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Publishing in BioMed Central’s journals
Ruth KingJournal Publisher, BioMed Central
About BioMed Central
Largest global publisher of peer-reviewed open access journals
Launched first open access journal in 2000 Now publishes >200 OA titles >80,000 peer reviewed OA articles published All research articles published under Creative
Commons license Costs covered by 'article processing charge'
(APC)
Range of journals
Innovative journals
Peer review cascade
Highrejection rate
Moderaterejection rate
Lowrejection rate
Peer review
“I felt, as an author and as a reviewer, that the peer review process was extremely fair.”
Ricardo Z.N. Vencio
“Very efficient in reviewing and publishing manuscripts.”
Demelash Biffa
“I had a wonderful experience with BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. All the crew were very nice to us…..It was a friendly process.”
Ade Fatai Adeniyi
Transparency in peer review
Open vs Closed
More transparency
Experiment!
Author selects suitable reviewers from Editorial Board
Published if three Ed Board members agree to review
Open peer review
Reviewers’ reports are public
Framework
Maximum exposure
Open access
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Indexed PubMed, PubMed Central, Scopus …
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Promoted
Article alerts, Blogs, Twitter, Press release …
Visibility
Open access journals have high rankings in the JCR
Malaria Journal - 2/17 Tropical Medicine
BMC Systems Biology 3/29 Mathematical & Computational Biology
Breast Cancer Research - the 2nd highest ranking breast cancer specific journal
More benefits for authors..
Online submission, electronic peer review and production
Articles published as soon as they are ready
No space constraints: Useful for figures, extensive data and video footage
No charges for colour
Tips for getting published
Ensure that the scientific message is clear and arguments built up logically
Be concise: lengthy discussions and descriptions can distract from the key message(s)
Ensure claims are supported and don’t overstate your findings
Clearly and explicitly state the aims of the study and questions you have addressed
Put your work into the context of the literature: be sure to cite the relevant key references and cite them in the correct context
Pay attention to journal policies
Getting published - title and abstract
Your advert to help attract peer reviewers, readers and citations!
Be specific and concise Avoid jargon and abbreviationsInclude keywordsIncludes detailed and precise info about: - Key aims of the study and why the questions you asked are important- Key methods and materials used- Results presented - Conclusions drawn
Cover letter
What is the scientific question you are addressing? What is the key finding that answers this question? What is the nature of the evidence you provide in
support of your conclusion? What are the three most recently published papers that
are relevant to this question? What significance do your results have for the field? What significance do your results have for the broader
community (of scientists and/or the public)? What other novel findings do you present? Is there additional information that we should take into
account?
