Biomaterials Science Blog

Hopefully you’ve already heard about the launch of Biomaterials Science – but if you haven’t Biomaterials Science is an international, high impact journal bringing together the molecular and mesoscopic interactions of biomaterials and their applications. The broad scope of the journal ranges from the fundamental science of biomaterials to their biomedical applications, including the Molecular Design of Biomaterials.

Articles will be free to access* until the end of 2014 giving your article the widest possible audience. We invite you to support Biomaterials Science and not-for-profit publishing by submitting your next article on the Molecular Design of Biomaterials to the journal. Our online submission system is available at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/bmsci

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Biomaterials Science is an international, high impact journal bringing together the molecular and mesoscopic interactions of biomaterials and their applications. The broad scope of the journal ranges from the fundamental science of biomaterials to their biomedical applications, including: Mesoscopic science of cells and materials.

Articles in Biomaterials Science will be free to access* until the end of 2014.

The journal is now accepting submissions. I invite you to support Biomaterials Science and not-for-profit publishing by submitting your next article http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/bmsci

Don’t forget if you want to find out about the first articles once they’re published online you can sign up for the Biomaterials Science RSS feed or Table of Contents alert. To keep up with the latest news you can Like us on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter.

*Individuals can access the content by signing up for an RSC Publishing Personal Account. Existing institutional RSC journal subscribers, with registered IP, have automatic access. Other institutions can register for free access.

Biomaterials Science won’t publish its first articles until later in the year. We’re very excited about the journal launch (we hope you are too!), and we’re looking forward to seeing the first articles online. But until then we’ll be highlighting a few other things that we hope the community will find interesting. Here’s a collection of books on biomaterials and related topics published by RSC Publishing. The first chapter 1 of each eBook is available for free. I hope you enjoy reading them.

Renewable Resources for Functional Polymers and Biomaterials
Peter A Williams (Editor)

Stem Cell-Based Tissue Repair
Raphael Gorodetsky (Editor), Richard Schäfer (Editor)

A Handbook of Applied Biopolymer Technology: Synthesis, Degradation and Applications
Sanjay K Sharma (Editor), Ackmez Mudhoo (Editor)

Bionanodesign: Following Nature’s Touch
Maxim Ryadnov (Author)

Biomimetic Nanoceramics in Clinical Use: From Materials to Applications
María Vallet-Regi (Author), Daniel A Arcos Navarrete (Author)

Silver in Healthcare: Its Antimicrobial Efficacy and Safety in Use
Alan B G Lansdown (Author)

Biological Interactions with Surface Charge in Biomaterials
Tofail Syed (Editor)

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Biomaterials Science is owned by the Royal Society of Chemistry which (amongst other activities) is a not-for-profit society publisher. Any surplus from our publishing division is used to support the global scientific community. If you’re not familiar with the RSC here’s a quick recap of just a few of the things the society does. I hope you’ll find them interesting.

• Support a wide range of science activities. Including: Policy reports and responses, Prizes & Awards, Public Activities, Industry and Technology, Our Work in Parliament
• Organise conferences and events
• Support our membership
• Support education in the chemical sciences
• Publish journals, magazines, books, databases

Hopefully this has given you a flavour of some of the things the RSC is involved in. If you’re interested to know more you can read about the full range of activities on our website.

We hope you’ll support Biomaterials Science and non-for-profit publishing by submitting your next article to the journal:  

Don’t forget if you want to find out about the first articles once they’re published online you can sign up for the Biomaterials Science RSS feed or Table of Contents alert.

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RSC Publishing’s new journal, Biomaterials Science, is now open for submissions.  Bridging materials science, biology, chemistry and physics, the journal expects to publish the first online articles in the third quarter of 2012.

Biomaterials Science is a multidisciplinary journal covering the molecular and mesoscopic interactions of biomaterials and their applications. It is a collaborative venture between RSC Publishing and the Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, Kyoto University, Japan.

The Co-Editors-in-Chief are Professor Norio Nakatsuji, Director at WPI Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, Kyoto University, Japan and Professor Phillip Messersmith from Northwestern University, USA. They will be supported by a team of Associate Editors.

If you are thinking of submitting an article, you can expect:

• High visibility, as all content will be free to access until the end of 2014
• Speedy peer-review and publication process
• No page charges, and free colour where it enhances understanding

You can read more about the scope and the people involved on the journal website.

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I would like to welcome everyone to the Biomaterials Science blog, where you can keep up-to-date with all the latest news from RSC Publishing’s brand new journal.

We are very excited about this new journal which will be published in collaboration with the Institute for Integrated Cell-Materials Sciences (iCeMS), Kyoto University, Japan. The broad scope of the journal ranges from the fundamental science of biomaterials to their biomedical applications.  Take a look at our Editorial Board and read more about the scope of the journal on our website.

You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter @BioMaterSci!

If you would like to submit to Biomaterials Science, or would like any further information, please get in touch!

Liz Davies
Managing Editor, Biomaterials Science