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Archive newsThe new 13 digit ISBNAs of 1 January 2007, all book and book-related products must carry a 13-digit ISBN. All existing 10-digit ISBNs in circulation will be changed to the new 13-digit ISBN that starts with 978. Information about converting existing ISBNs to their new ISBN-13 number is available from www.isbn.org. Portland Customer Services has already converted all existing 10-digit ISBNs to 13-digit ISBNs and is listing both numbers on invoices for all titles it handles for the duration of 2006. For more information on the new ISBN please visit http://www.niso.org/standards/resources/ISBN.html An ISBN converter is available at http://www.isbn.org/converterpub.asp 2007 journal prices for all journals now available We are pleased to announce that the 2007 institutional subscription pricelist for 110 journals handled by Portland Customer Services is now available online. Please note that there are additional pages that show journal package subscription details for IChemE, The Royal Society, Multilingual Matters and Channel View and 2007 prices for journals published by the Royal Society of Chemistry The Whats New and Notes give information about three new Portland Customer Services clients, new publications from existing clients, terms of business and payment methods. Portland Press 2007 Journal prices now available
2007 subscription prices for the journals published by Portland Press, the publishing subsidiary of the Biochemical Society, are now available at: Please note that savings of approximately 13% can be made by subscribing to online only rather than combined online/print. Multi-title and multi-site licences are also available. To renew your subscription please contact your subscription agent or contact sales@portlandpress.com Earthscan sign distribution/hosting agreement with Portland Customer Services Portland Customer Services is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement to handle journal subscription fulfilment and online journal hosting on behalf of Earthscan. The fulfilment agreement will take effect with the renewal of journal subscriptions for 2007. Based in London, Earthscan publishes 6 journals and is one of the leading publishers in the field of sustainable development. Portland Customer Services will provide online access to the full text of all six journals starting with Climate Policy in August 2006, and the other journals over the following months. More ...Portland Customer Services and The Royal Society sign distribution agreement Portland Customer Services is pleased to announce that it has been appointed to handle journal subscription fulfilment on behalf of The Royal Society. This agreement will take effect with the renewal of journal subscriptions for 2007. Based in London, The Royal Society is the UK's national academy of science founded in 1660. The Royal Society publishes 7 journals in the life and physical sciences. The Royal Society previously handled journal fulfilment in-house. More ... Portland Customer Services and Vathek Publishing sign distribution agreement Portland Customer Services will be handling journal subscription fulfilment on behalf of Vathek publishing with effect from the renewal of journal subscriptions for 2004. Based in the Isle of Man, Vathek Publishing (http://www.vathek.com) publishes six legal journals. Subscription fulfilment was previously handled by Publisher Services Ltd in the Channel Islands. Publisher of Vathek Publishing, Mairwen Lloyd-Williams, said, "I am pleased to be able to outsource our journal fulfilment to a company that has a similar philosophy to our own. As a relatively small publisher outsourcing services like fulfilment allows us to concentrate on the core business of publishing high-quality journals." PORTLAND CUSTOMER SERVICES ACHIEVES COUNTER COMPLIANCE Portland Customer Services recently announced the availability of Usage Statistics for institutional subscribers to client journals online, and is now pleased to announce that the reports conform to the COUNTER level 2 code of practice, and is the first publisher to provide journal report 3. Portland Customer Services (PCS) hosts all four Portland Press journals online. This includes
The reports supplied by PCS (journal report 3) conform to the COUNTER level 2 code of practice and show the number of downloads of tables of contents, abstracts, references lists and full text html and pdf files. The reports will display this data for all PCS hosted journals that an institution subscribes to and can be downloaded in .csv format for ease of use. This latest new development will benefit institutions greatly allowing them to monitor the use and value of the journals they subscribe to by type and volume of downloads. COUNTER compliance ensures that the usage of online information products and services can be measured in a credible, consistent and compatible way enabling librarians to compare statistics from different vendors, to make better-informed purchasing decisions, and to plan infrastructure more effectively. Further information, password registration and a demonstration of the usage statistics report is available at http://www.portlandpress.com/pcs/services/usage/
Distribution of Multilingual Matters' journals Based in Clevedon, near Bristol, Multilingual Matters publishes 12 journals in the field of linguistics, and another 6 journals on tourism studies under the Channel View Publications imprint. Multilingual Matters/Channel View Publications previously handled fulfilment themselves. Managing Director of Multilingual Matters/Channel View Publications, Mike Grover, said, "We are delighted to be able to outsource our journal fulfilment and distribution to a company that has a similar philosophy to our own. This decision will free up our staff to spend more time on improving our journals and expanding our extensive book and journal publishing program under both imprints." Special announcement for subscribers who use divine/RoweCom Inc. Further to the recent announcements that divine Inc. will no longer support the subscription aggregation business, please note the following. All subscriptions to any of the journals handled by Portland Customer Services that were paid through any of the divine/RoweCom Inc. companies for 2002 will be continued until 1 March 2003 while the situation concerning payment is resolved. If you did subscribe to any of the journals listed through divine/RoweCom Inc. in 2002, please contact us, quoting our Customer Reference Number from the journal label carrier if possible. We need to know if you have already renewed for 2003 via divine/RoweCom, if you have or plan to renew through another agent, or if you have canceled the subscription for 2003. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions concerning your subscription for 2003. Distribution of Bios Scientific Publishers' Journals 2004 Bios Scientific Publishers are now part of the Taylor and Francis Group. Taylor and Francis will distribute the three Bios journals from January 2004. Medical Mycology Biotechnic and Histochemistry Clinical Intensive Care Send your renewal orders for 2004 to Taylor and Francis (http://www.tandf.co.uk). New journals from Policy Press and IWA Benefits The only journal focusing specifically on social security, social inclusion and anti-poverty policies in the UK. Established over ten years ago, the journal has a well-earned reputation for accessible, up-to-date information and analysis of development in policy and practice.
Journal of Water and Health Biochemical Journal Immediate Publications Papers submitted to the Biochemical Journal are published online in manuscript format as PDFs as soon as they are accepted and can be instantly accessed by anyone using the internet. IWA Water Package This new combined subscription offers the opportunity to purchase seven IWA journals:
Distribution notice Portland Customer Services continues to distribute Managing Information for Aslib. The following titles are now published/distributed by Emerald:
Portland Press Online Access The online archive for all Portland Press journals is free to anyone with internet access. Every year in January, the online content for all the previous years will become free. Full access to the current year of the online journal is restricted to institutions that have a subscription. As a result of this policy, there is no grace period for the online version of Portland Press journals. Access to the online journals will end on 31 December, so ensure that your renewal instructions have been sent before this date to ensure continuity of client subscriptions. 
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