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BioMed Central Editors’ Conference AgendaWednesday 14th May 2014, London
Alex ChristoforouHead of Customer Services and Membership
Open Access Membership Program
Open Access Membership Program
As the leader in open access publishing BioMed Central and SpringerOpen work closely with librarians, institutions and funding agencies worldwide to establish affordable
means through which institutions can support open access.
With Members worldwide, the Open Access Membership Program enables academic and research institutions, societies, groups, funders and corporations to actively support open access in scholarly publishing, helping to ensure the widespread dissemination
of the research published by their investigators or members.
Types of Membership
Total Number of Members Per Quarter
Q4-12 Q1-13 Q2-13 Q3-13 Q4-13 0
100
200
300
400
500
600
154 154 173 171 177
235 254255 264 275
2226
26 2424
77
7 77
1417
17 2326
Foundation
Postpay
Shared
Supporter
Prepay
x
TOTALS Q4-12 = 432Q1-13 = 458Q2-13 =478Q3-13 = 489Q4-13 =509
Benefits of Membership
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• A cost-effective solution and a pricing plan to fit individual requirements and budgets
• Articles published in our journals are automatically deposited into institutional repository
• All Member institutions have their own customized web page
• Ease for authors and institution
• Membership Program applies to all BioMed Central and SpringerOpen journals
• 10% discount on any of BioMed Central’s subscription products
Customised webpageAll Member institutions have their own customized web page, featuring a list of articles generated at the institution and published in BioMed Central’s, Chemistry Central’s or SpringerOpen’s journals, and the institution’s own logo and a link to their homepage.
http://www.biomedcentral.com/inst/35255
Altmetrics
Institutional Repository
(DSpace/Eprints etc.)
Assisting the green route: Automated Deposit to IR via SWORD
Manuscript
SWORD Import
SWORD Export
Published articles
from institution’s
authors
Published article
Accepted and Published
article
Authors, funders, and universities: visibility
Thank You
Alex ChristoforouHead of Customer Service and Membership
+44 (0) 203 192 [email protected]
