[BOAI] Fwd: Bioscientifica broadens open access licence options

[Peter Suber]

[Forwarding from Paul MacKenzie-Cummins at Bioscientifica, the commercial
subsidiary of the Society for Endocrinology.  --Peter Suber.]


*Bioscientifica broadens open access licence options*

*BRISTOL, MARCH 15 2013* - Bioscientifica are pleased to announce that our
journals will now be moving to a CC-BY (Creative Commons Attribution) licence,
with immediate effect. This change of policy will affect all research
published on an open access basis and means that we will be relinquishing
rights over the commercial reuse of accepted articles.  This policy is in
line with the new funding requirements from the Wellcome Trust and Research
Councils UK, which come into force from April 2013.  This new initiative
covers the following Bioscientifica published journals:

**·         ***Endocrine-Related Cancer<http://erc.endocrinology-journals.org/>
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**·         ***European Journal of Endocrinology<http://www.eje-online.org/>
*

**·         ***Journal of Endocrinology<http://joe.endocrinology-journals.org/>
*

**·         ***Journal of Molecular
Endocrinology<http://jme.endocrinology-journals.org/>
*

**·         ***Reproduction <http://www.reproduction-online.org/>*

*Endocrine Connections <http://www.endocrineconnections.com/>*, our fully
open access journal, already conforms to CC-BY standards.

Kathryn Spiller, Head of Publishing at Bioscientifica, said: “*Bioscientifica
is excited to introduce this new initiative which will allow us to achieve
sustainable open access and allow the broader access to our journals. This
change is aimed at supporting the scientific community in disseminating
their research findings as well as complying with funders’ requirements.*”

We will continue to offer subscribing institutions a half price article
processing charge (APC) for all our journals.

*Note to Editors*

*About Bioscientifica*

Bioscientifica offers a range of publication services including publishing
journals, books and newsletters, events management, membership services,
website design and maintenance. They are the wholly owned commercial
subsidiary of the Society for Endocrinology. For further information visit:
*http://www.bioscientifica.com/*

*Media contact*

For further information, please contact:****

Paul MacKenzie-Cummins, Communications & PR Manager, Bioscientifica****

Tel: +(0)1454 642 772, Email: paul.mackenzie-cummins at bioscientifica.com****

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