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Blackwell Publishing – Partnerships in learning, research and professional practice. RFBR/RAS Puschino Conference 21 – 24 June 2006. A Brief History of Blackwell's. First shop opened by Benjamin Harris Blackwell Blackwell Scientific Publications founded (Blackwell Science Ltd)
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Blackwell Publishing–Partnerships in learning, research and professional practice RFBR/RAS Puschino Conference 21 – 24 June 2006
A Brief History of Blackwell's • First shop opened by Benjamin Harris Blackwell • Blackwell Scientific Publications founded (Blackwell Science Ltd) • Merger of Blackwell Science and Blackwell Publishers to form Blackwell Publishing • Representative office opens in Shanghai • Representative office opens in Singapore 2006 Blackwell Publishing Journals list tops 800 titles
Offices around the world Oxford Copenhagen Boston Berlin Tokyo Ames New York Shanghai Singapore Melbourne
Blackwell Publishing Mission Statement Partnerships in learning, research and professional practice Our mission is to provide an expert publishing service to other experts - authors, editors, librarians, researchers, teachers and their students, societies and professionals - enabling them to do their jobs better. We aim continuously to improve the quality and effectiveness of our products and services. Just as we support the advance of knowledge and learning, we are constantly developing our own professional skills too. We strive to align our goals and values with those of our clients and customers. In partnership with them we are making an important contribution to society.
5 reasons why Blackwell Publishing journals are different • We are the world’s leading publisher on behalf of academic and professional societies. • What this means: our society journals represent excellent quality and value. • The average prices of our journals are low. • What this means: the cost per use of our journals is low. • We are committed to growing the intellectual strength of our journals and to publishing the best research. • What this means: our list is continuously growing in size and quality. • Our list is both broad – covering a wide range of disciplines – and deep - we publish several of the top titles in many core subject areas. • What this means: our journals can meet the research needs of most institutions. • Our online developments and licensing terms ensure that libraries get the most use from their purchase. • What this means: the value library customers get from their purchase is high.
Publishing across multiple disciplines • Agricultural and Animal Sciences • Business, Economics, Accounting & Maths • Engineering, Computing & Technology • Health Sciences • Humanities • Life & Physical Sciences • Medicine • Social & Behavioural Sciences
Providing access in the Developing world HINARI (WHO) • Launched January 2002 • Over 2700 journals from 60+ publishers • Access in 1600 Institutions in 113 countries • 254 Blackwell journals included AGORA (FAO) • Agora launched October 2003 • Over 700 journals from 20+ publishers • Access in 500 Institutions in 50 countries • 138 Blackwell journals included PERI - INASP • Established in 1992 • Access to all Blackwell journals in 13 less developed countries • Particularly Africa, Asia & Latin America • Training programmes for local authors and editors
Over 50 Journals transferring to Blackwell in 2006 • Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences – New York Academy of Sciences • FEMS Microbiology Letters - Previously Elsevier • FEMS Microbiology Reviews - Previously Elsevier • FEMS Microbiology Ecology - Previously Elsevier • FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology - Previously Elsevier • FEMS Yeast Research - Previously Elsevier • Journal of Agricultural Economics - Agricultural Economics Society • EuroChoices - Agricultural Economics Society • Journal of Forensic Sciences - American Academy of Forensic Sciences • The Developing Economies - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization • Journal of Communication - International Communication Association • Human Communication Research - International Communication Association • Communication Theory - International Communication Association • Journal of Computer Mediated Communication - International Communication Association • The Journal of Dermatology - Japanese Dermatological Association • Soil, Use and Management - Previously CABI • Journal of Zoology - Previously Cambridge University Press • Animal Conservation - Previously Cambridge University Press • Journal of Architectural Education - Previously MIT Press • Experimental Techniques - Society for Experimental Mechanics • Journal of Rural Health • Politics & Policy • Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice
% Share of ISI citations by publisher – Blackwell has the second most cited list
50 titles in the Top 10 of their subject category(up from 39 in 2003) 18 Journals Ranked Number 1:
Corporate Site Redesign Entry points for different customer & client groups News features from Press Room Top-level subjects listed on home page
About the Subjects and Journals Medicine Professional Science Social Science Humanities
About Professional Journals from Blackwell Journals aimed at the ‘professions’ • Nurses • Dentists • Vets • Engineers • Fish Farmers • Agriculturalists • Industrial Chemists • Food Technologists
About Science Journals from Blackwell Neuroscience Anatomy Physiology Development Genetics, Biotechnology & Genomics Biochemistry, Molecular & Cell Biology Ecology, Entomology & Evolution Microbiology Environmental Sciences Plant Sciences Astronomy & Geophysics Geology & Geosciences Life & Physical Sciences
The Social Science and Humanities • Over 300 journals • 28 subjects: from Aristotle to African Politics, from Linguistics to Labour Relations, from Finance to Family Therapy • Over 200 societies: many of the societies we publish for are ‘household names’ in the academic world. Among them the American Finance Association, The Royal Economic Society, the Royal Anthropological Society. (Full list included at end) • Top quality articles by top quality academics: these are journals at the very forefront of their field, written by leading academics. This is reflected in another year of excellent performance in the ISI rankings. • 68 new journals since 2000: a total of 68 new journals have joined Blackwell in the past 4 years. In that time we have lost only 7 which have ceased publishing either by mutual agreement or through a sale. In 2004 we added 17 to the list and we have 14 new titles already signed for ’05 – with more still to be confirmed.
Blackwell Compass Inspiring new online reviews journals for the humanities
About Compass • 3 cutting edge reviews journals for the humanities – History Compass, Literature Compass, Philosophy Compass • Aimed at researchers, teaching faculty, and students across the humanities and social sciences. • Each publishes 100 new peer-reviewed survey articles per year. • Cross-disciplinary, aimed at experts in a field, those seeking succinct and lively overviews of another field, and students. • Fast, continuous publication, with articles typically available 6-8 weeks from receipt of the final, peer-reviewed version. • Distinct websites for each Compass with the content on Synergy – all the benefits of Counter stats, metadata, Marc records, etc.
Subscribing to Compass • Access includes all available content on the Compass sites. • Access includes perpetual archival rights to paid-for content. • Trials available now. • Any time start subscriptions. Coming in 2007: Geography Compass, Language & Linguistics Compass, and Religion Compass.
About Digitized Backfiles from Blackwell • 500 journals will be digitized by the end of 2008. • 6.5 million pages of content. • All issues from Volume 1, Issue 1, to December 1996. • All subject areas: medicine; science; social science; and humanities. • Articles loaded in PDF format with XML-based headers, abstracts and references; fully linked and searchable. • Archival rights included. • Seamless access through Blackwell Synergy to content in a journal, whether it’s published in 2006 or 1906.
Journals Available to Order Now • 134 journals available to order as of June 1st. • 45 with content already loaded on Blackwell Synergy. • Latest title and pricing update: www.blackwellpublishing.com/backfiles • Subject spread of available titles:
Purchasing Model • Institutions may purchase: a single title; any selection of titles; all titles currently available; or the complete backfile collection. • Hosting and maintenance fees charged based on the number of journal backfiles licensed. These will be waived until January 1, 2009 on all orders placed before December 31, 2006.
Blackwell Synergy Assets • Your patrons have access to the most highly cited journals from top scholarly societies. • Full-text HTML and PDF articles with reference links to CrossRef, PubMed, ISI, CSA, CIS, JSTOR and Medline links. • Link forward to articles and papers that cite the current article. • Self-service IP administration keeping you in control. • COUNTER-compliant usage data that’s easy to download. • MARC 21 compliant holdings file for setting up links in your library OPAC • SFX-compatible holdings file for easy OPAC integration. • OnlineEarly articles available on Synergy before print.
Our Licensing Terms are Generous • License designed by librarians, for librarians • License permits: • Walk-in users • Off-site use • Course pack use • Perpetual archival rights to paid-for content • Access to articles published online before print • Access to recent online back files during the period of the subscription
Thank you ! Reinhard Schuelke Journal Sales Manager reinhard.schuelke@ber.blackwellpublishing.com