New Beilstein nanotechnology journal faces competition, offers incentive
Joining the Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry as a fully funded, foundation supported open access journal, the Beilstein-Institut, a non-profit foundation located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, has just formally announced the launch of the Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology. The Editor-in-Chief is Professor Thomas Schimmel, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
The Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology publishes peer-reviewed Full Research Papers, Preliminary Communications, Reviews, Book Reports and Commentaries. It also plans to publish thematic series on topical issues of nanoscience and nanotechnology and intends to cover both fundamental and applied research, including aspects of chemistry, physics and biology as well as materials science and engineering. Beilstein provides its own unique platform for rapid publication and quality peer review without publication charges. All articles will be freely accessible.
This is a great example of a multidisciplinary area of research and discovery with broad implications for translational medicine. There are over 15,000 articles in Pubmed with the MeSH heading nanotechnology. There are both commercial and open access specialty journals focusing on nanotechnology and nanobiology, but the appearance of noted German publisher with a well-respected editorial staff, together with the Beilstein Foundation seal of approval, will probably set up a period of nano-journal merger and competitive incentive. Nature Nanotechnology will not go gently into the night. But they do charge There is a charge of $540 for the first colour figure and $270 for each additional colour figure. We like competition!
