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13 April 2007 PhysMath Central Announces Renowned Physicist Ken Peach as Editor-In-Chief of its Premier Journal, PMC Physics A PhysMath Central, the open access publisher of original, peer-reviewed physics and mathematics, research, today announced Professor Ken Peach as the new editor-in-chief of PMC Physics A, the first journal offering from PhysMath Central. Professor Peach is the director of the John Adams Institute of Accelerator Science at Oxford University and Royal Holloway University of London and Chair of the Scientific Policy Committee at CERN, the world's largest particle physics laboratory. Professor Peach has many years experience in experimental particle physics. As director of the John Adams Institute, Professor Peach oversees cutting edge research and development in accelerator science, with a particular emphasis on accelerator developments for particle physics. Professor Peach was previously Director of Particle Physics at Central Laboratory of the Research Councils, one of Europe's largest, multidisciplinary research organizations supporting scientists and engineers. In addition, he was recently awarded the Rutherford Medal, which recognizes and rewards outstanding achievements by physicists in their respective fields. Professor Peach received the award in part for playing what was described as "a key role in reviving accelerator science for particle physics applications in the UK." For his work as a leader of key experiments at CERN investigating charge conjugation parity (CP) violation, Professor Peach also shared the 2005 EPS Particle and High Energy Physics Prize. "I am very pleased to be working with BioMed Central as Editor-in-Chief for PMC Physics A," Professor Peach said. "I believe the creation of PhysMath Central and launch of PMC Physics A will lead to greater, faster communication among physicists worldwide than has been possible with print journal models, thereby accelerating the global pace of physics research. The free availability of such research to a wider audience lower still further the barriers to knowledge, and will also help create greater public awareness of advancements in physics–a triumph for science and education." "We are honoured to have recruited such an accomplished, respected and high-profile physicist as Professor Peach to act as editor-in-chief of our first journal, PMC Physics A," said Christopher Leonard, publisher at PhysMath Central. "Not only does it underline the value placed on the open access publishing model developed by BioMed Central, but it also demonstrates the intensifying movement of all scientific research to freely available open access publishing models." PMC Physics A covers particle, high-energy and nuclear physics, cosmology, gravity, astroparticle physics, and instrumentation and data analysis. The journal will begin accepting articles for submission on April 14, 2007. Launched to meet the increasing need for open access journals from major research institutes (such as CERN) and other funding organizations and government bodies, PhysMath Central seeks to make research in physics, mathematics and computer science freely available without restrictions. For more information on PhysMath Central, please contact Chris Leonard at chris.leonard@physmathcentral.com or visit the website http://www.physmathcentral.com and associated weblog http://blogs.openaccesscentral.com/blogs/pmcblog/. About BioMed Central About PhysMath Central |
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