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</font><div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="DE" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">PRESS RELEASE</font></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">China’s first open access journal</font><i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"> Nano
Research</font></i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"> listed in Science Citation Index</font></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:normal">Beijing / Berlin, 16 March 2010</span></font></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">Thomson ISI has announced that</font><i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"> Nano Research,
</font></i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">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.</font></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:red"><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"> </font></span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">Nano Research</font></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"> is part of Springer’s </font><i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">Chinese Library of Science</font></i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">, a
collection comprising more than 90 journals.</font></span></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">
<i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">Nano Research</font></i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"> 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, </font><i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">Nano Research</font></i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"> allows readers worldwide to download
full articles via the online platform SpringerLink free of charge, thus
enhancing rapid access to the journal.</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">Nano Research</font></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">, featuring prompt review and timely publication,
implements an online submission system. Furthermore, a</font></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">ll articles are published electronically via
Online First™ before they appear in print. T</font></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">he 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.<br><br>
Dr. Dai said, “</font>
<i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">Nano Research</font></i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"> 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."</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;background:white"><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">Junfeng Zong, President of
Tsinghua University Press, said, </font></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">“</font><i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">Nano
Research</font></i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"> 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</font><i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"> </font></i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">for </font><i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">Nano
Research </font></i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">in the future.”</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">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. </font><i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">Nano Research</font></i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"> is a successful example of
state-of-the-art publishing which demonstrates the supportive effect of open
access to a newly launched academic journal.”</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"><br>
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<b><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">Tsinghua University</font></b><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">, 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. </font></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"><br><br></font>
<b><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">Springer Science+Business Media</font></b><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"> (</font><u><a href="http://www.springer.com" target="_blank"><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">www.springer.com</font></a></u><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">) 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. </font></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">In the
science, technology and medicine (STM) sector, </font></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">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.</font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.6pt;line-height:12.0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">Contact:</font></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.6pt;line-height:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">Tsinghua
University Press: Jane Huang, </font></span><a href="mailto:huangjj@tup.tsinghua.edu.cn" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">huangjj@tup.tsinghua.edu.cn</font></span></a><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">Springer: Joan Robinson, tel +49-6221-487-8130, </font></span><a href="mailto:joan.robinson@springer.com" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">joan.robinson@springer.com</font></span></a></p>
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