据BioMed Central 网站报道，中国科学院今天公布了加盟BioMed Central协议的具体细节。这对于中国科学院下属的相关研究机构和研究人员来说，无疑是件大好事。

     请看下面的有关新闻稿。

Press releases

9 December 09

Chinese Academy of Sciences embraces open access

The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) today announced details of a membership agreement with BioMed Central to cover publication costs for research articles published by researchers at its institutions. CAS has long been a supporter of open access, having signed the Berlin Declaration in 2004.

Under the terms of the arrangement, CAS, through its library, will centrally cover half of the article processing charge (APC) for its researchers should the article be accepted for publication in one of BioMed Central’s 205 peer-reviewed open access journals.

By funding APCs in this way, CAS makes it as straightforward as possible for its researchers to make their results universally accessible, bringing increased international recognition for China’s research output.

BioMed Central has seen significant growth in the number of published articles from authors based in mainline China and the Far East. Just 1.5% of all submissions received in 2004 came from the region, compared to 6.2% in 2008. This expansion in both the quantity and also the quality of published research demonstrates the increasing significance of open access across the region.

Speaking of the membership arrangement with BioMed Central, Dr. Xiaolin Zhang, the Executive Director of CAS Library, said that CAS is committed to open access to knowledge, and the collaboration with BioMed Central is just one of many ways for CAS to promote open access, including institutional OA repositories and experimental OA publishing, while working together with international communities in activities such as hosting Berlin Conference 8 in 2010 or joining initiatives like DRIVER. The experience gained from BMC membership will help evaluate the effectiveness of various approaches, improve CAS OA policies, and facilitate OA activities.

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BioMed Central is an STM (Science, Technology and Medicine) publisher which has pioneered the open access publishing model. All peer-reviewed research articles published by BioMed Central are made immediately and freely accessible online, and are licensed to allow redistribution and reuse. BioMed Central is part of Springer Science+Business Media, a leading global publisher in the STM sector.

The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) is a leading academic institution and comprehensive research and development center in natural science, technological science and high-tech innovation in China. It was founded in Beijing on 1st November 1949 on the basis of the former Academia Sinica (Central Academy of Sciences) and Peiping Academy of Sciences.

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