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 Frequently asked questions
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Why publish in BioMed Central?
In comparison to other publishers, the advantages and differences of publishing
in BioMed Central journals are:
Immediate and free access for all
BioMed Central journals make all published original research immediately accessible
through both BioMed Central and PubMed
Central , without subscription charges or registration barriers. BioMed
Central, through its Open Access Charter,
is committed permanently to maintaining this policy and has created a Board
of Trustees to ensure that it is maintained. Unlike most other participants
in PubMed Central, there will be no delay between publication of research in
BioMed Central journals and availability on PubMed Central.
Fast, efficient peer review
All research in BioMed Central journals is fully peer
reviewed. This process is streamlined thanks to a user-friendly, web-based
system for submission and for referees to view manuscripts and return their
reviews.
High visibility
Publishing it in a BioMed Central journal gives your paper optimal and unprecedented
access by a readership spanning the global continuum of research in biology
and medicine. PubMed, the
world's most popular literature search service, indexes all research published
in BioMed Central journals without delay.
Permanence
All original research published by BioMed Central journals will be archived
in PubMed Central, so permanent
accessibility is assured.
Citable articles
BioMed Central journals are cited in a way that closely follows the traditional
citation model. BioMed Central has worked closely with the Institute
of Scientific Information to ensure that citations to these articles are
correctly tracked.
Authors keep copyright
Authors of published research keep copyright to their work. [more information]
Author charges
BioMed Central journals do not have page charges, color figure charges or submission
fees. However, for most of the open access articles published in BioMed Central
journals there is an article-processing charge. The majority of BioMed Central's journals routinely waive charges for authors from low-income countries; the remainder consider waiver requests on the grounds of hardship on a case-by-case basis. Authors from institutions that are members of BioMed
Central do not have to pay the article-processing charge as it is covered by a payment from their institution.
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