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 Frequently asked questions
10.
What journals does BioMed Central
publish and what sorts of papers do they contain?
BioMed Central publishes 205 journals
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some of which publish only research, where others publish a combination of research
and reviews/commentaries. All the journals are available online but only those
that include reviews/commentaries also print some or all of their content.
The BMC series of open access journals publish peer-reviewed original
research. BMC Biology and BMC Medicine only publish articles that
are of importance in their specialized field or of broad interest.
On the other hand, the subject-specific BMC journals have the policy
of publishing any scientifically sound article in the field including articles
that traditional journals may reject on the grounds of space or relevance to
their readers. Examples include:
- Negative studies
- Studies that confirm previous work
- Studies with findings of regional interest
- Clinical trial protocols
- Papers that include full experimental datasets
- Methods papers
BioMed Central also publishes a growing number of online, open access journals
that have been set up and are run by academic editorial groups, who determine
their own editorial policies.
Finally, some Biomed Central journals publish both research articles, which
are online and open access, and reviews and commentaries, which are subscription
access and published both in print and online. Among them is Journal
of Biology, which publishes research of the kind of importance that
would warrant publication in the likes of Cell, Nature and Science,
together with associated reviews/commentaries. The other titles are more specialized
in their content. Each of these journals has its own Editors who determine the
publication policies.
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