BMC enters the world of chemical engineering
We are delighted to announce that today, BMC Chemical Engineering, one of two new engineering launches in the BMC Series, has opened to submissions! Editor Harriet… Read more »
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BMC Biomedical Engineering: the BMC series expands into engineering!
Today marks a special occasion for the BMC series! We are excited to announce that our first engineering journal, BMC Biomedical Engineering, is now open… Read more »
Increasing diversity in peer review with transparent mentoring of early career researchers
Today, four BMC journals are launching a pilot to proactively endorse peer review mentoring, which aims to increase diversity and inclusivity in peer review. In this… Read more »
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How important are open access books to academic authors?
To kick off Academic Book Week in April, Springer Nature held a free event for researchers exploring open access (OA) books,… Read more »
Turning social phenomena into data: measurement instruments for the social sciences (Part 2)
The new BMC journal Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences is now open for submissions, and we continue our conversation… Read more »
Turning social phenomena into data: measurement instruments for the social sciences
Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences is a new interdisciplinary open access journal documenting high quality… Read more »
How does gender influence the academic publishing process?
Gender and diversity issues are taking center stage and there is growing awareness of the under representation of women as… Read more »
BMC series Publishing Workshops: East Coast US Tour
Did you know that in addition to overseeing everything that goes on with the journals in their portfolios, BMC series Editors also… Read more »
Why I published an open access book
In two weeks, Springer Nature is participating in Academic Book Week: a global awareness event that aims to champion and showcase… Read more »
The science behind what makes a bestselling book
Books that are fiction, thrillers or mysteries, have high initial sales numbers and are released around Christmas are more likely… Read more »