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News release from BioMed Central<br>
18/05/09<br><br>
Open Access Membership: Reporting tool brings convenience and <br>
control<br><br>
Following the recent rapid growth of institutional Memberships <br>
for open access publications, innovative publisher BioMed Central <br>
announces the introduction of the "Online Reporting System" for
<br>
its open access Prepay and Postpay Membership accounts. Building <br>
on BioMed Central's cutting edge publishing platform, the new <br>
reporting system will assist organizations' annual publication <br>
budgeting and help reduce the administrative costs associated <br>
with managing open access publications.<br><br>
The unique online system, accessible anywhere in the world 24 <br>
hours a day, provides members with greater account control, <br>
allowing for management of their published and 'in progress' <br>
articles and detailed, customizable statements. This will allow <br>
all members to keep a close eye on their outstanding balances and <br>
purchase histories.<br><br>
The quick and easy reporting tool allows users to monitor authors <br>
claiming their "Article Processing Charge" payment via a Prepay
<br>
or Postpay Membership, whilst also providing an unprecedented <br>
level of reporting into submission dates, costs-per-article and <br>
forecasts into future balances once 'in progress' submissions are <br>
published.<br><br>
The system gives BioMed Central's members a timely, crucial tool <br>
to aid the management of their budget. This ensures that <br>
organizations get the most from their open access Membership, <br>
whilst also significantly reducing the time spent managing and <br>
monitoring submissions to BioMed Central's journals.<br><br>
Media Contact<br>
Matt McKay<br>
Head of PR<br>
BioMed Central<br><br>
Tel: +44 (0)20 7079 4845<br>
Mob: +44 (0)7825 257 423<br>
Email: matthew.mckay@biomedcentral.com<br><br>
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