Open access (OA) publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that presentations from its workshop for publishing consultants are now available online.
It has been observed that many learned societies are considering various publishing strategies for their journals in the face of the squeeze on library subscriptions. OA is projected to be an increasingly attractive option for many societies, providing a sustainable financial model for their journal, while helping to maximise the visibility of research in the field they support. BioMed currently has publishing partnerships with more than 30 societies which either started new OA journals or converted their previously subscription-based journals to OA.
To ensure that societies have the facts to hand when making their decisions, BioMed recently hosted a workshop for a group of consultants who advise societies. The presentations from the day are now available, covering the history and current workings of OA at BioMed, with a focus on how it works with societies and the scenarios in which an OA business model is working well.
The company plans to repeat this workshop in various formats over the coming months.
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