News release from BioMed Central
17 July 2008
For immediate release
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Nominations open for 3rd Annual Research Awards
BioMed Central today announces that nominations for the 3rd Annual
Research Awards are now open. The awards, now in their third year and
growing in popularity, recognize excellence in research that has been
made universally accessible by open access publication.
The awards celebrate the best published research across medical and
biological science within any of BioMed Central's open access journals.
To demonstrate the growing reputation of these awards, a new website has
been launched: www.biomedcentral.com/researchawards
Nominations via the website are now being accepted and will close on 31
December 2008. Anyone who publishes original research of major
significance in one of BioMed Central's journals during 2008 is
eligible for nomination. The winning articles are be selected by a panel
including BioMed Central editorial team members and external experts in
biology and medicine.
Speaking of the awards, BioMed Central's Head of Public Relations, Matt
McKay said "We are always delighted by the quality and diversity of the
entries we receive for these awards and are once again looking forward
to judging and rewarding the highest-quality open access research from
around the world."
The winners will be announced at the Annual BioMed Central Research
Awards dinner being held in March 2009.
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Media Contact
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Head of Public Relations
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Notes to Editors
1. BioMed Central's Research Awards
(http://www.biomedcentral.com/researchawards/), now in their third year
and growing in popularity, recognize excellence in research that has
been made universally accessible by open access publication. The awards
celebrate the best published research across medical and biological
science within any of BioMed Central's open access journals.
2. BioMed Central (http://www.biomedcentral.com/) is an independent
online publishing house committed to providing immediate access without
charge to the peer-reviewed biological and medical research it
publishes. This commitment is based on the view that open access to
research is essential to the rapid and efficient communication of
science.
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