From: "Randy S. Kiefer" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2013 12:51:49 -0500 The CLOCKSS Archive Is Pleased to Announce the Participation of Seven New Publishers in Its Digital Preservation Archive: Seismological Society of America, Mineralogical Society of America, Geological Society of London, Centro de Filosofia da Universidade de Lisboa (CFUL), Botanical Society of America, Social Behavior and Personality, and IP Publishing Ltd. Full announcements can be found at http://www.clockss.org/clockss/News ---- Seismological Society of America About the Seismological Society of America: The Seismological Society of America (SSA) is an international scientific society devoted to the advancement of seismology and the understanding of earthquakes for the benefit of society. SSA publishes two bi-monthly peer-reviewed journals; The Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America and Seismological Research Letters. Both journals are available online through GeoScience World. http://www.seismosoc.org. ---- Mineralogical Society of America About the Mineralogical Society of America: The Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) was founded in 1919 for the advancement of mineralogy, crystallography, geochemistry, petrology, and promotion of their uses in other sciences, industry, and the arts. It encourages fundamental research about natural materials; supports the teaching of mineralogical concepts and procedures; and attempts to raise the scientific literacy of society with respect to issues involving mineralogy in the widest sense. The Society encourages the preservation of mineral collections, displays, mineral localities, type minerals and scientific data. MSA represents the United States internationally with regard to the science of mineralogy. http://www.minsocam.org ---- Geological Society of London Neal Marriott, Director of Publishing, Library and Information Services for the Geological Society said, “We’re delighted to archive our content with CLOCKSS, ensuring the long term preservation of the Geological Society’ online journals and book series. Our content is a highly regarded record of Earth science research and we recognise the importance of safeguarding this archive for the future by working with a respected and trusted partner”. About the Geological Society of London: The Geological Society of London was founded in 1807. It is the UK national society for geoscience, and the oldest geological society in the world. The Society provides a wide range of professional and scientific support to over 10,000 Fellows (members), about 2,000 of whom live overseas. More than 2,000 Fellows are also Chartered Geologists. As well as boasting one of the most important geological libraries in the world, the Geological Society is a global leader in Earth science publishing, and is renowned for its cutting edge science meetings. It is a vital forum in which Earth scientists from a broad spectrum of disciplines and environments can exchange ideas, and is an important communicator of geoscience to government, media, those in education and the broader public. http://www.geolsoc.org.uk ---- Centro de Filosofia da Universidade de Lisboa (CFUL) CLOCKSS Executive Director Randy S. Kiefer adds, “The CLOCKSS Archive welcomes CFUL’s ejournals and ebooks with their coverage of philosophy into the community's archive. By archiving with CLOCKSS, CFUL has ensured that the scholarship in their publications will continue to be widespread in the future. We are grateful, as CFUL joins the CLOCKSS Archive, for its generous willingness to preserve its ejournals, in a way that secures the content for the long-term good of scholars worldwide." About Centro de Filosofia da Universidade de Lisboa: Founded in 1989 and based in the Faculty of Arts, University of Lisbon, the Centre for Philosophy, University of Lisbon (CFUL) currently has more than a hundred researchers and collaborators, and research activity has developed in philosophy since 1994, when it was formally recognized as I&D FCT. http://www.centrofilosofia.org ---- Botanical Society of America “We appreciate the assurance CLOCKSS offers to make sure our content is accessible well into the future,” says American Journal of Botany managing editor Amy McPherson. About the Botanical Society of America: Founded in 1893, the Botanical Society of America (BSA) is a "not-for-profit" 501 (c) (3) membership society whose mission is to promote botany, the field of basic science dealing with the study and inquiry into the form, function, development, diversity, reproduction, evolution, and uses of plants and their interactions within the biosphere. To accomplish this mission, the objectives of The Society are to: sustain and provide improved formal and informal education about plants; encourage basic plant research; provide expertise, direction, and position statements concerning plants and ecosystems; and foster communication within the professional botanical community, and between botanists and the rest of humankind through publications, meetings, and committees. http://www.botany.org ---- Social Behavior and Personality Founding Editor Robert A.C. (Bob) Stewart, PhD states, “Established in 1973, the journal has weathered its infancy, childhood, adolescence and younger adulthood. Now in its prime, the journal has published no less than 190 issues, over the 41 year period. The journal serves and is served by thousands of authors, reviewers and editors. The journal is proud of the fairness and timeliness of its review process, and is noted for its consideration toward all prospective authors.” “The journal’s success over the years is due to the support of tens of thousands of researchers and leading scholars around the world: our authors, our specialist peer reviewers, and distinguished consulting editors. Increasingly, with the size and complexity of editing operation, the quality of people in the management group is vital. It is a real pleasure to acknowledge the excellent work of the current team.” “We believe in giving back to the community. The journal is a partner with World Vision, and St. Jude’s School in Tanzania, helping sponsor some of the world’s poorest children. The human potential and promise of children is an ongoing commitment for the journal.” “We are conscious of the trust placed in us to ensure the protection into the future of our massive and always growing article database. We welcome our partnership with CLOCKSS in this regard.” About Social Behavior and Personality: Social Behavior and Personality was founded in 1973, and publishes papers on all aspects of social, personality, and developmental psychology. SBP Journal has a distinguished Board of Consulting Editors and works with thousands of expert peer reviewers around the globe. http://www.sbp-journal.com ---- IP Publishing Ltd. “We are very pleased to be adding our journal titles to the CLOCKSS Archive,” commented John Edmondson, Managing Director of IP Publishing. “The CLOCKSS project is an important development in the effort to protect and preserve academic research in the long term. Our participation reflects both our support for the CLOCKSS initiative and our wish to provide our authors and subscribers with the best possible quality of service and product.” About IP Publishing Ltd.: IP Publishing Ltd is an independent company that specializes in the publication of refereed academic and professional journals. All IP journals are published in print and online. The company strives to maintain the highest standards for its journals in all respects - published papers, editorial skills, presentation, and customer service. http://www.ippublishing.com/ ---- About CLOCKSS: The CLOCKSS (Controlled LOCKSS) Archive is a not-for-profit joint venture between the world's leading scholarly publishers and research libraries whose mission is to build a sustainable, geographically distributed dark archive with which to ensure the long-term survival of Web-based scholarly publications for the benefit of the greater global research community. http://www.clockss.org Randy S. Kiefer Executive Director CLOCKSS [log in to unmask]