BioMed Central Brings Open Access Publishing to Physics and
Math
Seven New Journals for 2007 Offer Open Access To Latest
Research in
Physics, Mathematics and More
bond, April 13, 2007 -- BioMed Central, the world's largest
publisher of open access, peer-reviewed journals, is pleased
to
announce the first three journals to be launched by PhysMath
Central: PMC Physics A, PMC Physics B, and PMC Physics C.
PhysMath Central is BioMed Central's open access publishing
platform for the fields of physics, mathematics and computer
science.
Launched to meet the increasing need for open access
journals
from major research institutes (such as CERN, the European
Organization for Nuclear Research) and other funding
organizations and government bodies, PhysMath Central seeks
to
make research in physics, mathematics and computer science
more
widely available and increase access to this research to all
institutes and individuals, free of subscription charges.
The PhysMath Central publishing platform is based on the
successful open access publishing model pioneered by BioMed
Central. PhysMath Central will launch with three new open
access
journals in physics:
* PMC Physics A - covers particle, high-energy and nuclear
physics, cosmology, gravity and astroparticle physics, and
instrumentation and data analysis.
* PMC Physics B - publishes articles covering all aspects of
atomic and molecular physics, optics, quantum physics,
semiconductors and superconductivity.
* PMC Physics C - focuses on soft matter physics and covers
biological physics, complex systems, plasmas and fluids,
classical and interdisciplinary physics, and statistical
mechanics.
These three titles will begin accepting submissions in
April,
2007. Four more journals in physics and mathematics are
planned
for launch in 2007, with others to follow in the future.
PhysMath Central is currently recruiting some of the leading
minds in physics and mathematics for its editorial boards.
These
experts will spearhead journal development and serve as
editors
and reviewers. Massimo Giovannini of the Theoretical Physics
Division at CERN has agreed to serve on the PMC Physics A
editorial board. Dr. Giovannini expressed support for open
access
publishing, citing the high subscription fees as a hindrance
to
scientific progress.
"I am happy to be working with PhysMath Central,"
Dr. Giovannini
said. "It is a noble endeavour to allow free access to
our
peer-reviewed research. This aim is desirable since various
institutions in the world cannot afford the subscription
fees
required by other journals."
Christopher Leonard, PhysMath Central's publisher, fully
agrees,
"Over 50 years ago one our greatest ever physicists,
Albert
Einstein, almost predicted the open access era when he said
that
'The free, unhampered exchange of ideas and scientific
conclusions is necessary for the sound development of
science, as
it is in all spheres of life.' We recognize, as he did, that
the
lack of access to the latest research slows the process of
discovery and that by making the research freely available
we
help to solve this problem, ensuring the swift and
unrestricted
communication of scientific information."
PhysMath Central Announces Renowned Physicist Ken Peach as
Editor-In-Chief of its Premier Journal, PMC Physics A
Journal to Cover Particle, High-Energy and Nuclear Physics
bond, April 13, 2007-PhysMath Central, the open access
publisher of original, peer-reviewed physics and
mathematics,
research, today announced Professor Ken Peach as the new
editor-in-chief of PMC Physics A, the first journal offering
from
PhysMath Central. Professor Peach is the director of the
John
Adams Institute of Accelerator Science at Oxford University
and
Royal Holloway University of bond and Chair of the
Scientific
Policy Committee at CERN, the world's largest particle
physics
laboratory.
Professor Peach has many years experience in experimental
particle physics. As director of the John Adams Institute,
Professor Peach oversees cutting edge research and
development in
accelerator science, with a particular emphasis on
accelerator
developments for particle physics. Professor Peach was
previously
Director of Particle Physics at Central Laboratory of the
Research Councils, one of Europe's largest,
multidisciplinary
research organizations supporting scientists and engineers.
In
addition, he was recently awarded the Rutherford Medal,
which
recognizes and rewards outstanding achievements by
physicists in
their respective fields. Professor Peach received the award
in
part for playing what was described as "a key role in
reviving
accelerator science for particle physics applications in the
UK."
For his work as a leader of key experiments at CERN
investigating
charge conjugation parity (CP) violation, Professor Peach
also
shared the 2005 EPS Particle and High Energy Physics Prize.
"I am very pleased to be working with BioMed Central as
Editor-in-Chief for PMC Physics A," Professor Peach
said. "I
believe the creation of PhysMath Central and launch of PMC
Physics A will lead to greater, faster communication among
physicists worldwide than has been possible with print
journal
models, thereby accelerating the global pace of physics
research.
The free availability of such research to a wider audience
lower
still further the barriers to knowledge, and will also help
create greater public awareness of advancements in physics-a
triumph for science and education."
"We are honoured to have recruited such an
accomplished,
respected and high-profile physicist as Professor Peach to
act as
editor-in-chief of our first journal, PMC Physics A,"
said
Christopher Leonard, publisher at PhysMath Central.
"Not only
does it underline the value placed on the open access
publishing
model developed by BioMed Central, but it also demonstrates
the
intensifying movement of all scientific research to freely
available open access publishing models."
PMC Physics A covers particle, high-energy and nuclear
physics,
cosmology, gravity, astroparticle physics, and
instrumentation
and data analysis. The journal will begin accepting articles
for
submission on April 14, 2007. Launched to meet the
increasing
need for open access journals from major research institutes
(such as CERN) and other funding organizations and
government
bodies, PhysMath Central seeks to make research in physics,
mathematics and computer science freely available without
restrictions.
For more information on PhysMath Central, please contact
Chris
Leonard at chris.leonard physmathcentral.com or
visit the website
<http://www.physma
thcentral.com/> and associated weblog
<http://www.
physmathcentral.com/blog/>.
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