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PRESS RELEASE

26 September 2011

Maney Publishing to be new publisher of disabilities journal

Maney Publishing is delighted to announce a new publishing partnership with the British Society for Developmental Disabilities to re-launch its journal in 2012. To more accurately reflect the authorship, readership and influence of peer reviewers from all over the world, the journal will change from “British” in its title to the International Journal of Developmental Disabilities.

 
The journal will also increase in frequency from two to three issues per year in Volume 58 (2012). Current contents, together with a 20-year archive, will be made available online via ingentaconnect, where subscribers can access the full text as well as table of contents alerts and linked article references via CrossRef.

Celebrating 60 years of excellence- the first issue of the journal was published in 1952, the founding principles and purpose of the journal will continue to guide editorial selection as they remain as relevant today as ever. “The spirit of the journal will stay true to founder and original editor, Dr H C Gunzburg’s, vision,” says Brian Salmons, who will continue as Editor of the journal. “Namely, the publication of papers that take a multidisciplinary approach and that have practical application to improve the well-being of people with developmental learning disabilities. It is fitting and symbolic that so many years after its inception in 1954 the journal is now entering another exciting new phase.” 

The journal places great emphasis on the practical implications of the work of educationalists, instructors, nurses, occupational and other therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers, whether taking place in a hospital setting or in community care. 

Gaynor Redvers-Mutton, Business Development Manager at Maney, believes “the strong publishing history of the journal and the loyalty it has inspired amongst readers, professionals and researchers provides a solid base from which to evolve, and, with the support and infrastructure Maney can offer, to grow.”

International Journal of Developmental Disabilities
Editor: Brian Salmons
Volume 58 (2012), 3 issues per year
Print ISSN: 2047-3869 Online ISSN: 2047-3877
http://maney.co.uk/journals/jdd

Maney Publishing, formed in 1997, is a leading independent publisher of academic and professional journals. Specialising in materials science and engineering, health and life sciences, and the humanities, Maney is committed to technical and editorial innovation for the international dissemination of peer-reviewed scholarship and research. With traditional values of quality and collaboration, Maney delivers personalised service to authors, societies, readers and libraries, and publishes extensively for learned societies, universities and professional bodies around the world. Maney’s offices are in Leeds and London in the UK, and Cambridge and Philadelphia in North America.