Editorial
APC: the toll road to continued high quality communication
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Correspondence: Bernard Perbal perbal@ccr.jussieu.fr
Laboratoire d'Oncologie Virale et Moléculaire, UFR de Biochimie, Université Paris 7 – D. Diderot. 75005 – PARIS. France
Cell Communication and Signaling 2004, 2:7 doi:10.1186/1478-811X-2-7
Published: 8 July 2004Abstract
In this article we briefly review the reasons and advantages that underly our publisher's decision to introduce article-processing charges (APC) for manuscripts submitted to Cell Communication and Signaling. The charge is an attempt to develop a new business model for distributing biomedical information and has been accepted in a number of other journals. APCs will enable BioMed Central to continue to provide their excellent service and will help to establish our journal.