BMC Bioinformatics reaches manuscript milestone
BMC Bioinformatics reached an impressive milestone in May 2007, receiving 105 manuscript submissions – a record number for the journal. This is the first… Read more »
Latest posts by Matthew Cockerill (see all)
- Connecting up post-publication commentary via integration with PubMed Commons - 29th November 2013
- It just got easier to find open access research for textmining/redistribution - 7th March 2012
- OSTP publishes public comments in response to RFIs on public access to publications and data - 3rd February 2012
Promising signs for open access in Canada
Canadian researchers have been strong supporters of BioMed Central’s open access journals since day one – in fact BioMed Central has already… Read more »
NIH Public Access Policy under consideration by US Congress
The US Alliance for Taxpayer Access notes that: The NIH Public Access Policy is under consideration by Congress as part of the FY08 Labor/HHS Appropriations… Read more »
Critical Care publishes video case report
In Critical Care, BioMed Central’s most widely read journal, Miran Brvar and Matjaz Bunc have recently published a video case report. The authors… Read more »
Doug Altman recognized at Council for Science Editors annual awards
Doug Altman, who is a founder member of the steering group of BioMed Central’s journal Trials, was this week recognized by the Council for Science Editors… Read more »
Cancer Research UK announces open access policy
As a nicely timed followup to the previous post about Sam’s sponsored run in a BioMed Central T-Shirt, Cancer Research UK today became the most… Read more »
UK Department of Health becomes latest funder to adopt an official open access policy
The UK Department of Health has been an active supporter of open access to published research, both through NHS England’s BioMed Central membership , and… Read more »
Open Access to US presidential debates
It is always interesting to see the underlying principles of open access being applied in areas beyond academic research. A little while ago, in a chapter… Read more »
Open Repository – open source in action
DSpace, the software platform which provides the foundation for BioMed Central’s Open Repository service, is proving to be a great example of… Read more »
Join BioMed Central at MLA 2007 in Philadelphia to find out more about how librarians and research administrators can work together to promote open access
In recent years, librarians have played a leading role in the Open Access movement, seeking to push back the barriers that interfere with the free communication… Read more »