Society of Systematic Biologists

New Zealand's Bioinformatics Institute* has launched the first online, open-access journal dedicated to evolutionary bioinformatics -- Evolutionary Bioinformatics Online. There is growing awareness that to understand organismal form and function, through the use of molecular, genetic, genomic, and proteomic data, due consideration must be given to an organism's evolutionary context: history constrains the path an organism is obliged to take, and leaves an indelible mark on its component parts. The journal has an editorial board of leading international researchers, led by Editor-in-Chief Prof. Mark Pagel of Reading University.

Being an Open Access journal means that the papers published are freely available to everyone via the Internet. Authors retain copyright of their work. The publishers, Libertas Academica, do not charge readers any form of subscription, instead asking authors of accepted papers to make an article-processing payment. A number of fee waivers are available and are intended to facilitate publication by individuals irrespective of their individual or institutional means. Institutions can also support Evolutionary Bioinformatics Online and the other Libertas Academica Open Access journals by becoming a member institution. An unlimited number of authors from member institutions can publish papers without paying the article-processing fee. Details are available at the Libertas Academica website.

We invite you to submit your papers to Evolutionary Bioinformatics Online. To submit a paper, go to www.libertasacademica.com/evolbio.htm. For detailed author instructions, go to www.libertasacademica.com/Instructions.htm. To apply for an article processing fee waiver, go to
www.libertasacademica.com/waiver.htm. Questions can be directed to the EBO website, following the links to contact us.

*New Zealand's Bioinformatics Institute is funded by AgResearch Ltd, the country's largest Crown Research Institute, and the University of Auckland, the country's largest university. It is New Zealand's only Institute solely dedicated to bioinformatics research and training. The Bioinformatics Institute is located at The University of Auckland's City Campus within the Faculty of Science, and offers a suite of training and research opportunities to students, scientists, and commercial clients. For more information about the Bioinformatics Institute, please visit www.bioinformatics.org.nz.