Supporter Membership
Supporter Members pay a flat rate annual Membership fee based on the number of science and medical researchers and graduate students at their institution. Authors at the Supporter Member institution are given a 15% discount on the article-processing charge when publishing in a BioMed Central, Chemistry Central or SpringerOpen journal.
What are the benefits of Supporter Membership?
- All Supporter Member researchers can take advantage of a 15% discount on the article-processing charge when publishing.
- The institution benefits from a cost-effective flat rate annual Membership fee based on the number of biology, chemistry and medical researchers and graduate students at the institution. This provides the institution with an affordable way to support both open access publishing and their researchers.
- All institutional subscriptions to BioMed Central's products purchased by Supporter Members qualify for a discount on the list prices.
- Automated Article Deposits into your repository - any article published will be automatically deposited into the Supporter Member's institutional repository. This new Membership feature will provide greater efficiency for both authors and repository administrators.
- Members have a customized web page on BioMed Central, which will act as a permanent showcase for the institution. This page features titles and links to relevant articles generated by the Member institution and published in BioMed Central's open access journals.
Supporter Membership Fees
Fees for Supporter Membership in 2013 are based on the total number of researchers and post graduates affiliated to the institution. Pricing per annum for academic institutions is as follows:
| Very small institution (0-500 faculty and postgraduate students in biology, chemistry and medicine) | £1,485 US$2,665 €2,229 |
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| Small institution (501-1500 faculty and postgraduate students in biology, chemistry and medicine) |
£2,966 US$5,328 €4,461 |
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| Medium size institution (1501-2500 faculty and postgraduate students in biology, chemistry and medicine) | £4,451 US$7,991 €6,691 |
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| Large institution (2501-5000 faculty and postgraduate students in biology, chemistry and medicine) |
£5,933 US$10,656 €8,920 |
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| Very large institution (5001-10000 faculty and postgraduate students in biology, chemistry and medicine) | £7,417 US$13,319 €11,150 |
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BioMed Central's currency charging policy
If you place an order or request a quote you will be quoted/charged our US Dollars, Euro or GB Pounds rate depending on the location of your institution as follows:
- US Dollars: North America.
- Euro: Euro Zone
Where VAT is applicable payments must be made in GBP in accordance with UK tax laws. If you have any questions about VAT please contact your Sales Representative.
- GB Pounds: All other countries.
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