A note from the Managing Editor
Emerald, the new name and vision for MCB UP Ltd
From 2002, the publishers of this journal will be changing their trading name from MCB UP Ltd to Emerald. In doing so, we shall be building on the success of the Emerald Fulltext database – the on-line database that contains the current and archival content of Industrial and Commercial Training and many other journals besides. You will see some very clear changes in 2002: this journal will feature a new logo and an entirely new cover design, both reflecting the Emerald brand.
It is very likely that you already know the Emerald name because electronic usage of our journal content has doubled every year since 1996 and the trend continues. Here are some interesting statistics about the Emerald database:
There were nearly one million user sessions in 2000.
Over 5.5 million articles were delivered to users in 2001 (more than 16,000 per day).
Between January 2000 and May 2001, the number of academic institutions with access to Emerald Fulltext more than tripled.
92 per cent of the world's top business schools choose Emerald journals and 93 per cent of them have contributed articles to Emerald journals ("top"business schools based on Financial Times business school rankings 2000).
Why is this such important news for all potential authors amongst this journal's readership? Simply because any paper published in this journal in 2002 will ultimately be disseminated to a vast, global audience of both academics and practitioners. What better incentive could there be for submitting your work to Industrial and Commercial Training in 2002?
Forthcoming content in 2002
During Vol. 34, Industrial and Commercial Training will continue to provide consultants and practising managers with a variety of topical,succinctly-delivered articles on human resource development and training management issues.
Topics to be covered in 2002 will include:
E-learning.
Leadership.
Coaching/mentoring.
Teamworking/teambuilding.
Retaining and developing talent.
Entrepreneurship/innovation.
Small businesses training initiatives.
Self-managed careers/employability.
Training evaluation.
Managing change.
Action learning/project-based learning.
Learning: skills, methods, styles.
Cross-cultural management.
Competencies: successful and novel applications.
Key events for your diary in 2002
The following events will be of interest to readers of Industrial and Commercial Training:
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) National Conference and Exhibition.Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK,24-26 October, 2001.Seehttp://www.cipd.co.uk/Nationalconference/ for further information.
ASTD TechKnowledge® Conference and Exposition"Truth in e-learning",Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. 4-7 February, 2002.See http://www.astd.org./ for further information.
ASTD International Conference and Exposition.Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana,2-6 June, 2002See http://www.astd.org./ for further information.
