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Quick note on the BMC debate
In the wake of Yale’s announcement, Berkeley has come forward to reaffirm its institutional membership in BioMed Central. From the statement:
In 2006, the California Digital Library (CDL) negotiated a “supporters membership” for the UC system, where the libraries pay a flat rate so that authors can take advantage of a 15% discount on article processing charges when publishing in the BMC open access journals… In the last 12 months, Berkeley researchers have published 50 articles in BMC journals. The member discount also applies to Berkeley authors who publish in Chemistry Central and PhysMath Central open access journals. The libraries are happy to continue supporting our researchers’ use of these open access resources.
(via Open Access News)
