Wednesday, November 23, 2011

BioMed Central's new-look website


BioMed Central have used feedback received from editors, authors, readers and reviewers to redevelop the website to provide a cleaner and uncluttered new look. Among the changes are:
  • A revamped homepage showcasing the most recent and popular published research
  • New-style journal homepages for the BMC series (e.g. BMC Biology, BMC Cancer)
  • My BioMed Central – see the latest articles in your subject areas, and easily manage email preferences and stored searches
  • My manuscripts – much improved display of the status of all your submitted/published manuscripts, and any that you are currently reviewing or have reviewed
  • Institutional Member pages – these now show all articles from a Member institution, not just the last 12 months. Performance is greatly improved and an RSS feed makes it easy to stay up to date
  • Advanced search – additional options for selecting and downloading search results
  • Gateways – subject gateways offer a quick way to see the latest research from across BioMed Central's open access journals on a particular topic, while regional gateways showcase research from particular countries. Each gateway now has a pair of RSS feeds, one for latest articles, and another for Editor's picks
  • Information pages – fully searchable, and with much simplified navigation, these pages tell you all you need to know about BioMed Central 
Click on the Beta Link at the top of the BioMed Central homepage to preview the new website.
Diarmuid

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