Stefan Busch, Associate Publisher (Society Journals), BioMed Central

1. Overview of BioMed
Central’s portfolio of
society journals
Stefan Busch
Associate Publisher (Society Journals)

2. Total number
30 of BioMed Central’s 199 journals are “the
official journal of the X society”
further journals have looser society relationships
(such as “affiliated with” or “supported by”) or
are owned by government agencies

3. The official journal of the
International Society of Sports Nutrition
The official journal of the
Scandinavian Networking Group on Trauma and Emergency Man
and is affiliated with 9 more societies involved in trauma,
resuscitation, and emergency medicine in Scandinavia.
The official journal of the
Australasian Podiatry Council and the
Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists (UK)

4. The official journal of the
Chinese Speaking Orthopaedic Society and the
International Chinese
Hard Tissue Society.
The official journal of the
Institute of Biological Engineering
The official journal of Orphanet, the European
portal for rare diseases and orphan drugs

5. 3 types of society journals
(1) Societies starting new journals
(2) Societies transferring their
journals
(a) from previously self-published
(b) from other publishers

6. Launched in 2004

8. An example of a previously
self-published journal:
Journal of Experimental &
Clinical Cancer Research
transferred in 2008

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10. NOW

11. Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
transferred in 2008

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now

14. … and while not strictly speaking
a society journal:

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