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  • [Photo] Marcos Oliveira de Carvalho • June 5, 2002
    ``Only a handful of prestigious journals dominate the world of scholarly publishing. But only those who can afford to pay hefty subscription fees can gain access to research published in these journals.

    ``That may soon change.

    ``A new journal will challenge publishing behemoths such as Science, Nature and Cell by offering free access to research articles immediately upon publication on the Web.

    ``BioMed Central is launching the Journal of Biology, the apex of a pyramid of new journals that will offer authors an alternative to commercial publishers.

    ```I believe that the Journal of Biology (and other journals like it) will be able to compete with these journals because scientists recognize that open access is not just an esoteric matter of fairness, it is about maximizing the impact of their research,' said Michael Eisen, one of the leaders of the Public Library of Science.''

    Full story:
    http://www.wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,52632,00.html

    BMC Journal of Biology:
    http://www.jbiol.com

    Public Library of Science:
    http://publiclibraryofscience.org

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