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Another approach to open access publishing - BioMed Central is a commercial publisher - part of the Current Science Publishing Group, which publishes the Current Opinion Journals and others.
Now more than 80 online, peer reviewed journals in biology and medicine: the journals are available by subscription but the commitment to free availability of original research means that the research articles are deposited in PubMed Central and can be accessed by non-subscribers.
Has committed itself to maintaining an open access publishing policy through the launch of an Open Access Charter (July 2002). “Retrospectively and prospectively, in all eventualities, including any future changes in ownership.”
Author charges from Jan 1st 2002. For publication of a paper, there is a standard charge of $500, which BioMed Central says should be met from funding councils and research awards. In May 2002 - it was reported that author charges are going well - BioMed Central published more papers in Q1 2002 after the introduction of charges, than in Q4 2001.
There is an Institutional Membership programme - staff and students of member institutions have free article processing. (Fees range from $1500 for very small institutions to $7500 for very large (=5000+ FTE staff and postgrad students)
Currently more than 50 members, including Harvard, Princeton, the US NIH, the World Health Organization and the University of California system. In the UK York, Imperial, Cancer Research UK.
