From 2010 onwards, the SCI-indexed International Journal of Data Mining and Bioinformatics will increase from four to six the number of issues it publishes.

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management has announced that it will increase its issue frequency in 2009 from 6 to 8 issues per year.

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The International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology has announced an increase in issue frequency from 4 to 6, starting in 2010. Editor-in-Chief, Nilmini Wickramasinghe says, "It is good to know there is so much high quality research in this area and I suspect this will only grow".

Following our offer to readers in recent Highlights newsletters to tell us what they think of the newsletter and, by doing so, to be entered in a draw for a free 2009 subscription to a journal of their choice, we now have a winner of that draw. She is Dr. Tatjana Haramina from the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture and we congratulate her on her win. She has chosen the International Journal of Nanotechnology as her free subscription.

Inderscience has added to its occasional book series with the first volume of the Shipping and Transport Logistics series, edited by Dr Y.H. Venus Lun and Dr Kee-Hung Lai from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The first volume, Container Transport Management, has just been published. The series complements the International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics, the inaugural volume of which is due for publication shortly.

Muhammad Mizanur Rahaman, an Editorial Board member of the International Journal of Sustainable Society, has co-edited a book, freely available on the Web, entitled, "Central Asian Waters: Social, Economic, Environmental and Governance Puzzle". The book includes 11 articles that scrutinize the economic, environmental, social and governance challenges of Central Asia; the region that is not limited to Aral Sea basin but encompasses Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and northern Afghanistan. The editors aim to bring new insight into the discussion of water management in Central Asia.

We are very glad to welcome Drs. Melissa Tyler from Loughborough University Business School and Dr. Philip Hancock from the Warwick Business School as the new Editors of the International Journal of Work Organisation and Emotion, and wish them every success with the title. The journal owes a huge debt of gratitude to Professor Ruth Simpson and Dr. Stephen Smith from Brunel University for their dedicated work in inaugurating and developing the journal thus far. They show their continued support by becoming Board members of the journal.

With the publication of the inaugural issue of the International Journal of Electronic Democracy, Inderscience has reached the total of 250 published titles. This demonstrates the speed of our growth, which shows no sign of slackening, given the number of titles being prepared for publication in the coming weeks and in 2009.

Congratulations to Dr Ofer Zwikael, Editorial Board Member of the International Journal of Project Organisation and Management, who has received a Research Award for Outstanding Research Contribution from the International Project Management Association in its annual awards. Details of may be seen at http://www.ipma.ch/awards/resawards/Pages/winnersandhonours2008.aspx

Professor Marina Dabic from the University of Zagreb's Department of Managerial Economics and Professor Darko Tipuric, Dean of Faculty at the same university's Faculty of Economics & Business, have agreed to become the new Editors-in-Chief of the International Journal of Transitions and Innovation Systems. The journal's description and subject coverage are now in place and the journal will be developed to publication in the next couple of years.

The International Journal of Intelligent Information and Database Systems has announced its intention to increase the frequency of its issues, meaning that it will publish 6 issues per year from 2010 onwards.

The International Journal of Critical Computer-Based Systems has issued a Call for Papers for its inaugural issue.

The paper entitled "An Inventory Model for a Local Collection Point with Product Recovery and Resale" (Q. Gou, L. Ren, L. Liang, and Z. Huang) received The Best Theoretical Paper Award at The XVIII ACME International Conference on Pacific Rim Management, Toronto, July 24-26, 2008. A revised version of the paper, entitled "An Inventory Approach for a Local Collection Point in Reverse Supply Chains", is published in the International Journal of Sustainable Society, 2008, 1 (1), pp.55-84.

The International Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems has announced an immediate increase from 4 to 6 issues for 2008, reflecting the flow of papers submitted to the journal, despite the fact that it is only in its inaugural year. From 2009, the journal will produce 8 issues per year.

Following the increase of the International Journal of Nanomanufacturing to 8 issues per year from 2009, its sister titles, International Journal of Nanoparticles and International Journal of Nano and Biomaterials, have also announced increases from 2009, from 4 to 6 issues.

The currently-named International Journal of Complexity, which is at present under development and due for publication late-2009/early-2010, has changed its name to International Journal of Complexity in Applied Science and Engineering, to better relefect its coverage. Its editor is Professor Waguih ElMaraghy, Head of the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Director of the Intelligent Manufacturing Systems Centre at the University of Windsor. It will be the sister journal of the International Journal of Complexity in Leadership and Management, which is to be announced shortly.

The publication of 4 brand new titles - International Journal of Mining and Mineral Engineering, International Journal of Arab Culture, Management and Sustainable Development, International Journal of Managerial Financial and Accounting and International Journal of Social and Humanistic Computing - takes the number of new titles published by Inderscience Publishers to over 50 in 2008. This has been our most prolific year yet in terms of new journals, and there are more to come. The various ways of keeping up to date with this new content include our blog, RSS feeds, and TOC alerts, all available via the Services section of the home page.

From 2009, the following journals will be increasing the number of issues they publish: International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations (from 4 to 6); International Journal of Nanomanufacturing (from 6 to 8) and the International Journal of Product Development (from 8 to 12)

Professor Prem Lal Joshi, Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Performance Evaluation and Managing Editor of Afro-Asian Journal of Finance and Accounting, will be presented with the prestigious Hind Rattan Award, for his "for your outstanding services, achievements and contributions". The Award is given anually to about 30 members of the worldwide Indian diaspora (comprising the categories of both Non-resident Indian and Person of Indian Origin) by the NRI Welfare Society of India, at a ceremony in connection with the 28th International Congress of Non Resident Indians (held since 1982) to be held on 24-28 January 2009 in Delhi and Jaipur.

The Editors-in-Chief of the previously-named International Journal of Opportunity, Growth and Value Creation, Dr. Terrence E. Brown and Dr. Sascha Kraus, have changed the name to International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, reflecting the Harvard Business School's understanding of "The Entrepreneurial Venture" (Sahlmann/Stevenson/Roberts/Bhidé, i.e. the concept of Entrepreneurship not only being limited to new ventures and start-ups, but being understood further as the concentration of opportunity, growth and value creation regardless of company size, age or kind. The title is due for publication in early 2009

The Atoms for Peace Prize laureate has been presented to Yasuhiro Nakasone, Prime Minister of Japan from November 27, 1982 to November 6, 1987. The Prize is awarded annually for contributions to promoting the peaceful uses of nuclear energy in laying down the foundations of world wide sustainable peace. The Reward Ceremony has been held on the 9th August in Nagasaki, after the mourning ceremony which remembered the atomic bombing of the city in 1945.

The Inderscience Full Text Collection consists of papers published in the last ten years or so from our more than 220 journals. The Collection has now reached 20,000 papers with the publication of "Characterisation of Two-Phase Flow and its Impact on the Performance of a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Stack" in the International Journal of Alternative Propulsion. Online, this collection represents a valuable, fully-searchable database reflecting major research in our chosen fields of publication (http://www.inderscience.com/browse/subjects.php?action=subjects). Discounts from the full price are available. To subscribe to the collection,or to ask about the discounted price, please contact info@inderscience.com

Dr. Shane Xie, Editor-in-Chief of the journal which recently started life as the International Journal of Biomechatronics and Robotics, has decided to make the title more specifically reflect the intended coverage of the journal by changing it to the International Journal of Biomechatronics and Biomedical Robotics (IJBBR).

The International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development has announced an increase from 6 to 8 issues per year, starting in 2009. At the same time, the International Journal of Automation and Control, the International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing and the International Journal of Mechatronics and Manufacturing Systems have all decided to publish 6 issues a year from 2009 rather than the current 4.

Inderscience enjoyed a few days beside the seaside on the English Riviera: Torquay, to be precise, at the UK Serials Group (UKSG) Annual Conference and Exhibition. We were glad to see old friends and pleased to make new acquaintances, not only from the UK but also from abroad at this very well-attended event. Pictures show Inderscience Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Mohammed Dorgham, welcoming visitors to the Inderscience stand.

Readers who belong to institutions using the IngentaConnect service to access electronic journals will be interested to know that Inderscience is offering such institutions a free 60 day trial to the complete collection of some 200 e-journals. To take advantage of this offer you need to ask your library to sign up - details are here.

The publication of the International Journal of Services Sciences brings another milestone in the publishing history of Inderscience, bringing to 200 the number of published titles. Given the fact that there were only some 30 or so published titles five years ago, this represents a huge expansion and a tremendous effort on behalf of Inderscience and its staff. And there are more to come, so watch this space...

We are delighted to welcome Professor Dimitri Lefebvre, Director of GREAH (Groupe de Recherche en Electrotechnique et Automatique du Havre) at the University of Le Havre, as the new Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Adaptive Infrastructures. Professor Lefebvre has started his development of the title and we look forward to its successful publication. As one of his first actions, Professor Lefebvre has decided on a new title to more accurately reflect the direction he wishes the journal to travel; the journal will henceforth become the International Journal of Adaptive and Innovative Systems (IJAIS)

The 2008 Annual Conference and Exhibition of the UK Serials Group (UKSG) will take place from 7-9 April 2008 at the Riviera International Conference Centre in Torquay. Inderscience will be attending this major UK event: we can be found at Stand 67. If you have registered as a delegate, you will be more than welcome to come and see us. If you wish to pre-book an appointment, please contact informationmanager@inderscience.com.

Dr. Michael R. Bartolacci, Associate Professor of Information Sciences and Technology at The Pennsylvania State University - Berks, has kindly agreed to take over the editorship of the International Journal of Mobile Network Design and Innovation, at the suggestion of the previous editors. We are delighted to welcome Dr. Bartolacci and wish him every success. We also wish to record our considerable gratitude to the previous editors, Dr. Stuart Allen, Prof. Steve Hurley and Dr. Roger Whitaker, who have successfully developed and launched the title and taken it thorough its first two volumes. We are very pleased to say that they will continue to provide invaluable support to the journal as Editorial Board members.

Professor Yung-Tse Hung, from Cleveland State University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and also editor of the International Journal of Environment and Waste Management (IJEWM), has undertaken the development of the International Journal of Environmental Engineering (IJEE). Professor Yung, who has overseen the successful launch of IJEWM, which recently announced a doubling in the number of its issues for next year, brings the same enthusiasm and drive to its sister journal and we look forward to equally rapid and successful growth of IJEE.

Professor Dr. André Maïsseu, Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Low Radiation, has announced an increase in the number of the journal's issues from four to six, from 2009. This announcement reflects increased support for the journal from laboratories and conferences. Professor Maïsseu is editor of Inderscience’s successful collection of journals on nuclear issues, whose importance can only increase with the recent decisions on energy policy in the UK and elsewhere.

Inderscience is delighted to announce that Dr. Vladislav Kecojevic, Associate Professor of Mining Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University [http://www.personal.psu.edu/vuk2/] will be taking over the editorship and development of the International Journal of Mining and Mineral Engineering. The inaugural issue of the journal will be published later this year or early in 2009. We wish Dr. Kecojevic every success with his title.

Inderscience is pleased to announce that Dr. Kevin Deng has been appointed as Executive Editor for the International Journal of Vehicle Autonomous Systems. In keeping with Inderscience policy of using not only academic experts but also experts from industry as editors, Dr. Deng is from General Motors R&D Center in Warren, Michigan. Dr. Deng takes full responsibility for the journal and its editorial policy.

The Editor-in-Chief of four Inderscience journals, Professor Angappa Gunasekaran, has announced his intention to increase the number of issues from 2009. The following titles will increase from four issues per year to six from 2009: International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, and International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management. In addition, the International Journal of Operational Research will increase from six to twelve issues from 2009.

The addition of the International Journal of Strategic Business Alliances brings the total number of titles either published or under development by Inderscience Publishers to 300. This significant milestone has been reached with our 30th anniversary in sight (in 2009), and represents a major achievement for the strategy being pursued by the Inderscience Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Mohammed Dorgham. The initial establishment of major titles, in cooperation with centres of excellence, was followed by spin-off titles building on the success of these initial titles. Once the general subject areas were defined, journals were then started to address different aspects of these subjects. The number and scope of these journals has grown dramatically in the last half-a-dozen years, in tandem with increases in issue numbers for many of the established titles. With other new titles in the pipeline, this has indeed been an excellent start to the New Year.

Another new Inderscience publication, International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, has just completed its first volume but is already preparing to expand. Its Editor, Professor Yung-Tse Hung from Cleveland State University, has announced that, starting from 2009, it will double in size from 4 to 8 issues.

The highly successful journal, International Journal of Bioinformatics Research and Applications, has announced an increase in issues from 4 to 6 in 2009. The journal is included in Science Citation Index and other notable indexing and abstracting services.