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December 2008

• Emerald's green and quality credentials are internationally recognised
  UNITED KINGDOM, December 2008- Emerald Group Publishing Limited has become one of the first publishing businesses in the region to successfully gain an internationally recognised environmental certification for its commitment to manage its environmental impact....



• Emerald broadens subject coverage with new experimental psychology research on timing and time perception
  UNITED KINGDOM, December 2008 - Emerald Group Publishing Limited is delighted to announce the recent release of the book, Psychology of Time, which was published on 3rd November 2008. Blending presentations, findings, hypotheses and theories...



• Emerald collaborates with the EuroMed Research Business Institute
  UNITED KINGDOM, December 2008-Emerald Group Publishing Limited, the world’s leading publisher of management research, has partnered with the EuroMed Research Business Institute (EMRBI) to sponsor the 2008/2009 Emerald/EMRBI Business Research Award for Young Researchers. EMRBI...



• Emerald and CAMOT launch two new journals concerning Enterprise in China
  UNITED KINGDOM, December 2008- Emerald Group Publishing Limited is pleased to announce the release of two new journals, the Journal of Chinese Entrepreneurship and the Journal of Knowledge-based Innovation in China, both of which...

November 2008

• New version of Emerald Management First launched
  UNITED KINGDOM, November 2008 - Emerald Group Publishing Limited is delighted to announce the launch of the new version of Emerald Management First (http://first.emeraldinsight.com). The award winning online library for managers and business professionals has...



• Free educational podcasts now available from Emerald
  UNITED KINGDOM, November 2008 – Emerald Group Publishing Limited, the world’s leading publisher of management research, is making a range of educational podcasts freely available for a limited period. The podcasts cover a range of...



• Emerald InTouch nominated for World of Learning Award
  United-Kingdom, November 2008 – Emerald InTouch (http://intouch.emeraldinsight.com), a secure online networking environment specifically designed for collaborative learning, has been nominated in the “Educational & Learning Export Product of the Year” category at this year’s World...



• Winner of Indian 2007/2008 Emerald Research Fund Award in LIS announced
  UNITED KINGDOM, November 2008 - Emerald Group Publishing Limited is delighted to announce that  this year’s winner of the Indian Research Fund Awards in the Library and Information Science category is Shalini R. Urs, of...



• Emerald announce 2008 CAPES Research Fund Awards
  UNITED KINGDOM, November 2008 – Emerald Group Publishing, the world’s leading publisher of management research, and CAPES library consortia (A Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superioris) are proud to announce they are offering...



• When an Icon Stumbles - The Ribena Issue Mismanaged
  UNITED KINGDOM, November 2008 – An article published in scholarly publication Corporate Communications: An International Journal highlights the crucial need for companies to set up efficient damage limitation strategies. The paper analyses the controversy sparked...



• New research tackles the stress of the long work hours culture
  United Kingdom, November 2008 - New international research by organisational health experts, Professor Ronald Burke and Professor Cary Cooper, uncovers startling evidence that ever increasing work hours are damaging the health and family life of employees....

October 2008

• Emerald showcases books and book series at LIANZA 2008 - Booth 16
  United Kingdom, October 2008 – Emerald Group Publishing Limited is proud to present its collection of books and book series at the Library and Information Association of New Zealand (LIANZA) Annual Conference, Skycity Convention Centre,...



• Emerald supports Klima 2008, the first virtual global conference on climate change
  United Kingdom, October 2008 - Emerald Group Publishing Limited, the world’s leading publisher of management research, based in Bingley, UK, is proud to be the main publishing partner of the world’s first global, purely virtual...



• Meet Emerald Inc. at the XXVIII Annual Charleston
  UNITED STATES, October 2008 - Emerald Group Publishing Inc., the world's leading publisher of management research, based in Cambridge, MA, will join fellow publishers, vendors and librarians in Charleston, South Carolina, November 5-8 2008. Emerald...



• Emerald launches International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship (IJGE)
  United Kingdom, October 2008 - Emerald Group Publishing Limited is delighted to launch the International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship during a reception at Belfast’s Holiday Inn, Ormeau Avenue, on Monday 3 November, from 7pm,...



• Winner of Chinese 2007/2008 Emerald Research Fund Awards in LIS announced
  United Kingdom, October 2008 - Emerald Group Publishing Limited is pleased to announce that this year’s winner of the Chinese Emerald Research Fund Awards in the Library and Information Science category is Bin Wu, of...



• Emerald supports Latin American authors at XLIII Annual Meeting of CLADEA 2008
  United Kingdom, October 2008 - Emerald Group Publishing Limited is proud to be a gold sponsor of the XLIII Annual Meeting of Consejo Latinoamericano de Escuelas Administracion at Universidad de las Americas, Puebla, Mexico, October...



• Emerald speeds up publication with EarlyCite
  United Kingdom, 15 October 2008 – Emerald Group Publishing Limited today launched Emerald EarlyCite, a new online pre-publication service allowing quicker access to research. EarlyCite articles are fully peer-reviewed and made available online before they...



• Discover Emerald's books and book series at Frankfurt Book Fair 2008 - Stand L973, Hall 8
  United Kingdom, October 2008 – Emerald Group Publishing Limited is pleased to present its books and book series for the first time at the 60th Frankfurt Book Fair, 15-19 October 2008. Delegates are invited to...



• Emerald launches Journal of Strategy and Management at the Strategic Management Society Conference, Cologne, Germany – Booth 4
  United Kingdom, October 2008 – Emerald Group Publishing Limited is delighted to launch the Journal of Strategy and Management at the Strategic Management Society Conference, Cologne, Germany, 12-15 October 2008. This new international publication, dedicated...



• Health Education Special Issue reveals substance use trends among young people
  United Kingdom, October 2008 – A special issue of Health Education, published by Emerald Group Publishing Limited, reveals “Post-millennium trends in substance use by young people”. Guest-edited by Judith Aldridge, lecturer at the School of Law,...



• Emerald appoints Mariam Hasan as Vice President in Canada
  Toronto, Canada, October 1st, 2008 – Emerald Group Publishing Limited is delighted to announce the appointment of Mariam Hasan as Vice President, Canada.  Mariam will be based in Toronto, Canada, enabling her to frequently meet...

September 2008

• Last chance to apply for 2008 Emerald / EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards
  United Kingdom, 15 September 2008 – 1 October 2008 is the closing date to apply to this year’s prestigious Outstanding Doctoral Research Award sponsored by Emerald Group Publishing Limited and the European Foundation for Management...

August 2008

• New study brings significant insight into effects of M&As on management executives
  United Kingdom, August 2008 – A study appearing in the latest issue of the Journal of Business Strategy, published by Emerald Group Publishing Limited, provides significant new insight into the instability caused by M&As on...



• Emerald announces opening of North American office
  Boston, MA,  – Emerald Group Publishing Limited is proud to announce the establishment on June 2, 2008, of Emerald Inc., a subsidiary company incorporated in the United States and based in new headquarters in Cambridge,...



• Emerald Announces Winners of 12th Annual Citation of Excellence Awards
  UNITED KINGDOM, August 2008 - Emerald Group Publishing Limited is delighted to announce the winners of its 2007 Citation of Excellence Awards. Now in their twelfth year, these distinguished annual awards recognize the 50 outstanding...

July 2008

• Emerald enhances Reprints Service with Copyright Clearance Center?s Rightslink®
   UNITED KINGDOM, July 2008 – Emerald Group Publishing Limited is pleased to announce that its reprints licensing service is now available through the Copyright Clearance Center’s Rightslink®. The enhancement offers a highly efficient real-time...



• Emerald announces a strong journal performance in the Thomson Reuters (ISI) rankings
  Emerald Group Publishing Limited is pleased to announce that, following the 2007 Journal Citation Reports® recently released by Thomson Reuters, it has achieved its best ever year in 2007 – with more journals now ranked...



• Emerald announces Serials Solutions KnowledgeWorks Certification
  Emerald Group Publishing Limited, the world’s leading publisher of management research, is proud to announce that it has become Serials Solutions KnowledgeWorks Certified. With this certification, Emerald becomes a key content partner in providing quality...



• Giving a second life to journal collections
  United Kingdom, July 2008 – Emerald Group Publishing Limited is collaborating with several academic institutions to send journal archives to universities in Africa. This initiative was launched to encourage the recycling and reuse of past...



• Emerald Group Publishing to sponsor the SCECSAL Annual Conference proceedings
  United Kingdom, 8 July 2008 – Emerald Group Publishing Limited is proud to sponsor the conference proceedings of the Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa Library and Information Associations (SCECSAL), a copy of...

June 2008

• Emerald launches new web-based Bookstore
  United Kingdom, June 24, 2008 - Emerald Group Publishing Limited is delighted to announce the launch of Emerald Bookstore. This new facility allows visitors to browse through over 2,000 books by subject area and to...



• Emerald Management First on show at SLA, Seattle, 15-18 June 2008, Booth # 241
  UNITED KINGDOM, 12 June 2008 – Emerald Group Publishing Limited is pleased to present the award-winning Emerald Management First at the Special Libraries Association’s Annual Conference in Seattle, Washington, from 15 - 18 June 2008....

May 2008

• Emerald Backfiles to launch at the 9th Southern African Online Information Meeting - 3-5 June, Pretoria, South Africa - Stand 2
  United Kingdom, May 2008 – Emerald Group Publishing Limited is pleased to announce the African launch of  Emerald Backfiles  at the Southern African Online Information Meeting, to be held at the CSIR Conference Centre in...



• Discover Emerald InTouch at eLearning Africa, Accra, Ghana, 28-30th May, Stand M28
  United Kingdom, May 2008 – For the first time Emerald Group Publishing Limited is exhibiting at the 3rd eLearning Africa Conference and Exhibition, which this year is being held in Accra, Ghana, 28-30th May.  Visitors...

April 2008

• Emerald acquires prestigious title Journal of Applied Accounting Research
  UNITED KINGDOM, 22 April 2008 – Emerald Group Publishing Limited is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Journal of Applied Accounting Research, acquired from Journal of Applied Accounting Research Limited, Leicester. Providing a forum...



• Emerald presents social sciences books and book series at London Book Fair 2008 ? Stand M355
  United Kingdom, April 2008 – Emerald Group Publishing Limited is pleased to present its social sciences books and book series at the London Book Fair, Earls Court, London, 14-16 April. To find out more about...

March 2008

• Emerald Backfiles to launch at UKSG, Torquay, 7-9 April 2008
  United Kingdom, March 2008 - Emerald Group Publishing, the world's leading publisher of management research, is pleased to announce the UK launch of Emerald Backfiles at the UKSG Conference and Exhibition 2008, to be held...

January 2008

• Welcome to Emerald Program Underway for 2008
  UNITED KINGDOM, January 28, 2008 – Emerald Group Publishing is pleased to announce the launch of its 2008 Welcome to Emerald Program for library and information science (LIS) graduate students enrolled in collection development courses...



• Discover Emerald Backfiles at VALA 2008, Melbourne, Australia, 5-7 February - Booth 22
  United Kingdom, January 2008 – Emerald Group Publishing, the world’s leading publisher of management research, is pleased to present Emerald Backfiles at the VALA 2008 Conference and Exhibition, Melbourne Convention Centre, Melbourne, Australia, 5-7 February,...



• Andrea Gilbey is appointed new Emerald Business Manager for Australia and New Zealand
  UNITED KINGDOM, January 2008 – Emerald Group Publishing Limited is delighted to announce the appointment of Andrea Gilbey as business manager for Australia and New Zealand. Andrea will be based in Australia, enabling her to meet...



• Emerald acquires Social Sciences books and book series from Elsevier
    United Kingdom, January 2008 – Emerald Group Publishing Limited has acquired parts of Elsevier’s Social Sciences series and books programme. Over 200 book series as well as nearly 300 books will add to the...