Palgrave Macmillan announces three new journal society contracts for 2009

["Ingle, Laura" <L.Ingle@palgrave.com>]

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Palgrave Macmillan, the academic and professional publishing 
division of Macmillan Publishers Ltd, has announced that as of 
2009 it will publish three additional, established peer-reviewed 
journals:

* Business Economics (ISSN: 0007-666X), the official journal of 
the National Association for Business Economics (NABE), as of 
Volume 44, January 2009.

* The European Journal of Development Research (ISSN: 0957-8811), 
the official journal of the European Association of Development 
Research and Training Institutes, as of Volume 21, February 2009.

* OR Insight (ISSN: 0953-5543), an official journal of The 
Operational Research Society (The OR Society), as of Volume 22, 
April 2009.

David Bull, Publishing Director, Journals, of Palgrave Macmillan, 
said: "We are delighted to work in partnership with these 
societies. We believe that the quality of their publications and 
their editorial processes, allied to our global journals 
publishing infrastructure and outreach, will now enable these 
notable titles to prosper yet further."

Business Economics is a leading refereed periodical, now in its 
forty-third year. It provides practical information for those who 
apply economics in their jobs and is a notable forum for debating 
solutions to key business issues and best- practice applied 
economic models and techniques. Business Economics was previously 
self-published in print and published online by Springer.

Ellen Hughes-Cromwick, President of NABE said, "For more than 
four decades, Business Economics has provided NABE members, 
economists, and businesspeople around the world with an important 
vehicle for their ideas, analysis, and information. We are very 
pleased to announce our partnership with Palgrave Macmillan, and 
we know that Business Economics can only benefit from its 
extensive publishing expertise."

The European Journal of Development Research is one of the 
leading international development research journals and has been 
published since 1989. EJDR was previously published by Taylor & 
Francis.

Rajneesh Narula, Editor-in-Chief, said, "Palgrave Macmillan is 
the optimum partner to bring the journal to the next level: our 
new publishers share our enthusiasm and passion for academic 
excellence, and optimism for the journal's future. I am very 
pleased about this decision, and look forward to moving the EJDR 
into the top five development journals."

Thomas Lawo, Executive Secretary of EADI, said, "Partnering with 
Palgrave Macmillan opens a new chapter in the publication and 
communication strategy of EADI. Aiming for highest standards of 
research and analysis in development and area studies, we count 
on the EJDR and its new publisher to take us to the next level. A 
stronger European voice is needed in the policy debate at 
national, regional and global levels, and EADI, in co-operation 
with Palgrave Macmillan, will continue to be a passionate 
contributor to this debate."

OR Insight is a quarterly periodical, now in its twenty-first 
year. Its aim is to provide an interesting and stimulating 
publication which appeals not only to management science 
practitioners, but also to managers wishing to learn more about 
operational research (OR). OR Insight was previously self 
published.

Gavin Blackett, General Manager of The OR Society, said, "We're 
absolutely delighted with this deal with Palgrave Macmillan. 
Their involvement will enable us to spread the word about OR in 
practice to all corners of the globe. We'll all be working 
incredibly hard to meet the ambitious plans we've put in place."

For further information, please contact:
Laura Ingle, Product Manager, Palgrave Macmillan, Houndmills,
Basingstoke RG21 6XS, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1256 302959 x 3038
Fax: +44 (0)1256 330688
Email: l.ingle@palgrave.com

For more information about these new partnerships please visit
www.palgrave-journals.com/

For Palgrave Macmillan's 2009 print Subscription Price List, please
visit www.palgrave-journals.com/pal/Journals_Price_List_2009.pdf

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