Three new journals launched by MIT Press.MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press (Cambridge, MA) has begun the publication of three new quarterly journals with Winter 2006 issues, including "Biological Theory," "Education Finance and Policy" and "Innovations," a title that deals with the interaction between technology and governance. "Innovations: Technology, Governance & Globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation " covers both policy challenges and proposed policy solutions, including the application of innovations in the global context. MIT said that content brings together accounts (narratives), accounting (indicators) and accountability (governance), with the journal targeted to public servants whose method is entrepreneurial, entrepreneurs whose projects have a "public conscience," innovators interested in analysis and scholars interested in innovations. The premier issue includes feature articles on: the transformation to a cash economy; funding invention for sustainability; the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative A public-private partnership dedicated to producing a preventive vaccine against HIV infection, suitable for use in the most affected developing countries. To date, no such vaccine exists but scientific consensus suggests that its development is feasible. ; creating markets for vaccines; and patent proposals for global diseases. An annual online subscription costs $130 while a combined online/print subscription costs $145. "Biological Theory" focuses on theoretical advances in the fields of evolution and cognition with an emphasis on evolutionary and developmental approaches. Content in the premier issue includes a compilation of twenty essays on development, evolution and cognition and how they will interrelate in·ter·re·late tr. & intr.v. in·ter·re·lat·ed, in·ter·re·lat·ing, in·ter·re·lates To place in or come into mutual relationship. in in the future, an historical review of the middle stages of EvoDevo's (evolution, development and genomics) ontogeny ontogeny: see biogenetic law. Ontogeny The developmental history of an organism from its origin to maturity. It starts with fertilization and ends with the attainment of an adult state, usually expressed in terms of both maximal body , and an article on neuroscience. An annual subscription costs $171 online and $190 for combined print/online access. "Education Finance and Policy" is being published in partnership with the American Education Finance Association (AEFA AEFA American Express Financial Advisors AEFA Asociación Española de Farmacéuticos Analistas AEFA Average Emission Factor Approach AEFA Advanced Engineering Flight Activity AEFA Fleet Replenishment Ship (Royal Navy) ; Evergreen, CO) and is devoted to examining the policy implications, scholarly basis and operational practices on which the financing of education institutions and systems is based. Content covers topics related to revenue generation and distribution, institutional productivity, social equity, linkages between finance and governance and the effects of competition and labor market labor market A place where labor is exchanged for wages; an LM is defined by geography, education and technical expertise, occupation, licensure or certification requirements, and job experience dynamics in education. An annual subscription costs $228 online and $254 for combined access. |
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