Oxford Journals Schizophrenia Bulletin Press Release

["MUKHERJEE, Mithu" <mithu.mukherjee@oupjournals.org>]

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Please find below the latest Oxford Journals news which may be of interest
to you.

Following on from the recent successful acquisition of the European Heart
Journal, it has been confirmed that the National Institute of Mental
Health has signed an agreement with Oxford Journals and the Maryland
Psychiatric Research Center allowing them to take over publication of the
Schizophrenia Bulletin: a leading psychiatric journal established for over
35 years.

If you require any more information about this announcement, or about any
other activity at Oxford Journals, please feel free to contact me.

I look forward to hearing from you.

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Rachel Goode
Communications Manager
Oxford Journals
Oxford University Press
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Rachel.Goode@oupjournals.org

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Oxford Journals and the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center (MPRC) selected
by NIMH to take over publication of Schizophrenia Bulletin
5 January 2005 

A landmark Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Oxford Journals, and the
Maryland Psychiatric Research Center (MPRC) concerning NIMH's journal
Schizophrenia Bulletin (the Bulletin). From January 2005 the Bulletin will
be co-owned and published by Oxford Journals and the MPRC. This is the
latest high-ranking clinical journal to move publication to Oxford
Journals, following recent news of the European Heart Journal.

The Bulletin has become a leading resource that has helped shape and
foster research on schizophrenia since its first issue in 1969. It
currently appears in print only, but from 2005 the Bulletin will also be
available online via the Oxford Journals web platform, hosted by HighWire
Press. The Bulletin's new Editor-in-Chief will be Dr. William T.
Carpenter, Jr., one of the most-cited schizophrenia researchers of the
past decade, and Director of MPRC.

"NIMH received numerous high quality applications from leading publishing
organizations in North America and Europe. We are confident that the
Bulletin is in very good hands with Oxford Journals and the MPRC," said
Dr. David Shore, NIMH Associate Director for Clinical Research.  "We
believe that the collaboration between Oxford Journals and MPRC is perfect
for the successful continuation and growth of the Schizophrenia Bulletin,"
said Shelley Johnson, Executive Editor at Oxford Journals.

"MPRC is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in the
investigation of schizophrenia. This pedigree, combined with Oxford
Journals' online expertise and services, such as online manuscript
handling and pre-print publication online access to research papers, means
we can deliver the best quality information faster than ever before,"
added Will Carpenter. For further information about the journal please
visit The Schizophrenia Bulletin Website
<http://www.schizophreniabulletin.oupjournals.org/> .

Subscriptions to Schizophrenia Bulletin For 2005 subscriptions (print and
online), please contact Oxford Journals Customer Services
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Please note that current subscriptions will not be transferred to OUP. You
must contact OUP directly if you wish to subscribe. Please renew via your
agent, or directly using the contact details above.

Notes to Editors: 

Maryland Psychiatric Research Center (MPRC), internationally recognized
for its pioneering work in the investigation of schizophrenia and related
brain diseases, is a joint program of the State Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene and the University of Maryland School of Medicine. The
research mission of the MPRC is to gain greater understanding of the
etiology, pathophysiology, course and treatment of schizophrenia and
related disorders. The MPRC has undertaken this mission by conducting
cutting edge research in a range of basic neuroscience and clinical
science areas, fostering extensive collaborations between clinical and
neuroscience faculty.  The MPRC also provides educational opportunities to
UMB trainees, state-of-the-art clinical services to patients throughout
Maryland, and continuing education programs to health care professionals
worldwide. For further information, please visit the MPRC website
<http://www.mprc.umaryland.edu/> .

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Mithu Mukherjee
Marketing and Communications Assistant
Oxford Journals
Oxford University Press
#01865 354471
mithu.mukherjee@oupjournals.org