EDP Sciences has announced that it is now publishing the fully Open Access journal, BioMedicine. EDP officially took over publication of the journal at in the beginning of 2017. The first issue published by EDP Sciences is available since beginning of March 2017.

BioMedicine is a peer-reviewed international Open Access journal that publishes high quality scientific research in the fields of translational and personalized medicine, with the goal of disseminating medical science knowledge to improve global health. The journal is owned and sponsored by China Medical University, Taiwan, and as such there are no article processing charges, so it is free for both authors and readers.

Editor-in-Chief, Professor Fuu-Jen Tsai, China Medical University, Taiwan commented: "We are delighted to be working with EDP Sciences as the publisher to take BioMedicine forward. Their strong track record in Open Access publishing allows us to greatly improve the impact and international reach of BioMedicine."

BioMedicine accepts articles on clinical, laboratory and social research in translational and personalized medicine, especially in the field of rare diseases. The following article types accepted: reviews, original articles, case reports, short communications, and letters to the Editor.

"The advances in medical science knowledge provide hope for improved global health", commented Agnès Henri, Editorial Director at EDP Sciences, "We look forward to working with BioMedicine to expand the reach and increase the impact of the journal".

The latest articles will be available to read online at http://biomedicine.edp-open.org/

About EDP Sciences

EDP Sciences is a not-for-profit publisher, established in 1920, belonging to learned societies with a mission to participate in the dissemination of important research that accelerates scientific progress and cross-fertilisation of ideas of the society in general. EDP Sciences is located in Paris and publishes over 55 scientific journals in the physical sciences, mathematics, life and environmental sciences, energy, materials and engineering, health and biomedical sciences. It also publishes 20 professional magazines, conference proceedings and books.