[Next-Generation Sequencing Book]
  • [Photo] J.W. Bizzaro • December 11, 2004
    The following message comes from Claire Saxby at Oxford University Press:
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    Dear colleague,
    As a member of the bioinformatics community, we would like to ask you to participate in an important survey conducted by our journal Bioinformatics. Your response has the potential to influence the future path of the journal.

    OPEN ACCESS
    Online publication has greatly improved access to research information on a global scale. Open Access, which fundamentally means providing free online access to research immediately to all, presents an opportunity to maximise online dissemination. The practical implementation of this principle is currently the subject of much debate. Various Open Access publication models are in an early experimental phase and it is not yet clear whether they will provide a financially viable alternative to the traditional subscription-based model of journal publishing. Bioinformatics is currently published under a subscription-based model....The major challenge faced by an established journal like Bioinformatics when considering Open Access publication is to find a viable model that will be attractive and accessible to authors and their institutions, whilst allowing the journal to maintain its high quality, cover its costs (associated with submission, editorial review, production, dissemination, online functionality, archiving) and provide profit for investing in further development.

    Oxford University Press (OUP), which publishes Bioinformatics, is the largest University Press in the world - as such, OUP and the Editors of Bioinformatics are committed to making sure that the journal operates with the best interests of the academic community it serves firmly in mind. To date, OUP has initiated two experiments in Open Access - with Nucleic Acids Research and the Journal of Experimental Botany. Before making important decisions about the future of Bioinformatics we believe that it is essential to consult the journal's community about the issue of Open Access. Therefore we would greatly value your response to our Open Access survey - please take a few moments to visit and complete the questions:
    http://www3.oup.co.uk/oup-bin/bio_survey.pl

    With thanks
    Alex Bateman and Alfonso Valencia, Executive Editors of Bioinformatics
    Claire Saxby, Biosciences Editor, Oxford Journals, Oxford University Press

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