As you may already be aware, Dame Janet Finch CBE recently released the Working Group on Expanding Access to Published Research Findings report ‘Accessibility, sustainability, excellence: how to expand access to research publications’, otherwise known as the Finch Report. Open Repository is delighted that the report recognizes the role that open access plays in publishing,… Read more »
In July Source Code for Biology and Medicine, a forward-looking bioinformatics journal with an emphasis on the practical utilization of source code within biomedicine, attended the Ninth International Meeting on Computational Intelligence Methods for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics (CIBB) in Houston, Texas. This meeting took place at the Methodist Hospital Research Institute (TMHRI), which is one… Read more »
We’ve transferred our blogs to WordPress. WordPress allows us to introduce features which we hope make it easier for you to navigate the blogs, find content which is relevant and interesting, and participate in conversation. New structure: we have introduced a new top level page, showcasing highlights from blogs across the BioMed Central blog network. This… Read more »
A new policy was announced last week by the Department for International Development (DFID), pledging that all of the research it funds will be made freely available online, through open access. A step they believe will increase the uptake and use of that research, with the aim of advancing science and health in the Developing… Read more »
July saw us sign up our tenth Foundation Member, the National Institute of Oncology in Rabat, Morocco – one of two public oncology centres in Morocco providing free care and treatment for cancer patients. Foundation Membership is an initiative from BioMed Central that enables institutions in developing countries to demonstrate their commitment and support for… Read more »