BioMed Central Brings Open Access Publishing to Physics and Math

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BioMed Central Brings Open Access Publishing to Physics and Math

Seven New Journals for 2007 Offer Open Access To Latest Research in
Physics, Mathematics and More

LONDON, April 13, 2007 -- BioMed Central, the world's largest 
publisher of open access, peer-reviewed journals, is pleased to 
announce the first three journals to be launched by PhysMath 
Central: PMC Physics A, PMC Physics B, and PMC Physics C. 
PhysMath Central is BioMed Central's open access publishing 
platform for the fields of physics, mathematics and computer 
science.

Launched to meet the increasing need for open access journals 
from major research institutes (such as CERN, the European 
Organization for Nuclear Research) and other funding 
organizations and government bodies, PhysMath Central seeks to 
make research in physics, mathematics and computer science more 
widely available and increase access to this research to all 
institutes and individuals, free of subscription charges.

The PhysMath Central publishing platform is based on the 
successful open access publishing model pioneered by BioMed 
Central. PhysMath Central will launch with three new open access 
journals in physics:

* PMC Physics A - covers particle, high-energy and nuclear 
physics, cosmology, gravity and astroparticle physics, and 
instrumentation and data analysis.

* PMC Physics B - publishes articles covering all aspects of 
atomic and molecular physics, optics, quantum physics, 
semiconductors and superconductivity.

* PMC Physics C - focuses on soft matter physics and covers 
biological physics, complex systems, plasmas and fluids, 
classical and interdisciplinary physics, and statistical 
mechanics.

These three titles will begin accepting submissions in April, 
2007. Four more journals in physics and mathematics are planned 
for launch in 2007, with others to follow in the future.

PhysMath Central is currently recruiting some of the leading 
minds in physics and mathematics for its editorial boards. These 
experts will spearhead journal development and serve as editors 
and reviewers. Massimo Giovannini of the Theoretical Physics 
Division at CERN has agreed to serve on the PMC Physics A 
editorial board. Dr. Giovannini expressed support for open access 
publishing, citing the high subscription fees as a hindrance to 
scientific progress.

"I am happy to be working with PhysMath Central," Dr. Giovannini 
said. "It is a noble endeavour to allow free access to our 
peer-reviewed research. This aim is desirable since various 
institutions in the world cannot afford the subscription fees 
required by other journals."

Christopher Leonard, PhysMath Central's publisher, fully agrees, 
"Over 50 years ago one our greatest ever physicists, Albert 
Einstein, almost predicted the open access era when he said that 
'The free, unhampered exchange of ideas and scientific 
conclusions is necessary for the sound development of science, as 
it is in all spheres of life.' We recognize, as he did, that the 
lack of access to the latest research slows the process of 
discovery and that by making the research freely available we 
help to solve this problem, ensuring the swift and unrestricted 
communication of scientific information."

PhysMath Central Announces Renowned Physicist Ken Peach as
Editor-In-Chief of its Premier Journal, PMC Physics A

Journal to Cover Particle, High-Energy and Nuclear Physics

London, April 13, 2007-PhysMath Central, the open access 
publisher of original, peer-reviewed physics and mathematics, 
research, today announced Professor Ken Peach as the new 
editor-in-chief of PMC Physics A, the first journal offering from 
PhysMath Central.  Professor Peach is the director of the John 
Adams Institute of Accelerator Science at Oxford University and 
Royal Holloway University of London and Chair of the Scientific 
Policy Committee at CERN, the world's largest particle physics 
laboratory.

Professor Peach has many years experience in experimental 
particle physics. As director of the John Adams Institute, 
Professor Peach oversees cutting edge research and development in 
accelerator science, with a particular emphasis on accelerator 
developments for particle physics. Professor Peach was previously 
Director of Particle Physics at Central Laboratory of the 
Research Councils, one of Europe's largest, multidisciplinary 
research organizations supporting scientists and engineers. In 
addition, he was recently awarded the Rutherford Medal, which 
recognizes and rewards outstanding achievements by physicists in 
their respective fields. Professor Peach received the award in 
part for playing what was described as "a key role in reviving 
accelerator science for particle physics applications in the UK." 
For his work as a leader of key experiments at CERN investigating 
charge conjugation parity (CP) violation, Professor Peach also 
shared the 2005 EPS Particle and High Energy Physics Prize.

"I am very pleased to be working with BioMed Central as 
Editor-in-Chief for PMC Physics A," Professor Peach said. "I 
believe the creation of PhysMath Central and launch of PMC 
Physics A will lead to greater, faster communication among 
physicists worldwide than has been possible with print journal 
models, thereby accelerating the global pace of physics research. 
The free availability of such research to a wider audience lower 
still further the barriers to knowledge, and will also help 
create greater public awareness of advancements in physics-a 
triumph for science and education."

"We are honoured to have recruited such an accomplished, 
respected and high-profile physicist as Professor Peach to act as 
editor-in-chief of our first journal, PMC Physics A," said 
Christopher Leonard, publisher at PhysMath Central. "Not only 
does it underline the value placed on the open access publishing 
model developed by BioMed Central, but it also demonstrates the 
intensifying movement of all scientific research to freely 
available open access publishing models."

PMC Physics A covers particle, high-energy and nuclear physics, 
cosmology, gravity, astroparticle physics, and instrumentation 
and data analysis. The journal will begin accepting articles for 
submission on April 14, 2007. Launched to meet the increasing 
need for open access journals from major research institutes 
(such as CERN) and other funding organizations and government 
bodies, PhysMath Central seeks to make research in physics, 
mathematics and computer science freely available without 
restrictions.

For more information on PhysMath Central, please contact Chris 
Leonard at chris.leonard@physmathcentral.com or visit the website 
<http://www.physmathcentral.com/> and associated weblog 
<http://www.physmathcentral.com/blog/>.

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