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Purpose?

It remains unclear why this article is notable, nor in what way it is encyclopedic. It is simply a fact dressed as a stub. 121.45.68.62 (talk) 10:13, 26 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The article provides independent, factual encyclopedic content not available elsewhere. It is helpful to determine that's it's a well-established publisher (not a for-profit publisher with no poor or sham peer review). -kslays (talk • contribs) 14:22, 2 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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This page is out of date with the current organizational information and logo and should be updated. As an employee of BioOne, I can provide a current, accurate information with citations, however due to conflict of interest Wikipedia discourages me from doing so.

This is up to date and accurate information:

About BioOne

BioOne is a nonprofit organization that operates a digital library and aggregation service for scientific journals in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences. The organization was established in 1999 and is based in Washington, DC.

BioOne's stated mission focuses on sustainable scholarly publishing through collaboration between authors, nonprofit publishers, academic institutions, research libraries, and research funders. The organization aims to increase access to scientific research while supporting the operational needs of nonprofit and society publishers.

History

BioOne was founded in 1999 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization by five entities: the American Institute of Biological Sciences, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), The University of Kansas, Greater Western Library Alliance, and Allen Press.

BioOne launched BioOne Complete, an aggregation of journal titles in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences in 2001. The service provides libraries with access to a collection of journals from independent and nonprofit publishers. According to the organization, its business model directs subscription revenue back to participating publishers. As of the most recent reporting, BioOne states it has returned more than $78 million to publishing partners since its inception.

Journals

BioOne’s flagship program is BioOne Complete, a subscription-based journal aggregation partnering with 157 publishers and containing over 200 journals in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences, including both subscription-based and open access titles. In 2026, BioOne will implement a Subscribe to Open pilot program involving 71 titles from 54 publishers.

eBooks

Launched in 2023, the eBooks program includes collections from partner organizations. The ESA eBook Collection features over 160 digitized titles from the Entomological Society of America. The CSIRO Publishing BioSelect Collection, introduced in 2024, contains over 200 titles in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences.

Ambassador Awards

Since 2018, BioOne has presented Ambassador Awards to early-career researchers who communicate their scientific work to audiences beyond the scientific community. More than 40 researchers have received the award, which recognizes authors published in BioOne Complete partner journals.

References

Alexander, Adrian; Goodyear, Marilu (March 2000). "The Development of BioOne: Changing the Role of Research Libraries in Scholarly Communication". Journal of Electronic Publishing. 5 (3). doi:10.3998/3336451.0005.302. hdl:1808/17334.
Schonfeld, Roger C. "Kitchen Essentials: An Interview with Lauren Kane of BioOne." The Scholarly Kitchen, 4 Mar. 2024, https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2024/03/04/kitchen-essentials-lauren-kane-bioone/
"Lauren Kane Explores New Possibilities with Open and Partnerships at Helm of BioOne." SPARC, 18 Oct. 2022,https://sparcopen.org/news/2022/lauren-kane-explores-new-possibilities-with-open-and-partnerships-at-helm-of-bioone/
Shinskie, Gabriela. "Southern Miss Researcher Dr. Jessica Pruett Receives BioOne Ambassador Award, Highlighting Oyster Restoration Efforts." The University of Southern Mississippi, 10 June 2025, https://www.usm.edu/news/2025/release/jessica-pruett.php
"BioOne Presents 2025 Ambassador Award to Five Early-Career Researchers." SSP Society for Scholarly Publishing, 28 Apr. 2025,https://www.sspnet.org/community/news/bioone-presents-2025-ambassador-award-to-five-early-career-researchers/
"BioOne and CSIRO Publishing Expand Partnership With New eBook Collection." SSP Society for Scholarly Publishing, 13 Feb. 2024,https://www.sspnet.org/community/news/bioone-and-csiro-publishing-expand-partnership-with-new-ebook-collection/
"BioOne Extends Partnership with the Entomological Society of America to Preserve and Disseminate Entomological Research Spanning 100+ Years." SSP Society for Scholarly Publishing, 28 June 2023, https://www.sspnet.org/community/news/bioone-extends-partnership-with-the-entomological-society-of-america-to-preserve-and-disseminate-entomological-research-spanning-100-years/
Johnson, Richard K., et al. "BioOne: Building a Sustainable Alternative to Commercial Journal Publishing." D-Lib Magazine, vol. 6, no. 5, May 2000, https://www.dlib.org/dlib/may00/johnson/05johnson.html
Alexander, Adrian, and Marilu Goodyear. "The Development of BioOne: Changing the Role of Research Libraries in Scholarly Communication." Journal of Electronic Publishing, vol. 5, no. 3, Mar. 2000, https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/173439
Kane, Lauren, and Chris Beckett. "BioOne: Building a Sustainable Alternative Publishing Model for Non-Profit Publishers." Learned Publishing, vol. 16, no. 4, Oct. 2003, pp. 287-292, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1087/095315103321505610
Cockerill, Matthew. "Business Models in Open Access Publishing." Online Information Review, vol. 26, no. 6, 2002, pp. 402-405, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1464905502002464
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Case, Mary M. "Igniting Change in Scholarly Communication: SPARC and the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition." The Changing Landscape of Scholarly Communication, edited by Stephen Inefuku et al., Emerald Publishing, pp. 197-215, doi:10.1108/S2055-537720150000015010.
Kane, Lauren, and Michael Upshall. "BioOne and SPIE: A Reflection on the First 3 Years of the Nonprofit Platform Partnership." Learned Publishing, vol. 36, no. 2, Apr. 2023, pp. 181-186, doi:10.1002/leap.1503.
Alexander, Adrian W., and Marilu Goodyear. "La Jolla Confidential." The Serials Librarian, vol. 40, no. 1-2, 2001, pp. 71-83, doi:10.1300/J123v40n01_08.
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"Over 50 Independent Publishers Commit to BioOne Subscribe to Open Pilot." STM Publishing News, www.stm-publishing.com/over-50-independent-publishers-commit-to-bioone-subscribe-to-open-pilot/. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.

AJGRogers (talk) 15:54, 26 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]