The first presentation in the 2015 BioMed Central author workshop presented at institutions in Brazil. In this segment, Fabio Spat, Latin America Sales Coordinator, presents information on open access publishing, BioMed Central's history, and institutional output within Brazil.

1. Intro to BMC, Institutional
Output
Fabio Spat
Latin America Sales Coordinator
BioMed Central

2. What is open access to research?
• Biomed Central e Springer Open tem + 480 revistas + 500 membros em
todo o mundo
• Maximum visibility!
• No barriers to access (subscription costs)
• Research permanently available via the Internet
• Euro : 2020
• Acesso aberto e recentes mudanças na America Latina: México e Argentina
• Brasil : PL 1120/2007 PLS 387/2011

3. The Changing Landscape of OA Publishing
2000 2015
And many more…

4. The big announcement of 2015…

5. 5
Membership
BioMed Central has various
member institutions around Brazil
and the rest of the world.
Researchers of certain institutions
are eligible for special discounts to
their article processing charges
when publishing with us.

6. Any Questions?
Fabio Spat
BioMed Central
Fabio.spat@biomedcentral.com
Linkedin – Fabio Spat
Thank you!