The judges have announced the finalists for the Best New Journal and Publishing Innovation Awards.  The Winners will be announced on 15 September at the ALPSP International Conference Dinner at Heythrop Park, near Oxford (www.alpspconference.org). Press Release (pdf)

ALPSP Award for Best New Journal 2011 Shortlist
Bioanalysis, published by FutureScience Ltd
Celebrity Studies, published by Routledge, Taylor & Francis
Chemical Science, published by RSC Publishing
Nature Communications, published by Nature Publishing Group

ALPSP Award for Publishing Innovation 2011 Shortlist
Berg Fashion Library from Berg Publishers
F1000 Posters from the Faculty of 1000
SCM6 by Silverchair Information Systems
Your Better Life Index by the OECD

About the ALPSP Awards

ALPSP Award for BEST NEW JOURNAL - open to any peer-reviewed journal launched in the last 1-3 years. The judges consider the main aspects of the journal including its launch: market research, editorial strategy, marketing and commercial success.

ALPSP Award for PUBLISHING INNOVATION - in recognition of a truly innovative approach to any aspect of publication. Applications are judged on their originality and innovative qualities, together with their utility, benefit to their community and long term prospects.

Panel of Judges
Hazel Woodward, University Librarian & Director of Cranfield Press (Chair)
Stephen Ball, Senior Lecturer in Publishing, The Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies and Assistant Editor, The Political Quarterly
Richard Gedye, Director of Outreach Programmes, STM
Hugh Look, Senior Consultant, Rightscom
David Smith, Business Innovations Manager, CABI
Mark Ware, Director, Mark Ware Consulting

About the ALPSP International Conference (www.alpspconference.org)
The 2011 ALPSP International Conference will be held at Heythrop Park, near Oxford, UK from 14-16 September. ALPSP has more than 360 organisational members and the conference is an excellent opportunity for the scholarly publishing community to meet and discuss new ideas and developments in a relaxed setting.  The programme includes keynotes from Kevin Guthrie, President, Ithaca and Richard Charkin, Executive Director, Bloomsbury.

For further information contact: Lesley Ogg (Telephone: +44 (0)1245 260571; email)

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