Social Sciences

Understanding Nanotechnology: Philosophy, Policy and Publics

Pub. date
September 2010
Editors
Fiedeler, U., Coenen, C., Davies, S.R., Ferrari, A.
Price
US$70 / €48
ISBN
978-1-60750-634-8
Subject
Science & Technology Policy, Social Sciences
Nanoscience and emerging technologies are a key development of our times, marked by their constituti…
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National Approaches to the Administration of International Migration

Pub. date
August 2010
Editor
Arnold, P.E.
Volume
31 of International Institute of Administrative Sciences Monographs
Price
US$123 / €85
ISBN
978-1-60750-598-3
Subject
Public Administration, Social Sciences
Migration has always been a part of the human experience: human history began with the migration of …
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Bioterrorism: Threats and Deterrents

Pub. date
June 2010
Editors
Çankaya, S., Kibaroğlu, M.
Volume
64 of NATO Science for Peace and Security Series - E: Human and Societal Dynamics
Price
US$150 / €104
ISBN
978-1-60750-500-6
Subject
Security & Terrorism, Social Sciences
This book summarises the lectures presented at the Centre of Excellence – Defence Against Terroris…
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Medical Response to Terror Threats

Pub. date
June 2010
Editors
Richman, A., Shapira, S.C., Sharan, Y.
Volume
65 of NATO Science for Peace and Security Series - E: Human and Societal Dynamics
Price
US$150 / €104
ISBN
978-1-60750-502-0
Subject
Security & Terrorism, Social Sciences
We do not automatically associate the practice of medicine with al-Qaeda or weapons of mass destruct…
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Use of Force in Countering Terrorism

Pub. date
June 2010
Editors
Ersen, M.U., Özen, Ç.
Volume
66 of NATO Science for Peace and Security Series - E: Human and Societal Dynamics
Price
US$150 / €104
ISBN
978-1-60750-506-8
Subject
Security & Terrorism, Social Sciences
No nation or culture can achieve peace and security if it ignores the threat of terrorism, either to…
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Terrorism and the Internet

Pub. date
June 2010
Editors
Dienel, H.-L., Sharan, Y., Rapp, C., Ahituv, N.
Volume
67 of NATO Science for Peace and Security Series - E: Human and Societal Dynamics
Price
US$196 / €135
ISBN
978-1-60750-536-5
Subject
Security & Terrorism, Social Sciences
This is the first book to analyze the abuse of the internet for terrorism and crime purposes under t…
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The Innovative CIO and e-Participation in e-Government Initiatives

Pub. date
April 2010
Editor
Obi, T.
Volume
3 of Global E-Governance Series
Price
US$152 / €105
ISBN
978-1-60750-504-4
Subject
Public Administration, Social Sciences
Senior information executives are currently confronted by a continually growing and increasingly com…
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Pandemics and Bioterrorism

Pub. date
March 2010
Editors
Trufanov, A., Rossodivita, A., Guidotti, M.
Volume
62 of NATO Science for Peace and Security Series - E: Human and Societal Dynamics
Price
US$157 / €108
ISBN
978-1-60750-086-5
Subject
Security & Terrorism, Social Sciences
This book is a collection of papers presented at the NATO ASI conference Transdisciplinary Informati…
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International Journal of Developmental Science

ISSN
2192-001X
Price
US$250 / €185
Volume
7; 4 issues
Subject
Life & Behavioural Sciences, Neurosciences, Social Sciences
The International Journal of Developmental Science is especially devoted to research from the fields…
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Journal of Resources, Energy and Development

ISSN
0975-7554
Price
US$177 / €150
Volume
9; 2 issues
Subject
Environmental Sciences, Information Sciences, Life & Behavioural Sciences, Social Sciences
The biannual publication Journal of Resources, Energy and Development focuses on research and integr…
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Statistical Journal of the IAOS

ISSN
1874-7655
Price
US$705 / €520
Volume
29; 4 issues
Subject
Social Sciences
This is the flagship journal of the International Association for Official Statistics and is expecte…
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Risk and Decision Analysis

ISSN
1569-7371
Price
US$510 / €375
Volume
4; 4 issues
Subject
Social Sciences
The emphasis of the interdisciplinary journal Risk and Decision Analysis is on convergence, synergie…
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International Journal of Regulation and Governance

ISSN
0972-4907
Price
US$115 / €105
Volume
13; 2 issues
Subject
Environmental Sciences, Information Sciences, Life & Behavioural Sciences, Social Sciences
The International Journal of Regulation and Governance is a biannual publication that is aimed at de…
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Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution

ISSN
0972-9860
Price
US$315 / €230
Volume
10; 4 issues
Subject
Environmental Sciences, Social Sciences
This journal deals with the environmental problems Asians face.
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Model Assisted Statistics and Applications

ISSN
1574-1699
Price
US$385 / €285
Volume
8; 4 issues
Subject
Mathematics/Electronics/Mechanics, Social Sciences
Model Assisted Statistics and Applications is a peer reviewed international journal. Model Assisted …
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Journal of Economic and Social Measurement

ISSN
0747-9662
Price
US$610 / €450
Volume
38; 4 issues
Subject
Economics, Social Sciences
The Journal of Economic and Social Measurement (JESM) is a quarterly journal that is concerned with …
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Information Polity

ISSN
1570-1255
Price
US$460 / €340
Volume
18; 4 issues
Subject
Information Sciences, Social Sciences
Information Polity is dedicated to publishing work from two main sources: academic and practitioner.…
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INFORMATION KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS Management

ISSN
1389-1995
Price
US$485 / €355
Volume
12; 4 issues
Subject
Management Science, Social Sciences
The IKSM Journal is intended to become a primary source of information for those responsible for eng…
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Human Systems Management

ISSN
0167-2533
Price
US$635 / €470
Volume
32; 4 issues
Subject
Management Science, Social Sciences
Human Systems Management (HSM) is an international journal addressing the need to understand and sha…
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Stability of International Financial Markets at Risk: the Greek Case

March 27, 2013 - AMSTERDAM – Policy-makers worldwide worry about the wider implications that Greece’s open bankruptcy may have on the stability of financial markets in general, in the cohesion of the European Union in particular. With Cyprus agreeing to close its second largest bank (Laiki bank) in exchange for a €10 million bailout, it begs the question whether a pattern can be detected in countries in the EU struggling to keep their heads up financially. The editors of this special issue of the Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, Volume 38, issue 1 (2013), investigate.

IOS Press Celebrates the International Year of Statistics

March 22, 2013 - IOS Press supports the International Year of Statistics (Statistics2013) to support awareness and public understanding of the power and impact of statistics on all aspects of society. Statistics is becoming more acute as academia, businesses, and governments come to depend on data-driven decisions, significantly increasing the demand for statisticians.

IOS Press Supports Women Statisticians on International Women’s Day

March 8, 2013 - STM publishing house IOS Press, participating in the International Year of Statistics (Statistics2013), joins women around the world in the celebration of International Women’s Day today.

Fritz Scheuren is to be the new Editor-in-Chief of the Statistical Journal of the IAOS

February 1, 2013 - The IAOS is pleased to announce that Fritz Scheuren, former President of the ASA and a senior Fellow and Vice President of the Centre for Excellence in Survey Research at NORC has agreed to be the new Editor-in-Chief of the Statistical Journal of the IAOS.

How Government Agencies and Other Public Bodies Deal with Health Statistics

November 2, 2011 - Health data are about as personal as data can get. People who respond to health surveys are doing public health a big favor when they open up and tell survey interviewers about their and their families’ personal health status and history, use of health care services, health care insurance coverage, and demographic and socioeconomic characteristics.