Society of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Chooses Open Access

[<Charlotte.Webber@biomedcentral.com>]

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News release from BioMed Central: for immediate release

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Society of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Chooses Open Access 
over Subscription Publishing

Journal is one of many to switch to BioMed Central publishing 
platform in recent months

London, December 12, 2007-BioMed Central, the world's largest 
publisher of open access journals, is pleased to announce that 
the Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (JCMR) is moving 
to BioMed Central's open access publishing platform from the 
traditional subscription publishers, Taylor & Francis. The move 
from a subscription publisher to BioMed Central will allow the 
Society of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) members and 
JCMR authors to disseminate their research in the burgeoning 
field of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging and 
spectroscopy more efficiently. In addition, BioMed Central's open 
access policy ensures that their work will reach not only other 
SCMR members, but the widest possible global audience.

Beginning in January 2008, JCMR (www.jcmr-online.com) readers 
will have free, instant online access to all published articles 
not only on BioMed Central's website, but also on PubMed Central 
as well as other open access repositories, free from the 
constraints of print publication cycles.

"Open access will bring benefits to readers that are of utmost 
importance to science - free, unfettered and widespread access to 
all research," said Dudley Pennell, editor in chief, JCMR. 
"Authors will benefit from faster publication cycles, and an 
increase in readership leading to increased citation counts. 
We're looking forward to making the switch to open access 
publishing via BioMed Central."

The first and only journal devoted exclusively to CMR, Journal of 
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (JCMR) includes basic and 
clinical research articles, technical notes, review articles, and 
editorial commentary on the research, design, development, and 
evaluation of magnetic resonance methods applied to the 
cardiovascular system.

"We're pleased that such a highly-regarded society journal has 
selected BioMed Central to publish its open access journal," said 
Matthew Cockerill, publisher of BioMed Central. "SCMR society 
members and others publishing in the journal will benefit from 
rapid publication thanks to BioMed Central's streamlined 
manuscript submission tools and online peer review system.  Our 
open access platform is the best way for SCMR members to 
communicate the latest findings and state-of-the-art reviews in 
their field."

JCMR is part of a growing stable of society journals now 
published by BioMed Central. Most recently, Journal of the 
International Society of Sports Nutrition (JISSN) moved its 
publishing activities to BioMed Central.  Others include Asia 
Pacific Family Medicine, the regional journal for the World 
Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic 
Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians, and Acta 
Veterinaria Scandinavica, the official journal of the Veterinary 
Associations of the Nordic Countries.

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Charlotte Webber
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