Blackwell Publishing Expands Its Relationship with ScholarOne®

Charlottesville, VA January 26, 2006

ScholarOne® is pleased to announce that Blackwell Publishing, the world's leading society publisher, has signed a new five year enterprise contract to use Manuscript Central™ as its preferred online peer review system.

René Olivieri, CEO of Blackwell Publishing, said, "The partnrship with ScholarOne is part of our goal to provide new, innovative services for our societies, their editorial offices and their authors. Speed of publishing is key to the future of any journal and with ScholarOne we intend to provide the best possible support for faster peer review."

"Blackwell was among the first publishers to adopt Manuscript Central as their online peer review solution of choice. Both ScholarOne and Blackwell share a strong focus in serving the needs of professional societies," said Bill Carden, ScholarOne president and CEO. "Four years and over 200 journals later, we are delighted that they have chosen to extend their relationship with us for another five years. We look forward to working with them to implement another 150 journals in 2006.

About ScholarOne

ScholarOne, Inc. (www.scholarone.com) provides comprehensive workflow management systems for scholarly journals, books, and conferences. Its Web-based applications enable publishers to manage the submission, peer review, production, and publication processes more efficiently, increasing their profile among authors, decreasing time-to-market for critical scientific data, and lowering infrastructure costs. The Manuscript Central user base has grown to 2.6 million registered users worldwide.

The clients of ScholarOne include prestigious nonprofit societies, university presses, government agencies, and the world's leading commercial publishers. The company employs 75 people at its Charlottesville, Virginia, headquarters and in Washington, DC; Boston; London; and Bielefeld, Germany.

About Blackwell Publishing, Inc.

Blackwell Publishing is the world's leading society publisher, partnering with more than 665 academic and professional societies. Blackwell publishes over 800 journals across a wide range of academic, medical, and professional subjects. The company remains independent with over 900 staff members in offices in the US, UK, Australia, China, Denmark, Germany, Japan, and Singapore. Blackwell's mission as an expert publisher is to create long-term partnerships with societies and authors to enhance learning, disseminate research, and improve the quality of professional practice. For more information on Blackwell Publishing, please visit www.blackwellpublishing.com or www.blackwell-synergy.com.