Category: Publishers and Selected E-Journals
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URL: http://www.biomedcentral.com/ BioMed Central is an Science, Technology and Medicine (STM) publisher which pioneered the open access publishing model. It is now part of Springer Science + Business Media.
Coverage: BioMed Central is a commercial publisher that publishes a range of peer-reviewed open access journal across all biomedical fields -- from basic life sciences to clinical medicine. All published original research articles are immediately and freely available through PubMed Central, as well as BioMed Central.
Format: pdf
Description: Additional features: BioMed Central blog; subscription only services which includes commissioned review content and, Open Repository, a hosted digital repository.
Coverage: BioMed Central is a commercial publisher that publishes a range of peer-reviewed open access journal across all biomedical fields -- from basic life sciences to clinical medicine. All published original research articles are immediately and freely available through PubMed Central, as well as BioMed Central.
Format: pdf
Description: Additional features: BioMed Central blog; subscription only services which includes commissioned review content and, Open Repository, a hosted digital repository.
URL: http://www.nature.com/ejhg/index.html
Coverage: Official Journal of the European Society of Human Genetics
Format: HTML, PDF
Description: Free full-text journal containing research on practical genetics and review articles. Includes original research, reviews, short reports, news and commentary articles. The journal covers molecular, clinical and cytogenetics, interfacing between advanced biomedical research and the clinician.
Coverage: Official Journal of the European Society of Human Genetics
Format: HTML, PDF
Description: Free full-text journal containing research on practical genetics and review articles. Includes original research, reviews, short reports, news and commentary articles. The journal covers molecular, clinical and cytogenetics, interfacing between advanced biomedical research and the clinician.
URL: http://opa.faseb.org/ (FASEB)
Coverage: Twenty-one member societies compose the FASEB. It provides educational meetings and publications to dissseminate biological research results.
Format: HTML
Description: In association with Stanford University, the Federation publishes a number of reports in addition to the FASEB Journal. FASEB Journal contains free full-text articles and papers. Member societies include: American Physiological Society, American College of Sports Medicine and, the American Society of Human Genetics.
Coverage: Twenty-one member societies compose the FASEB. It provides educational meetings and publications to dissseminate biological research results.
Format: HTML
Description: In association with Stanford University, the Federation publishes a number of reports in addition to the FASEB Journal. FASEB Journal contains free full-text articles and papers. Member societies include: American Physiological Society, American College of Sports Medicine and, the American Society of Human Genetics.
URL: http://healthaffairs.org/blog/
Coverage: Blog from the publishers of Health Affairs journal.
Format: RSS feed, archive, Twitter
Description: Health Affairs blog provides opportunities for a more inclusive and interactive health policy dialogue via timely commentary and analysis.
Coverage: Blog from the publishers of Health Affairs journal.
Format: RSS feed, archive, Twitter
Description: Health Affairs blog provides opportunities for a more inclusive and interactive health policy dialogue via timely commentary and analysis.
URL: http://www.healthaffairs.org/ Health Affairs explores health policy issues of current concern in both domestic and international spheres.
Coverage: Monthly; multidisciplinary topics include: access to care, health spending, quality, Medicare, Medicaid, prescription drug coverage and costs, physician practice, nursing trends, mental health, malpractice and health law, insurance reform, hospitals, global health, and disparities in health care, and more.
Format: RSS feed, archive, Twitter
Description: Leading journal of health policy thougt and research. This peer-reviewed journal was founded in 1981 by Project Hope, a nonprofit international health education organization.
Coverage: Monthly; multidisciplinary topics include: access to care, health spending, quality, Medicare, Medicaid, prescription drug coverage and costs, physician practice, nursing trends, mental health, malpractice and health law, insurance reform, hospitals, global health, and disparities in health care, and more.
Format: RSS feed, archive, Twitter
Description: Leading journal of health policy thougt and research. This peer-reviewed journal was founded in 1981 by Project Hope, a nonprofit international health education organization.
URL: http://highwire.stanford.edu/lists/freeart.dtl
Coverage: Hosts over 1308 journals, books reference works and other scholarly publications. Keyword, author & publisher search. Over 140 publishers work with HighWire to develop & host their online content: Nearly 1300 sites & more than 6 million articles are fully searchable online.
Format: xml, links ,RSS feed, pdf
Description: HighWire Press is the largest archive of free full-text science on Earth! As of 2/22/10, we are assisting in the online publication of 1,980,858 free full-text articles and 6,219,491 total articles. There are 18 sites with free trial periods, and 45 completely free sites. 285 sites have free back issues, and 1205 sites have pay for view.
Coverage: Hosts over 1308 journals, books reference works and other scholarly publications. Keyword, author & publisher search. Over 140 publishers work with HighWire to develop & host their online content: Nearly 1300 sites & more than 6 million articles are fully searchable online.
Format: xml, links ,RSS feed, pdf
Description: HighWire Press is the largest archive of free full-text science on Earth! As of 2/22/10, we are assisting in the online publication of 1,980,858 free full-text articles and 6,219,491 total articles. There are 18 sites with free trial periods, and 45 completely free sites. 285 sites have free back issues, and 1205 sites have pay for view.
URL: http://www.hindawi.com/ Hindawi publishes a collection of peer-reviewed, open access journals covering serveral areas in science, technoloogy, and medicine. All articles published in Hindawi journals are open access.
Coverage: Subjects areas: agriculture, dentistry, materials science, nursing, biology, ecology, mathematics, pharmacology, chemistry, engineering, medicine, physics, computer science, geosciences, neuroscience, and social sciences.
Description: The Sage Publishing-Hindawi Access to Research partnership launched in 2007. Handawi currently publishes 200+ open access journals. Sage has sole responsibility for editorial, marketing and promition while Hindawi provides the technical expertise needed to run the publication process from submission, through the peer-review process, to the point of final publication.
Coverage: Subjects areas: agriculture, dentistry, materials science, nursing, biology, ecology, mathematics, pharmacology, chemistry, engineering, medicine, physics, computer science, geosciences, neuroscience, and social sciences.
Description: The Sage Publishing-Hindawi Access to Research partnership launched in 2007. Handawi currently publishes 200+ open access journals. Sage has sole responsibility for editorial, marketing and promition while Hindawi provides the technical expertise needed to run the publication process from submission, through the peer-review process, to the point of final publication.
URL: http://jama.ama-assn.org/ (JAMA)
Coverage: Full text from 1998 to present; tables of contents and/or abstracts from 1966-1997. Case Western Reserve Uiversity authentication required.
Format: PDF
Description: This mainstay of American medicine publishes important, original, peer-reviewed articles on a diverse range of medical topics. For doctors, it provides continueing education in basic and clinical science as well as informing them in multiple areas of medicine. For the public, it informs readers about non-clinical aspects of medicne and public health, including the political, philosophic, ethical, legal, environmental, economic, historical, and cultural.
Coverage: Full text from 1998 to present; tables of contents and/or abstracts from 1966-1997. Case Western Reserve Uiversity authentication required.
Format: PDF
Description: This mainstay of American medicine publishes important, original, peer-reviewed articles on a diverse range of medical topics. For doctors, it provides continueing education in basic and clinical science as well as informing them in multiple areas of medicine. For the public, it informs readers about non-clinical aspects of medicne and public health, including the political, philosophic, ethical, legal, environmental, economic, historical, and cultural.
URL: http://medknow.com/ Open access/subscription based
Coverage: With over 95 print+online journals, Medknow is the largest open access publisher of print journals in the world which does not charge authors or the author’s institution for submission, processing or publication of articles. Each journal published by Medknow has its independent website. Total articles=45,483; full text articles = 38,391; articles downloaded in Jan., 2010 = 1,297,704.
Description: Medknow pioneers in the ’fee-less-free’ model of open access publishing and provides immediate free access to the electronic editions of the journals. Each journal has its own website that use the OpenURL standard, making it easy for libraries to link users as directly as possible from citation to the full text of the article.
Coverage: With over 95 print+online journals, Medknow is the largest open access publisher of print journals in the world which does not charge authors or the author’s institution for submission, processing or publication of articles. Each journal published by Medknow has its independent website. Total articles=45,483; full text articles = 38,391; articles downloaded in Jan., 2010 = 1,297,704.
Description: Medknow pioneers in the ’fee-less-free’ model of open access publishing and provides immediate free access to the electronic editions of the journals. Each journal has its own website that use the OpenURL standard, making it easy for libraries to link users as directly as possible from citation to the full text of the article.
URL: http://content.nejm.org/ (NEJM)
Coverage: Full text from 1993; abstracts from 1975-1992. Case Western Reserve University authentication required.
Format: PDF
Description: Highly influential, this journal contains case studies, expert review articles, significant clinical trials, and clinical images.
Coverage: Full text from 1993; abstracts from 1975-1992. Case Western Reserve University authentication required.
Format: PDF
Description: Highly influential, this journal contains case studies, expert review articles, significant clinical trials, and clinical images.
URL: http://blog.openmedicine.ca Peer-reviewed, independent, open-access general medical journal.
Coverage: Canadian open-access journal; abstracts; indexed in PubMed
Format: html; pdf
Description: The mission of Open Medicine is to facilitate the equitable global dissemination of high-quality health research; to promote international dialogue and collaboration on health issues; to improve clinical practice; and to expand and deepen the understanding of health and health care. The Journal will examine issues relevant to health and clinical medicine both in Canada and internationally.
Coverage: Canadian open-access journal; abstracts; indexed in PubMed
Format: html; pdf
Description: The mission of Open Medicine is to facilitate the equitable global dissemination of high-quality health research; to promote international dialogue and collaboration on health issues; to improve clinical practice; and to expand and deepen the understanding of health and health care. The Journal will examine issues relevant to health and clinical medicine both in Canada and internationally.
URL: http://www.oxfordjournals.org/oxfordopen/ Publisher Oxford Journals, operates two different open access models: an optional partially open model (Oxford Open) for over 90 journals and 6 full open access journals.
Coverage: Oxford Open, 90 journals; Full Open Access, 6 journals
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Description: All open access articles in health related Oxford Journals are deposited in PubMed Central. The full open access titles are: Bioscience Horizons; Database; DNA Research; Genome Biology and Evolution; AoB Plants, and Nucleic Acids Research (NAR).
Coverage: Oxford Open, 90 journals; Full Open Access, 6 journals
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Description: All open access articles in health related Oxford Journals are deposited in PubMed Central. The full open access titles are: Bioscience Horizons; Database; DNA Research; Genome Biology and Evolution; AoB Plants, and Nucleic Acids Research (NAR).
URL: http://www.plos.org/ (PLoS)
Coverage: Open access repository which allows unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction of its contents. Free full text peer reviewed online journals which cover all areas of science and medicine.
Format: PDF
Description: Flagship publications: “PLoS Biology,” “PLoS Medicine.” New –“PLoS Genetics.”
Coverage: Open access repository which allows unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction of its contents. Free full text peer reviewed online journals which cover all areas of science and medicine.
Format: PDF
Description: Flagship publications: “PLoS Biology,” “PLoS Medicine.” New –“PLoS Genetics.”
URL: http://www.scielo.org/
Coverage: Individual journal issues published by SciELO should start from 1997, or from its first issue in the case of journals founded after that year. Journal articles and other works can be published in the English, Portuguese or Spanish languages. Journals published by the SciELO collection need not necessarily publish a printed version.
Description: SciELO was conceived to meet the scientific communication needs of developing countries, particularly Latin America and Caribbean countries. It provides an efficient way to assure universal visibility and accessiblilty to their scientific literature, helping to overcome the phenomena known as ’lost science’. Journals must carry out a peer review process for analysis and approval of submitted contributions.
Coverage: Individual journal issues published by SciELO should start from 1997, or from its first issue in the case of journals founded after that year. Journal articles and other works can be published in the English, Portuguese or Spanish languages. Journals published by the SciELO collection need not necessarily publish a printed version.
Description: SciELO was conceived to meet the scientific communication needs of developing countries, particularly Latin America and Caribbean countries. It provides an efficient way to assure universal visibility and accessiblilty to their scientific literature, helping to overcome the phenomena known as ’lost science’. Journals must carry out a peer review process for analysis and approval of submitted contributions.
URL: http://blog.bioethics.net A Nature ’Top 50’ Science Blog from The American Journal of Bioethics
Coverage: Blog from the American Journal of Bioethics
Format: RSS feed; archive
Description: The first editors’ blog for a medical or biomedical science journal.
Coverage: Blog from the American Journal of Bioethics
Format: RSS feed; archive
Description: The first editors’ blog for a medical or biomedical science journal.