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BioMed Central Ltd.
Acquired by Springer Science + Business Media, October 2008. Notable for its pioneering use of open access publishing models, BioMed Central provides immediate free access to peer-reviewed biomedical research. Has ~200 journals (2008) in the biomedical journal space. Achieving high impact factors in select areas, most notably malaria. Authors can pay to publish, but institutions can buy in bulk via membership, and BMC also offers repository services. Founded in May 2000, profitable by 2007. Outsell estimates Springer paid around £30m (although the terms of the deal have not been disclosed), and that BMC's sale at an industry-standard multiple to big player marks a maturing of the OA model.
Primary Segment: Scientific, Technical & Medical
Top Companies In Scientific, Technical & Medical
Trading: Child of Public
Recent Related Research & News
- BioMed Central journals accepted for inclusion by Thomson Reuters
Headline published on January 28, 2010 - BioMed Central names Bob Schatz as North American Sales Manager
Headline published on January 14, 2010 - Portico to preserve OA content from BioMed Central
Headline published on January 13, 2010 - Open Access Coming of Age
Headline published on December 22, 2009 - Open Access Coming of Age
Insight published on December 22, 2009 - An Open Access Primer – Market Size and Trends
Report published on September 21, 2009 - From Oldenberg to Berners-Lee: The Third Bloomsbury Conference on E-Publishing
Insight published on July 22, 2009 - KnewCo's Concept Web Linker - Scientific Semantic Ad Placement?
Insight published on January 21, 2009 - Hankering for New Business Models? Springer Acquires BioMed Central
Insight published on October 16, 2008 - Information Management Under Fire: Good Enough Content
Report published on July 9, 2008
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