News archive for Palgrave Macmillan Journals
- Polity 40th Anniversary |
- Palgrave Macmillan will publish OR Insight |
- Palgrave Macmillan to publish The European Journal of Development Research from 2009 |
- Palgrave Macmillan to publish Business Economics in 2009 |
- European Political Science |
- Palgrave Macmillan Journals updated price list |
- The Palgrave Econolog |
- First Issue of Subjectivity now published! |
- Can a computer ever be conscious? |
- Maritime Economics & Logistics celebrates its 10th birthday! |
- Comparative Economic Studies celebrates its fiftieth anniversary |
- The first 2008 issue of the Eastern Economic Journal is now online |
- Palgrave Macmillan journals to be archived with Portico |
- Palgrave Macmillan and the International Association for the Study of Insurance Economics "The Geneva Association" announce collaboration to publish The Geneva Risk and Insurance Review as of 2008 |
- More titles go AOP! |
- Changes to Palgrave Macmillan Journals from April 2008 |
- Palgrave Macmillan acquires Subjectivity: International Journal of Critical Psychology |
- Palgrave Macmillan 2008 prices |
- Palgrave Macmillan to publish Organization Management Journal |
- The Summer 2007 edition of the Palgrave Journals Newsletter is now available |
- Palgrave Macmillan & the Eastern Economic Association announce partnership to publish Eastern Economic Journal |
- Palgrave Macmillan pleased to announce prize winners for two new "Best Paper" Awards |
- IMF Staff Papers |
- Economic & Labour Market Review |
- Enhanced Online Content |
- Palgrave Macmillan Journals website redesign |
- New to Palgrave Macmillan in 2007: The American Journal of Psychoanalysis
- Ex-Perpetuity Press titles now hosted on Palgrave Website
- Palgrave Journals: Extensive redesign in time for Autumn term
- Acta Politica accepted for coverage by ISI |
- Latino Studies named runner-up in CELJ awards for scholarly achievement |
- Personal subscribers and customers signed up for TOC e-alerts: login change |
- Palgrave Macmillan has acquired three journals from Perpetuity Press Ltd. |
- Palgrave Macmillan acquires 21 journals in business and allied areas. |
- New journal: Journal of Simulation |
- New journal: British Politics |
- Programme for the Enhancement of Research Information (PERI) |
- The 'Palgrave Macmillan' Prize for the best PhD thesis in Maritime Economics & Logistics |
- Palgrave Macmillan and Google |
- Palgrave Macmillan has joined PERI |
Polity 40th Anniversary
This year marks the fortieth anniversary of the founding of Polity by political scientists at the University of Massachusetts. The anniversary issue includes a forum of former editors sharing their observations about the role that the journal has played within the discipline of political science.
21 October 2008
Top of pagePalgrave Macmillan will publish OR Insight
Palgrave Macmillan will publish OR Insight, an official journal of the OR Society, as of Volume 22, 2009.
- OR Insight Press Release (PDF 19KB)
- EJDR Press Release (PDF 32KB)
- EJDR home page
- Journals Price List 2009 (PDF 173K)
- Fairly priced access, based on users not on number of sites
- Access to current content and a selected archive
- Post cancellation rights
- Desktop access for unlimited concurrent users
- Discounts for customers purchasing multiple products
- A streamlined ordering and customer service process
- Palgrave Journals Newsletter, Summer 2007 edition (PDF 0.23Mb)
26 September 2008
Top of pagePalgrave Macmillan to publish The European Journal of Development Research from 2009
From 2009 Palgrave Macmillan will publish The European Journal of Development Research on behalf of The European Association for Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI). The EJDR is one of the leading international development research journals and has been published since 1989. The first volume to be published by Palgrave Macmillan will be Volume 21, beginning in February 2009.
24 September 2008
Top of pagePalgrave Macmillan to publish Business Economics in 2009
Palgrave Macmillan will publish Business Economics, the official journal of the National Association for Business Economics, as of Volume 44, 2009.
16 September 2008
Top of pageEuropean Political Science
We are delighted to announce that European Political Science has been accepted by Thomson Reuters for indexing and inclusion in the Social Science Citation Index.
26 August 2008
Top of pagePalgrave Macmillan Journals updated price list
We are pleased to announce our prices for 2009.
21 August 2008
Top of pageThe Palgrave Econolog
This new service from Palgrave Macmillan surveys the content of over 350 Economics blogs, indexes them by topic and tracks traffic so that you can see at a glance what Economists are reading and writing about. Easy to use and free of charge. Please take a look at http://www.econolog.net/.
11 July 2008
Top of pageFirst Issue of Subjectivity now published!
The first issue of Subjectivity is now available, and includes articles by Annemarie Mol, Isabelle Stengers, Lynne Layton, Margaret Wetherell, Nigel Thrift, Paul Stenner and Thomas Csordas. Click here for free access to all these articles.
30 May 2008
Top of pageCan a computer ever be conscious?
Consciousness is a delicate subject that scientists have sometimes kept away from because of its philosophical nature. But can a computer ever be conscious? The latest compelling paper in the regular Debates and Perspectives section from the Journal of Information Technology focuses on two of the giants in the field of consciousness. Ray Tallis and Igor Aleksander become intellectual sparring partners in a debate entitled 'Computer models of the mind are invalid' - the paper is available to access for free during 2008.
Ray Tallis and Igor Aleksander also appear on TechWeekly, the Guardian's technology blog, in a debate on the same subject, click here to listen.
8 May 2008
Top of pageMaritime Economics & Logistics celebrates its 10th birthday!
In 2008 Maritime Economics & Logistics is celebrating the publication of its 10th Volume. To mark the occasion the Editor has selected some of the most significant papers that the journal has published, and we are making them available to download for free until September!
21 April 2008
Top of pageComparative Economic Studies celebrates its fiftieth anniversary
In 2008 Comparative Economic Studies celebrates the publication of its fiftieth Volume. To commemorate the occasion, a number of special articles reflecting on the achievements of the field and pointing to new avenues for research have been commissioned and will be published during 2008.
Visit the Comparative Economic Studies website.
16 April 2008
Top of pageThe first 2008 issue of the Eastern Economic Journal is now online
Access the Table of Contents to see a full list of the articles available. These include Robert Shiller on real estate and John Roemer on socialism vs social democracy.
15 January 2008
Top of pagePalgrave Macmillan journals to be archived with Portico
Palgrave Macmillan is pleased to announce that forty-four of its journals from its online collection will be preserved in the Portico archive to remain available for future scholars, researchers, and students.
Palgrave Macmillan (a sister company to Nature Publishing Group) is a global academic publisher, serving learning and scholarship in higher education and the professional world. Palgrave Macmillan publishes textbooks, journals, monographs, and professional and reference works both in print and online with a focus on the humanities, social sciences and business.
With the inclusion of Palgrave Macmillan's publications, over 7,300 titles have now been entrusted to the Portico archive. The complete list of titles is listed on the Portico committed tiles index and a list of participating publishers is also available on the Portico participating publishers page. The current list of participating libraries is available in particiaptiong libraries index.
27 November 2007
Top of pagePalgrave Macmillan and the International Association for the Study of Insurance Economics "The Geneva Association" announce collaboration to publish me The Geneva Risk and Insurance Review as of 2008
Palgrave Macmillan, the academic and professional publishing division of Macmillan Publishers Ltd, and the International Association for the Study of Insurance Economics "The Geneva Association" announced today that Palgrave Macmillan will publish The Geneva Risk and Insurance Review, on behalf of The Geneva Association. The Geneva Risk and Insurance Review, a leading economics journal focussed on risk and insurance, strives to publish high quality papers that advance understanding of individual and firm behaviour under uncertainty.
Read the full press release. [PDF, 45KB]
Visit The Geneva Risk and Insurance Review website.
16 November 2007
Top of pageMore titles go AOP!
As of 2008 eighteen Palgrave Macmillan journals will be utilising our industry leading Advance Online Publication (AOP) service. This service enables us to publish online the final version of a paper, fully citeable and exactly as it will be published in the printed edition. In some instances papers are published AOP a significant number of months before appearing in print.
The full list of titles that will utilise this service in 2008 is:
Journal of International Business StudiesJournal of the Operational Research Society
European Journal of Information Systems
Journal of Information Technology
Journal of Brand Management
IMF Staff Papers
Polity
Journal of Generic Medicines
Journal of Database Marketing & Customer Strategy Management
Journal of Commercial Biotechnology
Journal of Medical Marketing
International Politics
Information Visualisation
Tourism and Hospitality Research
Journal of Retail & Leisure Property
Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management
International Journal of Disclosure and Governance
Journal of Targeting, Measurement and Analysis for Marketing
1 November 2007
Top of pageChanges to Palgrave Macmillan Journals from April 2008
Over recent years the Palgrave Macmillan journals list has grown significantly and the Company has been looking at ways to meet best the developing needs of its subscribers.
Palgrave Macmillan is pleased to announce that, from April 2008, online access to its journals will be sold as site licenses via its sister company Nature Publishing Group (NPG). From March 31st 2008 combined print and online subscriptions will no longer be sold.
By decoupling online product from print, Palgrave Macmillan will be better positioned to offer increased benefits to customers in the future. From April 2008, the following advantages of NPG site licenses will be extended to the Palgrave Macmillan journal portfolio:
2008 renewals
Existing customers with online only or with combined print and online subscriptions should renew for 2008 as normal. If you do not require online access, select the print-only option.
NPG sales people look forward to contacting you during 2008 to discuss your needs for 2009.
For further information please read our FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) here: http://www.nature.com/press_releases/palgraveFAQ.pdf (PDF, 32KB)
11 September 2007
Top of pagePalgrave Macmillan acquires Subjectivity: International Journal of Critical Psychology
Palgrave Macmillan, the academic and professional publishing division of Macmillan Publishers Ltd, announced today that it has acquired Critical Psychology: The International Journal of Critical Psychology (previously published by Lawrence and Wishart). Palgrave Macmillan will be relaunching the journal as Subjectivity: International Journal of Critical Psychology in April 2008. Subjectivity will be a transdisciplinary journal in the social sciences.
David Bull, Journals Director at Palgrave Macmillan, said: "We are pleased to have acquired such an innovative title as Subjectivity. We believe that the quality of the journal and its editorial processes, allied to our global journals publishing infrastructure and outreach, will enable this young journal to grow exponentially. We look forward to working with Valerie Walkerdine and the editorial collective."
The first issue to be published by Palgrave Macmillan will be issue 22, in April 2008, when the journal will increase its frequency to quarterly. Subjectivity will be edited collectively by Lisa Blackman, John Crosby, Derek Hook, Dimitris Papadopoulos and Valerie Walkerdine. Palgrave Macmillan is working with the editors and with previous publisher Laurence & Wishart to ensure a smooth transition.
Palgrave Macmillan's extensive experience of journals publishing will bring immediate benefits to Subjectivity, which will also be available as a fully-capable e-journal. The journal will receive enhanced visibility worldwide and a new design inside and out.
Valerie Walkerdine, Co-Editor and previous owner of Subjectivity, said: "All members of the Subjectivity editorial collective look forward to a successful relationship with Palgrave Macmillan, which we are confident will enhance the journal in many ways. Subjectivity will benefit from Palgrave Macmillan's expertise and international profile."
3 September 2007
Top of pagePalgrave Macmillan to publish Organization Management Journal
From 2008 Palgrave Macmillan will publish Organization Management Journal on behalf of the Eastern Academy of Management. OMJ is one of the leading nascent online-only management and organization studies peer-reviewed research journals; has been published since 2004 and boasts a strong and active online community.
The first volume to be published by Palgrave Macmillan will be Volume 5, beginning in April 2008. The EAM and Palgrave Macmillan are working carefully to ensure a smooth transition. The editorial operation of OMJ will continue unchanged.
Read the press release here (PDF, 43KB)
2 August 2007
Top of pageThe Summer 2007 edition of the Palgrave Journals Newsletter is now available
31 July 2007
Top of pagePalgrave Macmillan pleased to announce prize winners for two new "Best Paper" Awards
We are pleased to announce that the winners of the very first Polity Prize for the best article published in volume 38 are Andreas Kalyvas and Ira Katznelson for their paper “The Republic of the Moderns: Paine's and Madison's Novel Liberalism.” The award will be presented formally at the Northeastern Political Science Association meeting in November. Click here to download a free copy of the winning paper.
The winner of the British Politics Best Paper Prize for the 2006 volume is Mick Temple, for his paper "Dumbing Down is Good for You". Click on the paper title to read this article free for the next two months.
30 July 2007
Top of pagePalgrave Macmillan and the Eastern Economic Association announce partnership to publish Eastern Economic Journal
Palgrave Macmillan, the academic and professional publishing division of Macmillan Publishers Ltd, and the Eastern Economic Association announced today that as of 2008, commencing Volume 34, Palgrave Macmillan will publish the Eastern Economic Journal on behalf of the Eastern Economic Association.
For further details visit the new Palgrave Macmillan Journals website for EEJ6 July 2007
Top of pageIMF Staff Papers
We are pleased to announce that from 2007 Palgrave Macmillan will publish IMF Staff Papers on behalf of the IMF. IMF Staff Papers is one of the leading international economics and finance peer-reviewed research journals and has been published since 1950.
The first volume to be published by Palgrave Macmillan will be Volume 54, beginning in April 2007. The IMF and Palgrave Macmillan have worked carefully to ensure a smooth transition. The editorial operation of IMF Staff Papers will continue unchanged. All contributions will be subject to rigorous peer-review and assessment, as has always been the case.
Read the press release here (PDF, 21KB).
28 February 2007
Top of pageEconomic & Labour Market Review
We are delighted to announce, along with the UK Office for National Statistics, the launch of the Economic & Labour Market Review, a new monthly publication that provides a comprehensive – and unique – statistical picture of the UK economy and labour market.
Authoritative and with impartial commentary and analysis from specialist authors, this journal brings economic and labour market statistics to life through news, reviews, articles and features.
The first issue of this unparalleled source of up-to-date commentary, analysis and data, features articles on public understanding of inflation. Access the articles here.
16th January 2007
Top of pageEnhanced Online Content
As of their 2007 Volumes, all Palgrave Macmillan Journals will feature enhanced online content. In addition to online content in PDF format, all of our titles will now also be available online in full-text HTML. Our HTML content is fully searchable and contains a great variety of links, including citation linking utilising digital object identifiers (DOIs). Selected titles will also feature our Advance Online Publication (AOP) service.
In 2007 a standard subscription includes access to the entire available online archive!
6 November 2006
Top of pagePalgrave Macmillan Journals website redesign
If you have not accessed www.palgrave-journals.com over the summer, now is the time to return for a new look and a whole new experience. In time for the Autumn Term, our website has undergone an extensive re-design process.
At the core of the redesigned site is the new online content-production system. This system, fully tried and tested over the last 12 months by the academic journals of Nature Publishing Group, has several aims, according to Val Langrish, Web Production Manager, Nature Web Services. "In addition to creating a quick search facility and improved article navigation, we also invested in re-indexing all of the holdings in our archives. Furthermore, going forward, we will be publishing all articles for every title in both PDF and XHTML format. All this added functionality means our readers, authors and librarians have faster, more consistent and more comprehensive access to our content."
The new www.palgrave-journals.com also includes more prominent society branding for Palgrave Macmillan's society clients. "Our society clients are at the core of our business and we are always creating innovative ways for them to build their profile and their membership", says David Bull, Director, Journals Publishing, Palgrave Macmillan. David continues, "This is particularly true when, as at present, we are actively building our list through the addition of new society partners."
The redesigned site also hosts all the new publications acquired in 2005. Visit www.palgrave-journals.com for further information.
10th October 2006
Top of pageNew to Palgrave Macmillan in 2007: The American Journal of Psychoanalysis
From 2007 The American Journal of Psychoanalysis will be published by Palgrave Macmillan on behalf of the Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis. The journal is an international forum for a broad range of contemporary clinical and theoretical concepts of psychoanalysis and for presenting related investigations in allied fields. There is no price increase for the 2007 volume of the journal.
7th August 2006
Top of pageEx-Perpetuity Press titles now hosted on Palgrave Website
From September 2006 the following titles will no longer be hosted on Atypon: Risk Management: An International Journal, Security Journal and Crime Prevention and Community Safety: An International Journal.
We are pleased to announce that full text content is now to be available on our own website and a current subscription will entitle you to access the latest articles as well as the archives dating back to 1999.
31st August 2006
Top of pageWebsite Redesign
You'll notice changes to the Palgrave Macmillan journals website as of May 2006. Our website has undergone an extensive re-design process, which now allows us to introduce the following: new and improved functionality, improved site navigation and improved accessibility, allowing us to meet new web accessibility guidelines. Visit the web pages for the journal Development to explore the new design.
25th April 2006
Top of pageActa Politica accepted for coverage by ISI
Palgrave Macmillan is pleased to announce that Acta Politica has been accepted for coverage by ISI's Social Science Citation Index. Coverage of the journal will begin with the March 2006 issue. Our congratulations to Acta Politica's Editors, Hans Keman and Marc Hooghe, for all of their hard work over the last few years in improving the standard of papers published in the journal. This news is a welcome endorsement of the high quality of the journal and we trust that it will encourage more authors to submit their best work to Acta Politica.
7th February 2006
Top of pageLatino Studies named runner-up in CELJ awards for scholarly achievement
Palgrave Macmillan is pleased to announce that our journal, Latino Studies, has been named Runner up in the Council of Editors of Learned Journals (CELJ) Awards for Scholarly Achievement - Best New Journal category.
Latino Studies, edited by Suzanne Oboler, University of Illinois at Chicago, has been published since 2003 and has swiftly established itself as a leading, international peer-reviewed journal. From 2006, Latino Studies will be increasing in frequency to four issues per year...read more (PDF 170k).
For more information about Latino Studies please visit www.palgrave-journals.com/lst
4th January 2006
Top of pagePersonal subscribers and customers signed up for TOC e-alerts: login change
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28th October 2005
Top of pagePalgrave Macmillan has acquired three journals from Perpetuity Press Ltd.
Read the press release here (PDF 28k).
24th October 2005
Top of pagePalgrave Macmillan has acquired 21 journals in business and allied areas.
Read the press release here (PDF 27k).
17th August 2005
Top of pageNew journal: Journal of Simulation
We are pleased to announce the launch of a significant new journal for 2006 - Journal of Simulation. Published in association with The OR Society this innovative journal will publish both theoretical and practical papers concerned with simulation.
22nd June 2005
Top of pageNew journal: British Politics
In 2006, Palgrave Macmillan will be launching an innovative new journal entitled British Politics. Please view the British Politics pages for the latest information about this new publication.
7th April 2005
Top of pageProgramme for the Enhancement of Research Information (PERI)
Palgrave Macmillan is an active partner in the PERI programme. The aim of the project is to support capacity building in the research sector in developing and transitional countries by strengthening the access and dissemination of information and knowledge. The goal is for resources available through PERI to be affordable.
KEY WORDS: Affordability, Sustainability, Capacity Building
At 1 January 2003, PERI provided access to over 8000 full-text online journals and many of the world's leading bibliographic and reference databases, including those from Palgrave Macmillan. Participating countries making good use of our content include Pakistan, Bolivia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Further information about PERI can be found in an archived news item.
31st March 2005
Top of pageThe 'Palgrave Macmillan' Prize for the best PhD thesis in Maritime Economics & Logistics
In pursuit of its commitment to promote quality research and strengthen research links, particularly among young researchers, Maritime Economics & Logistics has organized its second Competition for the best PhD Theses that have been successfully defended during the period 1st July 2002 to 30th June 2005.
The 'Palgrave Macmillan' Award for the best PhD thesis, together with a prize of €1,000, will be presented at a ceremony that will take place on the 25th June 2005 during the annual conference of the International Association of Maritime Economics (IAME).
See the Prize Announcement for more information (PDF 319k).
11th January 2005
Top of pagePalgrave Macmillan and Google
Google has now started to index the full text of articles published online in Palgrave Macmillan journals. This initiative makes the high quality content of our journals more readily available to those conducting searches using Google. Typical search results will deliver you to the publicly accessible element of an online article, which is usually the article abstract.
11 October 2004
Top of pagePalgrave Macmillan has joined PERI
Palgrave Macmillan has recently joined the Programme for the Enhancement of Research Information (PERI), a programme of INASP, the International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications. PERI supports capacity building in the research sector in developing and transitional countries by strengthening production and dissemination of, and access to, information and knowledge.
Through PERI, Palgrave Macmillan is making its entire e-journals portfolio available to 29 countries designated by the World Bank as Less Developed Countries.
For information about how to register your institute or to find out if your institution is entitled to access to Palgrave Macmillan Journals through PERI, please visit: http://www.inasp.info/peri/countries and select your country from the list. Full information about the PERI programme can be found at http://www.inasp.info/peri/.
