Motto Profit for good Managing Director Ian Russell | Formation 1996 | |
Legal status A company limited by guarantee and incorporated in England and Wales Headquarters Euro House, 22 Apex Court, Woodlands, Bradley Stoke, Bristol BS32 4JT, United Kingdom Parent organization | ||
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. Although the company generates profits, these are redistributed to Bioscientifica's partner societies to fund biomedical research and practice.
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Publishing
Bioscientifica publishes academic journals and case reports focused on endocrinology, and its intersecting disciplines. The company also publishes free-to-read conference abstracts via its BiosciAbstracts platform. According to the 2015 Journal Citation Reports, five of Bioscientifica’s publications have an impact factor: Endocrine-Related Cancer, Journal of Endocrinology, Journal of Molecular Endocrinology, European Journal of Endocrinology, and Reproduction (journal). In June 2016, one of Bioscientifica's open access journals, Endocrine Connections, became indexed in Thomson Reuters’ Science Citation Index Expanded. This journal will receive its first impact factor in 2017.
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. Bioscientifica currently publishes three 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.
Association Management
Bioscientifica currently provides Association Management and secretariat services to the following societies:
Event Management
Bioscientifica manages academic conferences for biomedical societies. Their event services include:
Several of the events managed by Bioscientifica have won industry awards. Recent awards include:
Professional Memberships
Bioscientifica is a member of the following professional bodies:
Governance
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.