Open Access Week declared for 2009

Popular global event extended over one week, October 19 – 23

To accommodate widespread global interest in the movement toward Open Access to scholarly research results, October 19 – 23, 2009 will mark the first international Open Access Week. The now-annual event, expanded from one day to a full week, presents an opportunity to broaden awareness and understanding of Open Access to research, including access policies from all types of research funders, within the international higher education community and the general public.

The following is the list of proposed programmes at Seth GL Bihani SD College of Technical Education by the Team of PSOAR

1. Seminar on "Open Access and its Utility in Pharmaceutical Education and Research"
2. Practical Classes on "Information Retrieval for Pharmaceutical Education and Research using OA Resources"
3. Promotion of OA through blogsite http://vikaspsoar.blogspot.com and search engines "Vikas PSOAR" and "Vikas PGIAR" exclusively customized for OA literature in pharmaceutical sciences and guidelines
4. Official launch of blogsite http://pharmcareer.blogspot.com for career prospects in pharmaceutical sciences.
5. Some More Events to Promote Open Access

For more information about Open Access Week and to register, visit http://www.openaccessweek.org.

For Open Access Week participants and events in Asia, visit
http://oad.simmons.edu/oadwiki/Asia:_Open_Access_Week_2009

For "Open Access Day 2008 " participants and events in Asia, visit
http://oad.simmons.edu/oadwiki/Asia:_Open_Access_Day_2008

Stamford Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Open Acccess)

Full Text Fress Access: Vol 1 (2008 Onwards)

The Stamford Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (S. J. Pharm. Sci.) is published every six months by the Department of Pharmacy, Stamford University Bangladesh. This journal is an international medium for the publication of original researches, reviews (only upon the request or consent of the Editorial Board), preliminary results, short communications, technical notes, letters to the Editor on relevant developments in all fields of pharmaceutical sciences.

For more details and issues visit http://www.banglajol.info/index.php/SJPS/index

Asian Journal of Research in Chemistry (Open Access)

Full Text Availability: Vol 1 (July-Sept. 2008)

Asian Journal of Research in Chemistry. Journal is offered in printed as well as online appearance encompassing all aspects of chemistry including the traditional areas of analytical, inorganic, organic, biochemistry, forensic, physical-theoretical chemistry as well as newer interdisciplinary areas such as agriculture, materials science, computational, medicine, spectroscopy, polymers, supramolecular, surface, chemical physics, biological, medicinal/ drugs, environmental and pharmaceutical chemistry. It is a matter of pride for us to declare that the new journal possess ISSN Number 0974-4169 for print and 0974-4150 online issues. Manuscripts are invited in this regard as Latter to Editor, Review Articles, Research Articles, Short Communications, and Case Reports.

For more details visit www.ajrconline.org

International Journal of PharmTech Research (Open Access) and International Journal of ChemTech Research (Open Access)

Full Text Free Access: Vol 1 (Jan-Mar 2009) Onwards

Sphinx Knowledge House has started two OA journals in the fields of Pharmceutical Technology and Chemical Technology. There are no printing, subscription or membership charges for any author.Every author will have to pay a nominal cost of Rs 200.00 for his full paper. (Cost towards processing, maintenance of paper in secured data storage system, databases; to meet various overhead expenses like employees charges etc.).This charge is $ 20 for International author for his full paper.

For More details of International Journal of PharmTech Research visit http://sphinxsai.com/international_journal_of_pharmte.htm

For More details of International Journal of ChemTech Research visit http://sphinxsai.com/international_journal_of_chemtech.htm

InPharm Communique (Free Full Text Access) Journal

Full Text Free Access: Vol 1 (Oct-Dec 2008 Onwards)

InPharm Communique is official publication of InPharm Association, A Young Phrmacist Group of India. The InPharm Association is a scientific and educational society founded in 2003. For last 5 years, InPharm has contributed in different ways to the advancement of Pharmacy.

InPharm Communique, provides comprehensive coverage of issues affecting Pharmaceutical education and Career.

For more details visit http://www.inpharm.org/communique

Indian Journal of Pharmacy Practice (Free Full Text)

Full Text Free Access: Vol 1 Onwatds (Oct.-Dec. 2008 Onwards)

INDIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY PRACTICE (IJOPP) The Official Journal of Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI) (Registered under Registration of Societies Act XXI of 1860 No. 122 of 1966-1967, Lucknow).
Indian Journal of Pharmacy Practice is an official peer-reviewed journal, published quarterly by APTI which will be useful to all the pharmacy professionals working in the pharmacy practice.
Indian Journal of Pharmacy Practice publishes original research articles, review articles and case reports in the diverse areas of Pharmacy Practice like clinical pharmacy, hospital pharmacy, community pharmacy, pharmaceutical care, pharmacovigilance, pharmacoeconomics, clinical research, clinical pharmacokinetics and other related areas for the benefit of academicians, hospital/community pharmacists and industry.
For more details visit http://ijopp.org/index.php

Editorial Membership and Google Webpage

I am pleased to intimate my editorial board membership of journal Recent Patents on Drug Delivery and Formulation (RPDDF) published by Bentham. Take a look at the journal editorial advisory board membership at http://www.bentham.org/ddf/EBM.htm and other details of journal RPDDF at http://www.bentham.org/ddf

Furthermore my webpage, alongwith my contacts, is available at http://vikas.pharmaceutics.googlepages.com/home