the commencement of assignment. Vouchers may be used in the Common Ground Bookstore or for registration at one of our international conferences.

If you would like to referee book manuscripts submitted to Books and Publishing please email:

  1. a brief description of your professional credentials
  2. a list of your areas of interest and expertise
  3. a copy of your CV with current contact details

If we feel you are qualified and we require refereeing for manuscripts within your purview, we will contact you.