"e-biomed" Already Reserved by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.LARCHMONT, NY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 1999-- The title "E-biomed" chosen by Harold Varmus, director of The National Institutes of Health (NIH "Not invented here." See digispeak. NIH - The United States National Institutes of Health. ) for his proposed electronic publishing An umbrella term for non-paper publishing, which includes publishing online or on media such as CDs and DVDs. operation, has previously been reserved for an independent journal, to be published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers (www.liebertpub.com), a privately held medical publishing company. "In April, we applied for an ISSN ISSN abbr. International Standard Serial Number number from the Library of Congress for our forthcoming journal, e-biomed," Mrs. Liebert said. "We also registered www.e-biomed.com. for the electronic version of our journal and www.e-biomed.net for the journal's discussion group." Liebert plans to launch the publication in the year 2000. "Furthermore, I think it is very inappropriate for NIH to undertake such a project," Liebert said. "The world is well populated with biomedical bi·o·med·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to biomedicine. 2. Of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical sciences. journals, and publishers have put enormous effort, money and time behind their biomedical journals; the editors of these journals have also contributed significant time and effort toward the acquisition of manuscripts and the peer-review process. The field is already well served. The government should not compete with the private sector." "Harold Varmus needs to revisit his priorities;" Liebert said. "NIH funding is extremely precious and those resources could be much better put to use on research programs, both intramural intramural /in·tra·mu·ral/ (-mu´r'l) within the wall of an organ. in·tra·mu·ral adj. Occurring or situated within the walls of a cavity or organ. and extramural extramural /ex·tra·mu·ral/ (-mur´il) situated or occurring outside the wall of an organ or structure. extramural situated or occurring outside the wall of an organ or structure. ." Mary Ann Liebert's flagship publication is Genetic Engineering News (GEN), the most widely-read publication worldwide in the field of biotechnology. The publisher is also universally acknowledged for creating authoritative journals in the most exciting areas of biomedical endeavor, including Human Gene Therapy; AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses; Journal of Women's Health Women's Health Definition Women's health is the effect of gender on disease and health that encompasses a broad range of biological and psychosocial issues. and Gender-Based Medicine; and Journal of Hematotherapy. Editors of Liebert peer-reviewed journals include luminaries such as W. French Anderson, J. Craig Venter, Ian Wilmut, former NIH director Bernadine Healy, and William Haseltine. This week Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., published the first issue of a new peer-reviewed journal CLONING, edited by Ian Wilmut, Ph.D. Founded in 1980, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. is a privately-held publishing company (www.liebertpub.com) |
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