central . this article includes a list of references but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . march 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message biomed central parent company springer nature status active founded 2000 2000 founder current science group headquarters location united kingdom distribution open access publication types scientific journals nonfiction topics science official website www.biomedcentral.com biomed central bmc is a united kingdom based for profit scientific publisher specialising in open access journal publication . biomed central and its sister companies chemistry central and physmath central publish over 200 scientific journals . most biomed central journals are now published only online . biomed central describes itself as the first and largest open access science publisher . it is owned by springer nature . contents 1 history 2 journals 2.1 bmc journal series 3 databases 4 see also 5 references 6 further reading 7 external links history edit biomed central was founded in 2000 as part of the current science group now science navigation group sng a nursery of scientific publishing companies . sng chairman vitek tracz developed the concept for the company after nih director harold varmus s pubmed central concept for open access publishing was scaled back . 1 the first director of the company was jan velterop . in 2002 the company s business model evolved to include article processing charges and these have since been the primary source of revenue . in october 2008 it was announced that biomed central along with chemistry central and physmath central had been acquired by springer science business media the second largest stm publisher . 2 in 2007 yale university libraries stopped subsidizing page charges for affiliates of yale who are using biomed central as the publisher of their works . 3 in november 2008 biomed central became an official supporting organisation of healthcare information for all a global initiative committed to a future where people are no longer dying for lack of knowledge . 4 journals edit main category biomed central academic journals biomed central owns and produces in house five flagship journals genome biology genome medicine arthritis research & therapy breast cancer research and critical care . it also produces the bmc journal series of 65 journals covering the fields of biology and medicine . chemistry central journal and the physmath series of journals are also produced by the company . most of the other journals published by biomed central are owned and produced independently by societies and academic editorial boards with biomed central providing the hosting publishing platform and marketing . all journals are published online ; some of the flagship journals have in the past also been available as print subscriptions but currently arthritis research & therapy is the only journal to offer this . publications in biomed central journals are immediately upon publication released under the creative commons attribution license which grants permission to reuse publications and produce derivative work . the only exceptions to this as of 2010 were the flagship journals which reserved rights on review and commentary content ; those articles were available to purchase on a subscription or on a pay per view basis becoming freely available but not fully open access to all after six months ; however as of january 2015 no subscription fees apply to these journals or to any articles published in them . 5 bmc journal series edit the bmc series of journals is a collection of 65 online research journals published by biomed central . 6 like all other biomed central journals they have a policy of open access to the research articles they publish . between them they cover all major subject areas within biology and medicine . two of the journals bmc biology and bmc medicine have a broad scope and aim to publish particularly significant research . a third journal bmc research notes publishes research from all areas of biology and medicine without making impact or interest criteria for publication while bmc proceedings publishes conference proceedings . the other 61 journals specialise on a particular subject area . due to their free licensing images from bmc journals can be reused in other places . biology bmc biochemistry bmc bioinformatics bmc biology bmc biophysics bmc biotechnology bmc cell biology bmc developmental biology bmc ecology bmc evolutionary biology bmc genetics bmc genomics bmc immunology bmc microbiology bmc molecular biology bmc neuroscience bmc physiology bmc plant biology bmc structural biology bmc systems biology bmc veterinary research medicine bmc anesthesiology bmc cancer bmc cardiovascular disorders bmc clinical pathology bmc complementary and alternative medicine bmc dermatology bmc ear nose and throat disorders bmc emergency medicine bmc endocrine disorders bmc family practice bmc gastroenterology bmc geriatrics bmc health services research bmc hematology bmc infectious diseases bmc international health and human rights bmc medical education bmc medical ethics bmc medical genetics bmc medical genomics bmc medical imaging bmc medical informatics and decision making bmc medical physics bmc medical research methodology bmc medicine bmc musculoskeletal disorders bmc nephrology bmc neurology bmc nursing bmc nutrition bmc obesity bmc ophthalmology bmc oral health bmc palliative care bmc pediatrics bmc pharmacology and toxicology bmc pregnancy and childbirth bmc psychiatry bmc psychology bmc public health bmc pulmonary medicine bmc sports science medicine and rehabilitation bmc surgery bmc urology bmc women s health most bmc series journals have an impact factor . for the 53 journals with impact factors it ranged from 1.02 bmc ophthalmology to 7.98 bmc biology . 7 databases edit the company also has hosted biomedical databases including current controlled trials a database of clinical trials . 8 the biology image library and the cases database a database of medical case reports 9 were closed in 2014 . 10 the company also provides hosting for institutional repositories of publications based on the dspace platform under the brand open repository . 11 see also edit open access scholarly publishers association of which biomed central is a founding member trials journal references edit interview with vitek tracz essential for science . infotoday.com . retrieved 2012 03 15 . suber peter 2008 10 07 . peter suber open access news . earlham.edu . retrieved 2012 03 15 . connor elizabeth 2008 . interview with harold e. varmus of plos . journal of electronic resources in medical libraries . 5 2 149 159 . doi 10.1080 15424060802064352 . hifa supporting organisations . hifa2015 . access to articles . biomed central . retrieved 2015 11 15 . the bmc series journals . biomed central . retrieved 11 september 2012 . bmc journals impact factors . retrieved 2015 08 24 . current controlled trials clinical trial search . isrctn numbering scheme . database of clinical trials . controlled trials.com . retrieved 2012 03 15 . home page . cases database . retrieved 2014 02 15 . http casesdatabase.com notice of closure july 2014 accessed 2015 04 06 home . open repository . retrieved 2012 03 15 . further reading edit this article s further reading may not follow wikipedia s content policies or guidelines . please improve this article by removing less relevant or redundant publications with the same point of view ; or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations . january 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message albanese andrew 15 march 2004 . biomed central changes tack . library journal 17 18 . retrieved july 17 2005 . amber dave 4 september 2000 . scientists publishers societies and turf . the scientist . 14 17 1 . butler declan 25 may 2000 . biomed central boosted by editorial board . nature . 405 6785 384 . doi 10.1038 35013218 . chillingworth mark 9 august 2004 . biomed central seeks open access advice . information world review . cockerill matthew 16 december 1999 . online research archive will be free to all . nature . 402 6763 721 722 . doi 10.1038 45368 . delamothe tony 21 june 2003 2003 . fees waived for university researchers publishing through biomed central . bmj . 326 7403 1350 1351 . doi 10.1136 bmj .326.7403.1350 d. accessed july 17 2005 . dead link galbraith kate july 11 2003 . british researchers get to publish in 90 online medical journals free . the chronicle of higher education 49 44 a28 . gavaghan helen june 30 2003 . open access publishing finds official favor . the scientist . accessed july 17 2005 . godlee fiona 2000 . peer review in the e environment . freedom of information conference 2000 london . retrieved 2005 07 17 . loxton liz may 1 2003 . nhs information project launched . information world review . macleod donald june 17 2003 . publish and be free . the guardian . verified availability july 17 2005 . peel john february 2000 . biomed central . d lib magazine 6 2 . accessed july 17 2005 . quint barbara january 7 2002 . biomed central begins charging authors and their institutions for article publishing . information today 19 2 37 39 . accessed july 17 2005 . september 3 2001 . biomed central launches 12 new author initiated research e journals . information today 18 9 24 25 . accessed july 17 2005 . shearer kathleen january 2002 . biomed central an alternative to scholarly publishing carl abrc backgrounder series no. 4 . ottawa canadian association of research libraries . accessed july 17 2005 . suber peter september 6 2001 . biomed central s method of fos . free online scholarship newsletter . watson linda a. ivan s. login and jeffrey m. burns 2003 . exploring new ways to publish a library faculty partnership . journal of the medical library association 91 2 245 247 . accessed july 17 2005 . young jeffrey r january 18 2002 . publisher of free online science journal charges authors a processing fee . the chronicle of higher education 48 19 a36 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to media from biomed central . official website science navigation group open access news by peter suber vitek tracz founder of open access publisher biomed central talks to richard poynder retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title biomed central & oldid 743163409 categories academic publishing companiesopen access publisherspublishing companies established in 2000companies based in camdenspringer science business media imprintshidden categories articles lacking in text citations from march 2010all articles lacking in text citationswikipedia spam cleanup from january 2015wikipedia further reading cleanupall articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from february 2014commons category with local link same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages catal deutschespa ol italianonederlands edit links this page was last modified on 8 october 2016 at 07 14 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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