Established in 1996, Bioscientifica Ltd is the commercial subsidiary of the Society for Endocrinology, and provides publishing, events, and association management services to biomedical societies, and to the pharmaceutical industry.[1][2] Although the company generates profits, these are redistributed to Bioscientifica's partner societies to fund biomedical research and practice.[3]
Bioscientifica
Formation
1996
Legal status
A company limited by guarantee and incorporated in England and Wales
Bioscientifica was an early proponent of open access. In February 2012, the company was among the first 24 publishers to sign the STM Association's Sustainable Open Access Statement.[7][8] Bioscientifica currently publishes four open access journals, supports gold open access publication in its subscription journals, and makes all journal content free to read online 12 months after publication.
As part of its charitable remit, Bioscientifica participates in the HINARI programme, through which the publisher provides free access to its journals in developing countries.[9]
Event managementedit
Bioscientifica manages academic conferences for biomedical societies. Their event services include:
Bioscientifica is governed by its board of directors, which is composed of Society for Endocrinology officers, industry professionals, and members of Bioscientifica's executive team. The board is currently made up of the following members.
Chair: Adrian Clark
Eleanor Davies
Dave Fletcher
Jamie Marwick
Barbara McGowan
David Mills
Ian Russell
Kate Sargent
Adrian Stanley
Referencesedit
^"Bioscientifica Listing on Open Company". Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
^"Bioscientifica Website". Retrieved 28 August 2014.
^"Bioscientifica Profit Distribution" (PDF). Retrieved 2 March 2015.