Biomedical Science Reading
IBMS Reading Lists
The reading lists are complied by the IBMS Science Advisory Panels. If you would like to contact the panels or suggest an addition to the list please email mc@ibms.org.
Fundamentals of Biomedical Science Series
The Fundamentals of Biomedical Science series is written to reflect the challenges of practising biomedical science today. The books are approved by the IBMS and written its expert writers, many of whom work on the Institute’s advisory panels. The series aim to support an undergraduate as they progress from academia to professional practice in a laboratory. more >>
Free journal websites: the big three
There are three major sites with listings of free journals.
HighWire Press
This site is one of the largest databases online and is regularly updated. If you press any 'free site' or 'free issue' link, then a window will open with lists of journals which are free, especially after 6 months after the date of initial publication. The only drawback of this site is it's predominately in favour of American publications and to those hosted by it.
highwire.stanford.edu
Free Medical Journals
Free Medical Journals lists impact factors, so you know the value of each journal. It also lists non-English journals.
www.freemedicaljournals.com/htm/index.htm
BioMed Central
BioMed Central is run by the National Library of Medicine (PubMed) with the aim of open information for all with the backing of the American Government.
www.biomedcentral.com
UK PubMed Central
UK PubMed Central is the information resource of choice for biomedical and health researchers. Developed by a programme consortium led by the British Library, the UKPMC Beta Service offers researchers a single point of access to (all the content available) from both PubMed and PubMed Central. Click for UK PubMed Central
Medical Journals Links
Medical Journals Links offers a valuable, straightforward, searchable collection of direct links to thousands of peer reviewed biomedical journals websites. www.medical-journals-links.com
Science in cyberspace
General sources
library.wellcome.ac.uk
www.freemedicaljournals.com
Publishers
www.sciencedirect.com
highwire.stanford.edu
www.wiley.com
www.ingentaconnect.com
www.blackwell-synergy.com
www.lww.com
New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)
Wiley Online Library
Content
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi
www.mdlinx.com
The Knowledge Network (Scotland)
Free archive of life sciences journals
The Scientist
Journals
Journal of the American Medical Association
www.bloodjournal.org
www.bmj.com
www.nejm.com
www.freemedicaljournals.com
MEDLINE/PUBMED
Information and links to National Library of Medicine, PUBMED and other related resources.
See also: UK Pubmed and MEDLINEplus
HLISD - a directory of Health Library and Information Services
The Lancet
Link to the medical journal for discussion groups, research archives, reviews, etc.
Journals on the web
Kit Hui takes another virtual stroll round the internet on a quest to find the best free journals and resources for biomedical scientists. First, he takes a look at accessing the Athens system.
(June 2005)
Articles from The Biomedical Scientist (members only)
Ask and you will find: Academic content on the internet
Whether undertaking research or taking part in continuing professional development, biomedical scientists need to maximise the efficiency and effectiveness of any literature searches. From Google to Yahoo, David Gurney provides a hitchhiker’s guide to science in cyberspace.
(The Biomedical Scientist, February 2006)
Journal and resources on the internet
Continuing his surf through the electronic information domain Kit Hui reports on more relevant information currently available to biomedical scientists.
(Biomedical Scientist, April 2002)
Systematic Critique - the art of scientific reading
Recent developments in the field of scientific publication, most notably those involving the internet, mean that it is more important than ever to be able to pick the wheat from the chaff. Here, Steve Donovan FIBMS follows the process, from original hypothesis to final conclusions.
(Biomedical Scientist, February 2002)
See also
Members' area
Newsletter