Abstract
We are pleased to announce a new open-access journal, Biotechnology for Biofuels [1], published online by BioMed Central. Biotechnology for Biofuels will emphasize the research and application of biotechnology and synergistic operations to improve plant and biological conversion systems for the production of fuels from lignocellulosic biomass, and any related economic, environmental and policy issues. The need for this journal is evident: the recent explosion in research on the production and subsequent use of biofuels has huge implications for science and future policy directions, yet Biotechnology for Biofuels is the first open-access journal featuring research dedicated to this exciting and expanding field, thereby filling a vacant niche. We are convinced that a communication will facilitate scientific progress in this extremely important area, and will also help to promote informed public debate. Biotechnology for Biofuels will ensure public availability of high-caliber peer-reviewed research, reviews and commentaries on all aspects of biofuels research and any related political, economic, and environmental issues. The benefits of publishing in an open access journal are manifold: open access enables free and universal access to articles online, at no cost to the reader, allowing research to be disseminated by as wide an audience as possible. Submitted manuscripts undergo rapid peer review by internationally renowned experts, drawn in part from our Editorial Board [2]. Articles are published immediately upon acceptance and, soon after, listed in PubMed [3]; the communication of research is therefore not postponed until the collation of an 'issue'. The interdisciplinary nature of biofuels research makes the benefits of open access particularly attractive, as it ensures that biologists, chemists, engineers, genomicists, and biotechnologists (to name just some of those involved) all have shared access to the latest biofuels research in each of these areas. In this special Editorial, which marks the launch of Biotechnology for Biofuels, the progress and future challenges facing the biofuels field are discussed.
Highlights
Welcome to Biotechnology for BiofuelsAddress: 1Department of Applied Microbiology, LTH/Lund University, PO Box 124, S-221 00, Lund, Sweden, 2Chemical and Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401-3393, USA, 3Energy Biosciences Institute, University of California Berkeley, 130 Calvin Laboratory, MC 5230, Berkeley CA 94720-5230, USA and 4Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT), Bourns College of Engineering University of California, Columbia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92507, USA
We are pleased to announce a new open-access journal, Biotechnology for Biofuels [1], published online by BioMed Central
The benefits of publishing in an open access journal are manifold: open access enables free and universal access to articles online, at no cost to the reader, allowing research to be disseminated by as wide an audience as possible
Summary
Address: 1Department of Applied Microbiology, LTH/Lund University, PO Box 124, S-221 00, Lund, Sweden, 2Chemical and Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401-3393, USA, 3Energy Biosciences Institute, University of California Berkeley, 130 Calvin Laboratory, MC 5230, Berkeley CA 94720-5230, USA and 4Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT), Bourns College of Engineering University of California, Columbia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92507, USA. Published: 15 April 2008 Biotechnology for Biofuels 2008, 1:1 doi:10.1186/1754-6834-1-1.
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