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 Portland Press Journals compliant with FP7 Pilot
All journals published by Portland Press are now fully compliant with the Seventh Research Framework Programme (FP7) Pilot. The EU Commission requires articles resulting from research funded by FP7 to be deposited in the institutional repository of the research institute of which they are affiliated. Researchers are permitted to deposit the Accepted Manuscript 6 months after publication. However, researchers wishing to deposit the Version of Record must take the Opt2Pay option. Cell Signalling Biology - New additions now live!Cell Signalling Biology now includes the following new additions from Mike Berridge:
Cell Signalling Biology provides researchers, teachers and students alike with an essential online resource describing the biology of cell signalling. It is published using EESI-View, the innovative and highly acclaimed online format first developed by Portland Press for the Biochemical Journal. A sample module and synopses is freely available at www.cellsignallingbiology.org What the experts say:
'A fantastic resource for educators and researchers alike, and for anyone interested in the basics and details of cell signalling pathways. The diagrams are particularly useful as teaching tools, I highly recommend this to anyone engaged in signalling research'. Subscribe to this outstanding online resource today at: http://www.cellsignallingbiology.org. Multi-site and Consortia Licences are also available. email: licensing@portlandpress.com for a quotation. Portland Press to publish a new Open Access journalAmerican Society for Neurochemistry chooses Portland Press Limited to publish its new journal ASN NEURO. ASN NEURO will be launched in 2009 as an Open Access journal to further the Society's mission to advance, promote, support, encourage and facilitate communication among investigators in the cellular and molecular neuroscience community. ASN have appointed a distinguished member of the international neuroscience community as the first Editor-in-Chief: Professor Anthony T. Campagnoni, who holds the Coates Chair in Neuroscience, Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behaviour, UCLA, has agreed to provide the editorial leadership for this exciting new addition to scholarly publishing. ASN NEURO will develop a range of specific knowledge environments to represent the broader scope and aims of the ASN, namely: Cell, Molecular and Developmental Neurobiology; Cell Signalling and Neurophysiology: Nervous System Metabolism; Architecture of the Nervous System; Neurodegeneration and Neuroprotection; Biology of Glia; Brain Injury and Repair; Inflammation and Immune Response in the Nervous System. "We look forward to developing a successful publishing partnership with the ASN and Professor Campagnoni, and are delighted that ASN have selected Portland Press to help them to realise their vision for ASN NEURO" said Rhonda Oliver, Managing Director of Portland Press Limited. "The ASN Officers and Council are excited by the innovative online open access formats that Portland Press is developing for ASN NEURO. We are confident that with Professor Campagnoni's leadership, ASN NEURO will become a strong new voice, representing the traditional themes of our Society while offering novel possibilities for rapid, open access publication of complex data in multiple, media formats" said Monica Carson, President of ASN. "I am delighted to be asked by the ASN to serve as the first Editor-in-Chief of ASN NEURO. This new online journal will present many advantages to authors: very rapid publication, free colour figures, personal copyright of papers, and fewer constraints than print journals in the way information is presented. I look forward to the challenges of launching this new journal devoted to publishing high-quality manuscripts reporting important advances in all areas of Neuroscience" said Professor Anthony Campagnoni To keep up to date with forthcoming announcements, why not sign up for our free alerting service at http://www.asnneuro.org. New Volume of Biochemical Society Symposia availablePortland Press are pleased to announce the online publication of:
Structure and Function in Cell Adhesion is a collection of reviews based on the presentations by invited speakers at the Biochemical Society's Annual Symposium which was held in Manchester on 3-5 December 2007. The meeting brought together many of the world's leading contributors to this important research field to exploring how modern techniques in structural and cell biology have furthered our understanding of the mechanism and dynamics of cell adhesion and its contribution to cell signalling. The volume covers a wide range of aspects of adhesion, including cadherins, adherens junctions and desmosomes, integrins and focal contacts, receptor tyrosine phosphatases, Notch and Slit-Robo, signalling, adhesive binding to collagen and fibrillin and complex adhesive mechanisms involved in leucocyte migration and malaria. It also embraces biochemical, biophysical, structural, electron microscopical and cell biological techniques, showing how these combine to answer major questions in adhesion. You can subscribe online now at http://symposia.biochemistry.org features include online access to all volumes published since 1998 and use of PDFs in course packs, e-reserves and VLEs permitted. Also available as part of a subscription to Biochemical Society Transactions (www.biochemsoctrans.org) Portland Press 2009 Journal Prices now available
2009 subscription prices for the journals published by Portland Press, the publishing subsidiary of the Biochemical Society, are now available at: To renew your subscription, please contact your subscription agent or contact sales@portland-services.com 2008 Impact Factors AnnouncedPortland Press journals continue to do well in the latest Impact Factor data
The Biochemical Journal and Biology of the Cell continue to maintain their excellent positions with an Impact Factor of 4.0 and 3.7 respectively. While other Portland Press journals have seen an increase in their Impact Factors:
Impact factors are a significant benchmark of a journal's value and these increases reinforce the significance of our journals in the cellular and molecular life sciences. For further information about subscribing to Portland Press journals, please email sales@portland-services.com (2007 Impact Factors, calculated by ISI(®), released June 2008)
From 1 March 2008 authors will be able to choose to pre pay to make the final authoritative version of their journal articles freely available immediately on publication, on payment of a licence fee under a pay to publish option called Opt2Pay (O2P). All journals published by Portland Press will be offering this option - Biochemical Journal, Clinical Science, Bioscience Reports, Biology of the Cell, Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry and Biochemical Society Transactions. For authors based at a subscribing organization with a current subscription to the appropriate journal at the time that their manuscripts have been accepted for publication, or who have been ordinary members of the Biochemical Society (or other eligible Society) for at least 2 years, the fee for this option will be £1500 (US$3000; €2200). The fee for authors from organizations that do not hold a current subscription to the relevant journal will be £1750 (US$3500; €2590). The optional pre-payment charges are in addition to any colour charges that might apply. For further information and FAQ's visit http://www.biochemist.org/bio/03001/0041/030010041.pdf. Biochemical Journal wins the ALPSP/Charlesworth Award for Best Online JournalPortland Press Ltd is delighted to announce that the Biochemical Journal has won the ALPSP/Charlesworth Award for Best Online Journal. This new award focusing on the effective use of the digital environment to serve the needs of both authors and readers, was presented to Professor George Banting, Chair of the Editorial Board, at the ALPSP Annual Awards Dinner held at the Stationers' Hall in London on 13 September 2007. The journal beat off strong competition from bmj.com (BMJ Publishing) and the New England Journal of Medicine published by the Massachusetts Medical Society, who were given a special mention by the judges. In their report the judges commended the Biochemical Journal as being both visually attractive and easy to use. They felt that the content is clearly displayed and information for authors, readers and librarians is easily available. For more details of the event, see Biochemical Journal hits the heights. Portland Press has overcome the limitations of print and exploited the flexibility of the digital environment to re-purpose the Biochemical Journal online. The journal has been re-mastered for the digital age to offer readers and authors an enhanced platform in which to build online communities within selected knowledge environments. 'MyBJ' has been developed as an online area where users can create their own personal space including customized searching and alerting, and access to a personal filing cabinet to store favourite articles. After celebrating it's Centenary in 2006, this transformation will allow the Biochemical Journal to look forward to the next 100 years. To view Biochemical Journal online, go to http://www.BiochemJ.org/ New Volume of Essays in Biochemistry availablePortland Press are pleased to announce the publication of: ISBN: 978 1 85578 160 3 Oxygen is vital to most forms of life, primarily because it is required for oxidative phosphorylation to produce ATP. Perhaps not surprisingly, we have evolved both rapid and long-term oxygen-sensing mechanisms to respond to hypoxia. Current research is beginning to shed light on the molecular mechanisms by which hypoxia can alter the expression and activity of specific proteins which serve key roles in various cell types. This volume provides an overview of rapid progress in our understanding of oxygen sensing and its associated responses in diverse mammalian tissues. In addition, the key role of hypoxia in important diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's disease are described, providing important potential targets for future therapeutic intervention. You can subscribe online now at http://essays.biochemistry.org/ Features include online access to all volumes published since 1998 and use of PDFs in course packs, e-reserves and VLEs permitted. Print copies also available for purchase. Please Contact sales@portland-services.com Portland Press 2008 Journal Prices now available
2008 subscription prices for the journals published by Portland Press, the publishing subsidiary of the Biochemical Society, are now available at: To renew your subscription, please contact your subscription agent or contact sales@portland-services.com Portland Press to publish Bioscience ReportsPortland Press Limited is pleased to announce that it will publish Bioscience Reports on behalf of the Biochemical Society from the first 2008 issue. Bioscience Reports provides researchers with recent advances across the whole breadth of the life sciences, publishing original articles and reviews on topics including biochemistry, molecular biology and cell biology. Features at a glance:
Current subscribers will benefit from no price increase in 2008. For order information, please contact sales@portland-services.com Portland Press journals continue to do well in the latest Impact Factor dataThe Biochemical Journal maintains an excellent position with an Impact Factor of 4.1. Other Portland Press journals have seen an increase in their Impact Factors:
Impact factors are a significant benchmark of a journal's value and these increases reinforce the significance of our journals in the cellular and molecular life sciences. For further information about subscribing to Portland Press journals, please email sales@portland-services.com (2006 Impact Factors, calculated by ISI(®), released June 2007) Biochemical Journal remastered for the 21st CenturyAfter celebrating its Centenary in 2006, the Biochemical Journal looks forward to the next 100 years with a transformation in content presentation and access features:
My BJ allows you to set up your own personal profile so that the BJ recognizes your preferences each time you visit, taking you directly to the content covering your own research interests. You can also store links to all your favourite articles in your personal filing cabinet. Subscribers also enjoy free access to BJ Classics (classic papers and people that have made a major contribution to emerging areas of research in context) and a video webcast featuring an excellent line-up of international speakers at the Biochemical Journal Centenary Symposium. Institutional subscribers benefit from institutional branding within the website via IP recognition. With all this and more features coming soon, visit the website today at http://www.BiochemJ.org. New Volume of Biochemical Society Symposia available
Portland Press are pleased to announce the publication of:
ISBN-13: 978 1 85578 166 5 The Cell Biology of Inositol Lipids and Phosphates is the published proceedings of the Biochemical Society's Annual Symposium held at the University of Birmingham Medical School on 29-31 March 2006. This book describes the key areas of inositide biochemistry which has progressed enormously in the last 25 years. The structural aspects of inositol lipids and phosphates are described, and their role in signalling, fertilization, cell biology and other biological processes are discussed. A comprehensive review of the multiple roles of the inositol-containing compounds and their importance in biology is provided. This book will be of interest to those involved in a number of biochemical fields including lipid biochemistry, cell biology, signalling and membrane biology. You can subscribe online now via http://symposia.biochemistry.org Features include online access to the archive and use of PDFs in course packs, e-reserves and VLEs permitted. Print copies also available for purchase. Contact sales@portland-services.com New volume of Essays in Biochemistry available
Portland Press are pleased to announce the publication of:
ISBN-13: 978 1 85578 169 This publication could not have been more timely with the epidemic increases in obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease that threaten today's world and the inherent social and economical consequences. It is now clear that a gradual decreasing amount of physical activity and increasing consumption of calories and fat are at the basis of these epidemics and related (neuro)degenerative diseases. Each essay has been written by world leading experts with complimentary expertise in human physiology and biochemistry.
You can subscribe online now via http://essays.biochemistry.org. Print copies also available for purchase. Contact sales@portland-services.com Biochemical Journal video webcast available free to subscribersPortland Press and the Biochemical Journal are pleased to announce that the video webcast of the Biochemical Journal Centenary Symposium which took place in July 2006 is now available as part of the online journal. Access to over five and a half hours of video is available to institutional subscribers to the Biochemical Journal and members of the Biochemical Society providing a valuable teaching resource on key areas of biochemistry and cell and molecular biology. Portland Press Journals to increase in frequency in 2007Clinical Science will increase from 12 to 24 online issues in 2007, offering even faster access to the latest research. Clinical Science publishes articles relating to human health and disease, particularly that which explores integrative biology of systems and pathways and the translation of molecular mechanisms to clinical applications. Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry will increase in frequency from 9 to 12 online issues in 2007 providing essential reading for all academic and commercial biotechnologists, and tissue and chemical engineers. Portland Press signs exclusive agent agreement with USACO CorporationPortland Press is pleased to announce that it has signed an exclusive agent agreement with USACO Corporation for journal subscriptions in Japan. The agreement takes effect from the 2007 renewal period and all subscription orders or enquiries originating from Japan should be directed to: We are confident that USACO will provide a high standard of service to our Japanese subscribers. Portland Press officially launches Cell Signalling BiologyPortland Press officially launches Cell Signalling Biology, an outstanding new online reference work from one of the world's leading experts, Professor Sir Michael J. Berridge (Cambridge) on 28 July 2006. Cell Signalling Biology provides researchers, teachers and students alike with an essential online resource describing the biology of cell signalling. It is published using EESI-View, the innovative and highly acclaimed online format first developed by Portland Press for the Biochemical Journal. A sample module and synopses is freely available at www.cellsignallingbiology.org Institutional subscriptions are available on an anytime start basis at just 150 GBP, 285 USD and 255 Euros. You can subscribe online now at www.cellsignallingbiology.org or via your preferred subscription agent. Multi-site and Consortia Licences are also available. email: licensing@portlandpress.com for a quotation. 
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