SwetsWise Welcomes Open Access Journals from BioMed Central

[Ylann Schemm <yschemm@nl.swets.com>]

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SwetsWise Welcomes Open Access Journals from BioMed Central 

Swets Information Services, one of the world's largest providers of
subscription and information management solutions, announced today that
BioMed Central's Open Access journals will be included in SwetsWise, the
web-based, modular service for the procurement, access and management of
subscriptions and online information. This service, provided as part of
Swets' comprehensive e-journals management drive, will allow readers to
access BioMed Central's Open Access and subscription articles among
SwetsWise Online Content's 8,242 full text publications from 307
publishers.

Natasha Robshaw, head of BioMed Central's Marketing and Sales department,
welcomed the move: "We are delighted that our journals will now be
included in SwetsWise Online Content. Though our research content is
freely available from our website, PubMed Central and other archives, this
will provide Swets' subscribers with an easy way to find and download
relevant research in our journals." Robshaw continues, "BioMed Central's
Open Access journals are of the same calibre and quality as their
subscription equivalents. These journals are peer-reviewed, with editorial
decisions made by experienced editors. They are free to search, read and
cite, and we hope that the Swets agreement will increase the usage of our
journals."

"The addition of BioMed Central's open access stable of journals
demonstrates Swets' commitment to providing customers with a
comprehensive, up-to-date database of key scholarly and professional
journals." stated Steven Hartman, Swets' Chief Commercial Officer.

About BioMed Central

BioMed Central (www.biomedcentral.com) is an independent online publishing
house committed to providing immediate access without charge to over 110
peer-reviewed biological and medical research open access journals it
publishes. This commitment is based on the view that open access to
research is essential to the rapid and efficient communication of science.
In addition to open-access original research, BioMed Central also
publishes reviews and other subscription-based content.

About Swets Information Services 

Swets Information Services is the premier outsourcing and facilitating
partner for the acquisition, access and management of scholarly, business
and professional information. The world's leading academic, government and
medical organizations and one in three Fortune 500 companies choose Swets
as their agent. Our dedicated and experienced staff supports customers in
over 160 countries through 23 offices around the world.

Media Contacts

BioMed Central
Grace Baynes
T +44 (0)20 7631 9988
E press@biomedcentral.com

Swets Information Services 
Marianne Sassen
Communication Manager
Swets Information Services
P.O. Box 830
2160 SZ Lisse, The Netherlands
T +31 (0) 252 435 389
F +31 (0) 252 435 514
E press@nl.swets.com
www.swets.com