[BOAI] Press release: China's first open access journal Nano Research listed in Science Citation Index

[Peter Suber]

[Forwarding from Springer.  --Peter Suber.]

*PRESS RELEASE*

*China’s first open access journal Nano Research listed in Science Citation
Index*

*Beijing / Berlin, 16 March 2010*

Thomson ISI has announced that* Nano Research, *an English-language journal
jointly published by Springer and Tsinghua University Press, is now listed
in the Science Citation Index-Expanded (SCI-E).  The academic journal,
founded in July 2008, has been covered in the index from Volume 1, Issue 1.
*Nano Research* is part of Springer’s *Chinese Library of Science*, a
collection comprising more than 90 journals.

*Nano Research* is an international, interdisciplinary journal which
publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed, original research papers and review
articles on nanometer scale material and nanotechnology.  With an open
access publishing model, *Nano Research* allows readers worldwide to
download full articles via the online platform SpringerLink free of charge,
thus enhancing rapid access to the journal.

*Nano Research*, featuring prompt review and timely publication, implements
an online submission system.  Furthermore, all articles are published
electronically via Online First™ before they appear in print.  The journal
has gained support from many top scientists in the field of nanoscience and
has attracted world-class contributors and reviewers from such renowned
universities and research institutes as MIT, Stanford University and the
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology.  Articles contributed by
Chinese mainland scientists account for 20 percent of the total articles
published.  Editors-in-chief are Dr. Dai Hongjie, professor at Stanford
University in the US, and Dr. Xue Qikun, professor at Tsinghua University in
China.

Dr. Dai said, “ *Nano Research* is committed to publishing high-quality
results and exciting new discoveries in nanoscience in the timeliest manner
possible.  We are determined to make a difference in publishing in these
dynamic times, when nanoscience continues to rapidly develop and expand."

Junfeng Zong, President of Tsinghua University Press, said, “*Nano
Research*was selected for inclusion in the SCI-E shortly after it was
launched.  This
shows that international cooperation is an effective way to publish a new
journal, and also demonstrates that Tsinghua publications are recognized
globally and that Tsinghua University Press is capable of producing
high-level international publications.  We are confident that the efforts of
the editorial board, combined with the support of many leading scientists
all over the world, will result in even greater success* *for *Nano Research
*in the future.”

Peter Hendriks, President of STM Global Publishing and Marketing at
Springer, said, “The joint efforts of Tsinghua University Press, Springer,
and the editors-in-chief have produced a superior publication.  *Nano
Research* is a successful example of state-of-the-art publishing which
demonstrates the supportive effect of open access to a newly launched
academic journal.”


 *Tsinghua University*, under the Ministry of Education of the Republic of
China, is a multidisciplinary comprehensive university specializing in
science and engineering.  It is one of the most important national bases for
higher education, scientific research and technological development.
Tsinghua University Press, under the charge of the Ministry of Education and
sponsored by Tsinghua University, is one of the most respected academic
publishing houses in China.

*Springer Science+Business Media* (*www.springer.com*) is a leading global
scientific publisher, delivering quality content through innovative
information products and services.  The company is also a trusted provider
of local-language professional publications in Europe, especially in Germany
and the Netherlands.  In the science, technology and medicine (STM) sector, the
group publishes around 2,000 journals and more than 6,500 new books a year,
as well as the largest STM eBook Collection worldwide.  Springer has
operations in about 20 countries in Europe, the USA, and Asia, and more than
5,000 employees.



*Contact:*

Tsinghua University Press: Jane Huang, huangjj at tup.tsinghua.edu.cn

Springer: Joan Robinson, tel +49-6221-487-8130, joan.robinson at springer.com
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