# The Korean Society for Biomaterials joins forces with BioMed Central

## TL;DR

Biomaterials Research becomes a gold open access journal in 2014, joining BioMed Central's portfolio.

## Contribution

The journal transitions to gold open access and aligns with BioMed Central.

## Key findings

- Biomaterials Research has a long history of publishing biomedical materials research.
- The journal was founded in 1996 with support from the Korea Research Foundation.
- It is the official journal of the Korean Society for Biomaterials.

## Abstract

It is my pleasure to usher in a new era for Biomaterials Research in 2014: gold open access. The journal has a long history of publishing research across the broad spectrum of biomedical materials. Supported by the Korea Research Foundation, it was founded in 1996 as the official journal of the Korean Society for Biomaterials. Biomaterials Research now joins BioMed Central’s portfolio of open access journals.