Cerebrospinal Fluid Research is the 64th (these are getting to be large numbers) independent, Open Access journal hosted by BioMed Central. This title seemed to be gestating for quite a while, but has debuted with a substantial set of initial articles (an editorial, a commentary, two review papers, and two research articles).
From the initial editorial:
Cerebrospinal Fluid Research
is an open access, online journal that publishes manuscripts on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in health and disease in the broadest sense. The CSF, its composition, circulation and absorption play vital roles in normal and abnormal brain function. The CSF is important for normal chemical signaling, physical and chemical buffering, and for neurodevelopment. In disease states, the CSF impacts on neurodevelopmental disorders such as hydrocephalus and neural tube defects, brain inflammation, brain injury and repair, normal pressure hydrocephalus and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and multiple sclerosis. The CSF can be used as a tool for diagnosis, through composition analysis, and as a window for drug delivery to the brain.
Cerebrospinal Fluid Research - Fulltext v1+ (2004+); ISSN: 1743-8454.
All BioMed Central Open Access journals address the LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) concept through permanent archiving arrangements with PubMed Central, at the University of Potsdam in Germany, at INIST in France and in e-Depot, the National Library of the Netherlands' digital archive.
Posted by
George Porter at 12/10/2004 06:18:00 PM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
