'What's new?' archive
Launch of Nature Geoscience makes a 'green' splash
20 December 2007
The first issue of Nature Geoscience went live today at www.nature.com/ngeo. Nature Geoscience is a new research journal dedicated to publishing some of the most significant new research in the Earth and planetary sciences
Nature Publishing Group announces the launch of Mucosal Immunology
18 December 2007
Launched this month, Mucosal Immunology is a new journal from the Society for Mucosal Immunology (SMI) and Nature Publishing Group (NPG). The first issue of this bimonthly journal is now available online at www.nature.com/mi.
Nature Publishing Group to publish genomes using Creative Commons licence
5 December 2007
Nature Publishing Group (NPG) announced today that is introducing a Creative Commons licence for original research articles publishing the primary sequence of an organism's genome for the first time in any of the Nature journals.
BioCentury and Nature Publishing Group Announce Joint Publishing Agreement
4 December 2007
New products and services will identify and evaluate scientific research offering the greatest potential for translation into new medicines
Second Life climate change conference is Second Nature to NPG - and almost carbon neutral
4 December 2007
Bali is not the only island that will be hosting a climate change conference this week. Second Nature, Nature Publishing Group's (NPG) archipelago in Second Life, will host a series of talks to coincide with the UN climate change conference.
Nature Publishing Group and A-IMBN launch A-IMBN Research
3 December 2007
A-IMBN Research was launched today at www.natureasia.com/A-IMBN. The new website highlights some of the best research in molecular biology and biotechnology research in the Asia-Pacific region.
Palgrave Macmillan to publish The Geneva Risk and Insurance Review (GRIR) in 2008
19 November 2007
Palgrave Macmillan and the International Association for the Study of Insurance Economics (The Geneva Association) are delighted to announce collaboration to publish The Geneva Risk and Insurance Review (GRIR) in 2008.
Palgrave Macmillan journals to be archived with Portico
13 November 2007
Portico is pleased to announce the signing of an agreement with Palgrave Macmillan to preserve 44 journals from its online collection in the archive.
Steven Inchcoombe appointed Managing Director of Nature Publishing Group
19 October 2007
Newly appointed Macmillan CEO Annette Thomas today announced that Steven Inchcoombe, currently Macmillan's International Director, will become Managing Director of Nature Publishing Group (NPG) with immediate effect.
Nature Publishing Group to archive Nature and NPG journals with Portico
28 September 2007
Portico is pleased to announce the signing of an agreement with Nature Publishing Group (NPG) to preserve Nature, the world's foremost weekly scientific journal and the flagship journal for NPG, and all journals owned by NPG.
NPG's annual letter to customers
24 September 2007
Last year, I wrote to you about the exciting opportunities provided by new web technologies, and the potential for new forms of science communication
Introducing site license access to Palgrave Macmillan journals from April 2008
11 September 2007
Nature Publishing Group (NPG) is pleased to announce that, from April 2008, we will be selling online access to Palgrave Macmillan journals as a site license. Click here for more info. Click here for Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).
NAASO, The Obesity Society and NPG announce a new publishing partnership
29 August 2007
NAASO, The Obesity Society and Nature Publishing Group (NPG) are pleased to announce a new publishing partnership. From January 2008, NPG will publish the society's leading international title, Obesity.
Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine Editor-in-Chief awarded the Gold Medal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
29 August 2007
Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine is pleased to announce that Dr Valentin Fuster, MD, PHD, Editor-in-Chief, was one of two outstanding clinical scientists recently awarded the Gold Medal of the European Society of Cardiology.
The American Journal of Hypertension, Ltd. and Nature Publishing Group announce a new publishing partnership
29 August 2007
In the fall of 2007, NPG and the American Journal of Hypertension, Ltd. will join together to publish the American Journal of Hypertension. The journal will be launched with Dr. M. H. Alderman as the journal’s Editor-in-Chief.
Announcing Nature Chemistry
15 August 2007
Nature Publishing Group (NPG) is delighted to announce the launch of Nature Chemistry in 2009 and is now recruiting for the editor-in-chief. This marks a significant new expansion of NPG into chemistry publishing following our recent successes in the physical sciences.
NPG'S Director of Web Publishing answers some probing questions from a no-nonsense science librarian - Confessions of a Science Librarian
3 July 2007
Q. Some of Nature's recent journal publishing decisions have been quite controversial among librarians. Nature Physics is a good example. Do we really need another Physics journal?
Q. What do you think the future of print journal publishing is in 5 years? 10 years?
Q. Who do you think your biggest competitor is? Open Access journals, other society or commercial publishers or even just the notion that everything is available for free on the web?
Find out how Timo Hannay replied to these questions and others »
The Society for Mucosal Immunology and NPG announce a new publishing partnership
28 June 2007
The Society for Mucosal Immunology (SMI) and Nature Publishing Group (NPG) are pleased to announce a new publishing partnership. In late 2007, NPG and SMI will launch a new publication, Mucosal Immunology.
One publisher dominates high impact publishing: Nature Publishing Group
27 June 2007
In last week's Journal Citation Report (Thomson ISI), Nature Publishing Group (NPG) once again emerged as the high impact publisher.
Nature Publishing Group and its partner organizations launch Nature Precedings, a free document-sharing service for scientists.
19 June 2007
Today Nature Publishing Group (NPG) and partner organisations launch Nature Precedings http://precedings.nature.com, a free online service enabling researchers to rapidly share, discuss and cite early findings.
NPG launches Nature Reports- "The science behind the news, the news behind the science"
8 June 2007
Nature Publishing Group (NPG) announces the launch of two new websites- Nature Reports Climate Change and Nature Reports Stem Cells. The Nature Reports sites highlight topical science issues by providing thorough investigative reporting based on peer-reviewed, primary research. The sites will report "the science behind the news, the news behind the science" and explore the social, political and economic implications of the highlighted topic.
Nature journals published majority share of "hottest" research in 2006- ScienceWatch
24 May 2007
Nature Publishing Group (NPG) was the leading publisher in ScienceWatch's "Hottest Research of 2005-06" report, released last month. Ten of the forty "hottest" papers listed were published in NPG journals; seven in Nature, two in Nature Immunology and one in Nature Genetics.
An Interview with Timo Hannay of Nature Publishing Group - Der Spiegel
18 May 2007
"Nature, the world's best-known scientific publication, is now being transformed into a multimedia platform that includes blogs, podcasts and even a Second Life presence." Der Spiegel talks to NPG's Director of Web Publishing, Timo Hannay, about Nature Publishing Group; past, present and future.
NPG Managing Director wins prize for women in publishing
11 May 2007
Congratulations to Annette Thomas, who won the Kim Scott Walwyn Prize for women in publishing in the UK. The prize commemorates the life and career of Kim Scott Walwyn, a Publishing Director at Oxford University Press until her career was cut short in her early forties by illness. The judges look for the qualities that marked Kim's own career and the careers of those she encouraged - intellectual rigour, excellence and the ability to form and lead creative and innovative publishing teams. The award honors Dr. Thomas's career, which includes 14 years at Nature Publishing Group.
nature.com scheduled maintenance
11 May 2007
On Saturday, May 19th at midnight (EST), NPG will be conducting important maintenance work on nature.com and the social software network. We expect that all sites running on these two platforms will be off-line for approx 30 minutes.
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Nature Publishing Group announces the launch of The ISME Journal
1 May 2007
Launched this month, The ISME Journal - Multidisciplinary Journal of Microbial Ecology is a new journal from the International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME) and Nature Publishing Group (NPG).
NPG launches London networking site for scientists
17 April 2007
On 21 March 2007 the Nature Publishing Group (NPG) launched Nature Network London - http://network.nature.com/london. This is the second city hub of its global social networking site for scientists, Nature Network, launched in February 2007. Nature Network London is a free online meeting point for scientists in the London area.
nature.com service alert
6 March 2007
We would like to apologise for the problems many institutions have experienced recently with access to nature.com and administering your site license account. Read an overview of the problems and our plan for resolution here.
NPG launches networking website for scientists
28 February 2007
Nature Publishing Group (NPG) announces the launch of Nature Network, a new free online networking website for scientists worldwide. This Web 2.0 toolkit will help scientists everywhere to meet like-minded researchers, hold online discussions, showcase their work via personal homepages, share information with groups (open or private) and tag content.
NPG launches a new web publication - Nature China
14 February 2007
Nature Publishing Group (NPG) and AstraZeneca are delighted to announce the launch of Nature China, a new web based publication promoting the best scientific research published in mainland China and Hong Kong.
Changes to your Site License Administration Account
13 February 2007
Your Site License Administration Account has been updated to include more information about content associated with your site license. These changes will appear under the tab labelled 'LICENSES'. Read more information here or log in to your Administration Account.
Nature.com service alert-update
13 February 2007
The nature.com website has had periods of instability over the past few weeks due to an increase in traffic to the site. This has caused the backend database that manages access to content to stop responding to requests. The nature.com technical team has increased capacity by adding additional web servers and optimizing database queries. We have seen improvements in performance since these changes were made. However, there are still occasional problems during peak traffic times and additional upgrades are being applied to help stabilize the site.
One of the results of these problems was that site license customers were intermittently not being recognized as subscribers, and receiving an Access message. We apologize for any confusion this has caused. Please contact Customer Service to report any specific instances at your institution.
NPG and the Society for Mucosal Immunology announce a new publishing partnership
5 February 2007
NPG and the Society for Mucosal Immunology (SMI) are pleased to announce a new publishing partnership. In the fall of 2007, NPG and SMI will launch a new publication, Mucosal Immunology.
Nature Publishing Group announces the launch of Nature Education
16 January 2007
Nature Publishing Group (NPG), publisher of the world's most influential science journals, today announced the launch of Nature Education, a new venture to develop innovative educational resources and tools for science students and their professors. Building upon NPG's strong reputation with educators and their students as a source of timely, relevant and high quality information - some of which is already used to supplement traditional teaching resources - Nature Education will take a non-traditional approach to the rapidly-evolving college education market, focusing primarily on creating leading edge, digitally-based, learning solutions in biology, chemistry and physics.
Nature Clinical Practice journals introduce Advance Online Publication
16 January 2007
Nature Clinical Practice is delighted to announce that a selection of its content is now available via NPG's Advance Online Publication (AOP) program.
