WIREs Developmental Biology and WIREs Membrane Transport and Signaling
join the Award Winning Interdisciplinary Portfolio
Hoboken, NJ – February 24, 2012; Wiley-Blackwell, the scientific,
technical, medical and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley &
Sons, Inc., has launched two new interdisciplinary review publications: WIREs
Developmental Biology and WIREs Membrane Transport and Signaling.
WIREs Developmental Biology will focus on how single cells and
fertilized eggs produce a complex, fully patterned adult organism.
Edited by John C. Gerhart (University of California, Berkeley), Gail R.
Martin (University of California, San Francisco) and Eric F. Wieschaus
(Princeton University), this new resource is published in partnership
with the Society
for Developmental Biology (SDB).
WIREs Membrane Transport and Signaling will explore the regulated
transport of molecules through cell membranes and the transmission of
extracellular signals by cellular receptors. Both are essential
processes for cell survival and cell-cell communication. The publication
is edited by Alexej Verkhratsky (The University of Manchester) and
Maiken Nedergaard (Center for Translational Neuromedicine, University of
Rochester).
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews, known as WIREs,
are unique hybrids of encyclopedias and journals which emphasise the
importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in research and education.
Each title provides authoritative, encyclopaedic coverage of diverse
scientific fields with high-quality reviews commissioned from
international expert contributors. Each review article is fully citable
and qualifies for abstracting, indexing and ISI ranking.
The WIREs model is built around four article types:
•Overviews provide broad, relatively non-technical treatment of a core
issue.
•Advanced Reviews are aimed at researchers and advanced students,
surveying the literature in a fashion similar to a standard review
journal.
•Opinions express a particular view on a topic that is under current
debate.
•Focus Articles are more technical in nature, homing in on specific
examples and implementations of research.
“Developmental biology is intrinsically interdisciplinary, combining
embryology, cell biology, genetics, physiology, evolutionary biology,
and more. Our affiliation with WIREs will help advance the SDB mission
to foster excellence in research and education through communication of
key advances in the field,” said Ida Chow, Executive Officer of the
Society for Developmental Biology.
“We have had a very positive response to the WIREs publishing model from
the scientific community,” said Sean Pidgeon, Wiley-Blackwell Vice
President and Publisher of Life Science Review and Reference Works. “The
launch of these two new titles will powerfully reinforce the role of the
WIREs in promoting interdisciplinary communication and collaboration.”
Access to both WIREs titles is free for the first two years. Register here.
