Thomson Scientific Launches ScienceWatch.com for Top News on Scientific Discovery
March 02 2008 - 11:01PM
PR Newswire (US)
Free Web Environment Provides Rankings, Trends and Analysis From
Around the Scientific Community PHILADELPHIA and LONDON, March 3
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thomson Scientific, part of The Thomson
Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) and leading provider of
information solutions to the worldwide research and business
communities, today announced the launch of ScienceWatch.com, a
free, open Web resource for science metrics and analysis.
ScienceWatch.com combines the newest Science Watch newsletter
material and regularly updated data, analysis, interviews, and
commentary that had been previously found in In-Cites and ESI
Special Topics. The website provides the scientific community a
convenient location for keeping up with the latest developments in
science -- what the leading scientists have to say, how the hottest
topics are affecting research and everyday life, where the most
significant research is taking place, and much more. "The database
provides an unbiased way to survey the scientific landscape and
spot features that are newsworthy and significant, including new
topics, new developments, new trends," said Henry Small, chief
scientist at Thomson Scientific. "Then we dig deeper and interview
the scientists involved. So when you access sciencewatch.com,
you're accessing the scientific community and discovering their
perspectives and insights." In addition to the weekly updates,
users will be able to see the current issue of Science Watch
immediately. Meanwhile, the existing, premium Science Watch/Hot
Papers Database subscription package--including the print edition
and the accompanying Hot Papers CD with its store of updated,
searchable data on thousands of recent, highly cited papers--will
still be supplied for current and prospective subscribers. "Thomson
Scientific is the first to provide such a robust Web environment,"
said Christopher King, editor of Science Watch. "ScienceWatch.com
will be a resource to not only the bibliometric community, but
anyone remotely connected to any science, research or evaluative
field." About The Thomson Corporation The Thomson Corporation
(http://www.thomson.com/) is a global leader in providing essential
electronic workflow solutions to business and professional
customers. With operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn.,
Thomson provides value-added information, software tools and
applications to professionals in the fields of law, tax,
accounting, financial services, scientific research and healthcare.
The Corporation's common shares are listed on the New York and
Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC). Thomson Scientific
is a business of The Thomson Corporation. Its information solutions
assist professionals at every stage of research and
development--from discovery to analysis to product development and
distribution. Thomson Scientific information solutions can be found
at scientific.thomson.com. DATASOURCE: Thomson Scientific CONTACT:
Sue Besaw of Thomson Scientific, +1-215-823-1840, Web site:
http://www.scientific.thomson.com/ http://www.thomson.com/
http://sciencewatch.com/
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