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'''The Company of Biologists''' is a UK-based charity and |
'''The Company of Biologists''' is a UK-based charity and not-for-profit publisher that was established in 1925 by [[George Parker Bidder III]] with the aim of promoting research and study across all branches of biology. The company publishes currently five [[scientific journals]]: ''[[Development (journal)|Development]], [[Disease Models & Mechanisms]], [[Journal of Cell Science]], [[Journal of Experimental Biology]], and [[Biology Open]]''. |
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As part of its charitable giving, the company awards grants and travelling fellowships to biologists as well as running a series of |
As part of its charitable giving, the company awards grants and travelling fellowships to biologists as well as running a series of workshops. |
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The company's current |
The company's current chairperson is Professor Sarah Bray. |
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==Brief history== |
==Brief history== |
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George Parker Bidder III, a prominent zoologist working in Europe during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, founded the Company of Biologists in 1925 in a bid to rescue the ailing journal ''The British Journal of Experimental Biology'' (now ''[[The Journal of Experimental Biology]]''), which was founded in 1923 by [[Julian Huxley]], [[Lancelot Hogben]] and Frances A. E. Crew. |
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Bidder felt that the journal was crucial for this emerging area of biology so turned to friends and colleagues, selling them £5 shares in his newly formed Company of Biologists. |
Bidder felt that the journal was crucial for this emerging area of biology so turned to friends and colleagues, selling them £5 shares in his newly formed Company of Biologists. Such was the company's success that, in 1946, Bidder gifted the ''[[Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science]]'' to them, which was later relaunched as ''[[Journal of Cell Science]]''. |
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In 1952 the company became a registered charity and a year later, in 1953, it accepted the gift of a third journal, the ''Journal of Embryology and Experimental Morphology'' (relaunched in 1987 as ''[[Development (journal)|Development]]''). |
In 1952 the company became a registered charity and a year later, in 1953, it accepted the gift of a third journal, the ''Journal of Embryology and Experimental Morphology'' (relaunched in 1987 as ''[[Development (journal)|Development]]''). |
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In August 2008 ''[[Disease Models & Mechanisms]]'' was launched to reflect the increasing importance of model organisms in the understanding of human disease; it is an [[open access journal]]. |
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In autumn 2011, the company launched a fifth journal, ''[[Biology Open]]'', an online only, [[open access]] that publishes original research across all aspects of the biological sciences. |
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[[File:The Company of Biologists seal.svg|150px|right|alt=The Company of Biologists]] |
[[File:The Company of Biologists seal.svg|150px|right|alt=The Company of Biologists]] |
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==The company seal== |
==The company seal== |
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The company seal |
The company seal features two Egyptian symbols that also appeared in the company's previous logo. The well-known [[ankh]] is the Egyptian hieroglyph for life – an appropriate symbol for an organization dedicated to supporting the life sciences. The feather represents the goddess [[Maat]] and is generally seen as the symbol for truth, balance and order – Maat weighed souls against her feather to determine whether they would reach the paradise of the afterlife. |
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==Charitable activities== |
==Charitable activities== |
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The company provides grants to many scientific societies, large and small. These societies, in turn, use part of the funding to provide travel grants to support postgraduates and junior postdoctoral fellows who wish to attend their conferences. Each of the company's journals provides travelling fellowships to postgraduate students and postdoctoral fellows and these are put towards the cost of collaborative visits to other research laboratories. The company also invites direct applications from postgraduate and postdoctoral fellows for travel grants towards the cost of attendance at research conferences, workshops or for skill-acquiring visits to other research labs. |
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The company makes the following financial contributions to support biologists:<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.biologists.com/grants/|title=Grants {{!}} The Company of Biologists|work=The Company of Biologists|access-date=2020-03-23|language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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* Meeting Grants – for large and small international meetings, including workshops and conferences in the fields covered by the five journals. |
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* Travelling Fellowships – to graduate students and postdoctoral researchers to visit and collaborate with other laboratories. |
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* Grants to scientific societies – three of the societies that receive funds include British Society of Developmental Biology, British Society for Cell Biology and the [[Society for Experimental Biology|Society for Experimental Biology.]] These societies use the funds to provide travel grants to support early-career researchers wishing to attend conferences. |
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In 2010, the company launched its series of workshops intended to champion the novel techniques and innovations that will underpin the post-genomic revolution. |
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The Company of Biologists also runs its own Meetings and Workshops programme. Regular small Workshops unite experts and [[New investigator|early-career researchers]] in discussions on current topics across the journal fields.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biologists.com/workshops/|title=Workshops|website=The Company of Biologists|language=en|access-date=2020-03-23}}</ref> Larger Meetings are organised around the world and explore themes that go on to be discussed in the journals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biologists.com/meetings/|title=Journal Meetings|website=The Company of Biologists|language=en|access-date=2020-03-23}}</ref> |
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== Community sites == |
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The Company of Biologists supports three online biological communities: |
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The company supports ethical publishing and is a member of a number of organisations committed to maintaining standards in publishing ethics, Open Access and digital preservation of content:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biologists.com/ethical-publishing/|title=Ethical publishing|website=The Company of Biologists|language=en|access-date=2020-03-23}}</ref> |
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* the Node: the community site for and by developmental biologists |
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* [[Committee on Publication Ethics|Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)]] |
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* preLights: the preprint highlights service run by the biological community |
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* [[Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association|Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA)]] |
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* FocalPlane: the community site for microscopists and biologists alike |
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* [[HINARI|Health Access to Research for Health Programme (HINARI)]] |
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* [[AGORA|Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture (AGORA)]] |
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* Online Access to Research in the Environment (OARE) |
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* [[LOCKSS]] |
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* [[LOCKSS|CLOCKSS]] |
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* [[San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment|San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA)]] |
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* [[Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers|Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP)]] |
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* [[Crossref]] |
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==Further reading== |
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*Erlingsson, Steindór J., [http://www.raunvis.hi.is/~steindor/BJHS_2013.pdf Institutions and innovation: experimental zoology and the creation of the British Journal of Experimental Biology and the Society for Experimental Biology], British Journal for the History of Science, 46(1): 72-95, 2013. |
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== Community activities == |
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The Company of Biologists runs three community platforms in addition to its publishing and charitable activities. |
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The Node was launched in 2010 by ''[[Development (journal)|Development]]'' and The Company of Biologists as a non-commercial information resource and community site for the developmental biology community.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thenode.biologists.com/about/|title=About the Node - the Node|work=the Node|access-date=2020-03-23|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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In 2017, The Company of Biologists launched preLights. With a growing number of [[Preprint|preprints]] in the biological field, preLights is a preprint highlight service. Scientists from the community select, highlight and comment on preprints of interest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://prelights.biologists.com/about-us/|title=About us|website=preLights|language=en|access-date=2020-03-23}}</ref> |
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In 2020, ''[[Journal of Cell Science]]'' and The Company of Biologists announced the creation of a new [[microscopy]] community site called FocalPlane. The new website is due to launch in summer 2020 and will connect people, resources and information within the microscopy community.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biologists.com/microscopy/|title=Microscopy site sign-up|website=The Company of Biologists|language=en|access-date=2020-03-23}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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==External links== |
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*{{official website|http://www.biologists.com/}} |
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**[http://workshops.biologists.com Workshops] |
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**[http://www.biologists.com/grants Charity] |
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*[https://www.biologists.com/workshops/ Workshops] |
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| Founded | 1925 |
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| Founder | George Parker Bidder III |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Headquarters location | Cambridge |
| Publication types | Academic journals |
| Nonfiction topics | Science |
| Official website | www |
The Company of Biologists is a UK-based charity and not-for-profit publisher that was established in 1925 by George Parker Bidder III with the aim of promoting research and study across all branches of biology. The company publishes currently five scientific journals: Development, Disease Models & Mechanisms, Journal of Cell Science, Journal of Experimental Biology, and Biology Open.
As part of its charitable giving, the company awards grants and travelling fellowships to biologists as well as running a series of workshops.
The company's current chairperson is Professor Sarah Bray.
Brief history[edit]
George Parker Bidder III, a prominent zoologist working in Europe during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, founded the Company of Biologists in 1925 in a bid to rescue the ailing journal The British Journal of Experimental Biology (now The Journal of Experimental Biology), which was founded in 1923 by Julian Huxley, Lancelot Hogben and Frances A. E. Crew.
Bidder felt that the journal was crucial for this emerging area of biology so turned to friends and colleagues, selling them £5 shares in his newly formed Company of Biologists. Such was the company's success that, in 1946, Bidder gifted the Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science to them, which was later relaunched as Journal of Cell Science.
In 1952 the company became a registered charity and a year later, in 1953, it accepted the gift of a third journal, the Journal of Embryology and Experimental Morphology (relaunched in 1987 as Development).
In August 2008 Disease Models & Mechanisms was launched to reflect the increasing importance of model organisms in the understanding of human disease; it is an open access journal.
In autumn 2011, the company launched a fifth journal, Biology Open, an online only, open access that publishes original research across all aspects of the biological sciences.
The company's charitable status has the condition that none of the directors receive any remuneration for their services, so directors give their time and expertise as part of their contribution to the scientific community.
The company seal[edit]
The company seal features two Egyptian symbols that also appeared in the company's previous logo. The well-known ankh is the Egyptian hieroglyph for life – an appropriate symbol for an organization dedicated to supporting the life sciences. The feather represents the goddess Maat and is generally seen as the symbol for truth, balance and order – Maat weighed souls against her feather to determine whether they would reach the paradise of the afterlife.
Charitable activities[edit]
The company provides grants to many scientific societies, large and small. These societies, in turn, use part of the funding to provide travel grants to support postgraduates and junior postdoctoral fellows who wish to attend their conferences. Each of the company's journals provides travelling fellowships to postgraduate students and postdoctoral fellows and these are put towards the cost of collaborative visits to other research laboratories. The company also invites direct applications from postgraduate and postdoctoral fellows for travel grants towards the cost of attendance at research conferences, workshops or for skill-acquiring visits to other research labs.
As participants in the United Nation's Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative (HINARI) and OARE initiatives, the company makes all its online articles freely available to users in developing countries
In 2010, the company launched its series of workshops intended to champion the novel techniques and innovations that will underpin the post-genomic revolution.
Community sites[edit]
The Company of Biologists supports three online biological communities:
- the Node: the community site for and by developmental biologists
- preLights: the preprint highlights service run by the biological community
- FocalPlane: the community site for microscopists and biologists alike
Further reading[edit]
- Erlingsson, Steindór J., Institutions and innovation: experimental zoology and the creation of the British Journal of Experimental Biology and the Society for Experimental Biology, British Journal for the History of Science, 46(1): 72-95, 2013.
External links[edit]
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