Jan: Further on the question of open access by potential authors.
A few questions re: BioMed Central waivers ( of the $500 article-processing charge); a) What does BioMed consider a "low income country"....which may mean the author from such a country may potentially have the fee waived? For example, do you use the WTO's list of the 50 least developed countries? b) What percentage of articles published in BioMed Central receive a full ($US500)waiver of the article processing charges? How many of such articles have been from authors in low income countries? c) Do you have a quota on how many full waivers can annually be granted and how are such waivers financed by BioMed? d) What, specifically, are the criteria used to waive charges, including from low income countries? Regards Alan Story -----Original Message----- From: September 1998 American Scientist Forum [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Jan Velterop Sent: Friday 10 January 2003 17:36 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Nature's vs. Science's Embargo Policy BioMed Central waives charges for those who cannot stump up the $500 and make a reasonable case for that. Jan Velterop
