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Geochemical Transactions joins the 140+ open access
journals currently published by BioMed Central, including over 70
titles that are run by independent editorial groups. In line with the
publisher's open access policy, all articles published in Geochemical
Transactions from January 1, 2006 will be immediately and permanently
accessible online free of charge. All articles that were published in
the journal prior to 2006 will also retrospectively become open access.
The Editorial Board of Geochemical Transactions
retains full editorial control of the journal. Scott Wood will
continue to serve as Editor in Chief, a role in which he is now joined
by Martin Schoonen and Kenneth Anderson. BioMed Central will build and
host the journal website, provide online manuscript submission and
article-production systems as well as other editorial tools, full
technical support, customer services and marketing assistance.
Martin Schoonen explains why the journal decided to
move to BioMed Central,
"For Geochemical Transactions to grow into a
premier journal in our field it needs to be accessible. Geochemical
Transactions was faced with the problem that many institutions are
dropping subscriptions to journals to meet budgetary constraints. This
disproportionally affects newer journals. By joining BioMed Central
and adopting the open access format, we ensure access to Geochemical
Transactions now and for the future. BioMed Central also offered us
the opportunity to make the entire collection of Geochemical
Transactions articles available with open access as part of the change.
We are optimistic that the move will increase the visibility and
impact of Geochemical Transactions. "
Geochemical Transactions provides a medium for the
rapid publication of high-quality research in all areas of chemistry
as it relates to materials and processes occurring in the Earth's
hydrosphere and geosphere, including: organic geochemistry; inorganic
geochemistry; marine and aquatic chemistry, including chemical
oceanography, and biogeochemistry, including geomicrobiology. The
journal publishes articles, communications, and technical comments on
published research. Concise reviews of specific geochemical research
areas or perspectives on new trends in geochemical research are also
accepted.
BioMed Central's Publisher, Dr Matthew Cockerill,
welcomes the journal:
" We are delighted that the Editors of Geochemical
Transactions have made the significant step of converting the journal
to open access, and that they have chosen BioMed Central as their
publisher. Geochemical Transactions is a well-established and
respected title, and is an important addition to our growing portfolio
of chemistry journals, which includes the Beilstein Journal of Organic
Chemistry, published by the Beilstein Institut in collaboration with
BioMed Central."
Authors of recently submitted manuscripts and
authors who are planning to submit manuscripts before January 1, 2006,
should consult information posted on
http://membership.acs.org/g/geoc/ within the next two weeks. |
