News Release

The Company of Biologists: Launch of mobile web interface

Business Announcement

The Company of Biologists

The Company of Biologists is pleased to announce a mobile-optimized web interface for its journals Development, Journal of Cell Science, The Journal of Experimental Biology and Disease Models & Mechanisms. The Company's recently launched open access journal, Biology Open, will also be available as a mobile-optimized website in 2012.

"We recognised that an increasing number of our readers want to access journal content on mobile devices" said Dr Claire Moulton, Publisher, "We've now optimised our journals for the smaller screen and users can now access all articles quickly and easily, wherever they are."

The new mobile web interface, which is powered by the HighWire Press electronic publishing system, provides the following benefits:

  • Quick access to all current, archived and advance-publication journal content
  • Improved navigation for smaller screens
  • Simplified search page
  • Email-forwarding functionality
  • Personalization and authentication sign-in options
  • Clear journal branding

Users accessing the journal sites through a mobile device will be detected and automatically redirected to the mobile-optimized web interface. Access control will be the same as on the main journal websites. An institution's subscription will give users access to all content through the institution's WiFi connection, with the added ability for users to access content when off campus using a simple authentication process.

Supported operating systems include iOS (iPhone and iPod touch), Blackberry OS and Android smartphones.

For more information please contact Jane Pennington email j.pennington@biologists.com

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About The Company of Biologists

The Company of Biologists is a non-profit organization whose objectives are the advancement and promotion of research in, and the study of, all branches of biology. Company Directors act as trustees and are active biologists, librarians, or computer scientists whose expertise is valuable for the running of the Company. Their task is to ensure that the Company continues to provide a relevant and worthwhile service to the international community of biologists. http://www.biologists.com

About HighWire Press

At the forefront of strategic scholarly publishing, HighWire Press provides digital content development and hosting solutions to the scholarly publishing community. A division of the Stanford University Libraries, HighWire has partnered with influential societies, university presses, and other publishers since 1995 to produce the definitive online versions of high impact, peer-reviewed journals, books, reference works, and other scholarly content. The distinguished HighWire community shares ideas and innovations in publishing through regular meetings, an active discussion forum, and through the service of its highly qualified staff.

The underlying infrastructure of HighWire's electronic publishing platform is Web-services-oriented, flexible, and permeable, allowing publishers to easily layer new software and services to their sites that will meet the ever-changing needs of today's online readers, including mobile. http://highwire.stanford.edu


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