BioMed Central
BioMed Central ( BMC ) is a commercial scientific journal publisher based in the UK that publishes over 200 open access journals in the fields of biology and medicine . As an open access publisher, BioMed Central makes all scientific publications available on the Internet free of charge, in contrast to traditional publishers such as Elsevier or Springer-Verlag . The costs incurred are covered by fees borne by the publisher. Publications are subjected to an equally demanding peer review as with traditional specialist publishers.
history
BioMed Central was founded in April 2000 by Vitek Tracz .
In October 2008 the publishing group Springer Science + Business Media (now Springer Nature ) took over BioMed Central.
Magazines
BioMed Central's major journals are Genome Biology , Genome Medicine , Arthritis Research & Therapy , Breast Cancer Research, and Critical Care .
See also
- Open Archives Initiative (OAI)
literature
- BioMed Central - a commercial publication model for open access to research results: 10 questions from Bruno Bauer to Jan Velterop , publisher of BioMed Central . In: Medicine - Library - Information 2003; 3 (3): 36-9, ( PDF )
Individual evidence
- ^ Richard Poynder: Interview with Vitek Tracz: Essential for Science. In: Information Today . August 30, 2005, accessed August 30, 2015 .
- ↑ Springer Acquires BioMed Central Group (BMC) ( Memento of the original from March 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Springer acquisition FAQ ( Memento of the original from November 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- BioMed Central - Official Website (English)