One of the
benefits of membership in the BioCommunications
Association includes an annual subscription
to The
Journal of Biocommunication. A consortium
of four professional societies currently produces
the Journal:
- Association of Biomedical Communications
Directors (ABCD)
- Australian Institute of Medical and Biological Illustration (AIMBI)
- Association of Medical Illustrators
(AMI)
- BioCommunications Association (BCA)
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The goal of
the Journal is best understood from its mission
statement:
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"The Journal
of Biocommunication is dedicated to
serving as a showcase of biocommunication
techniques; describing proven and experimental
procedures in medical art and illustration,
print, photography, film, television,
computer, multimedia systems, and other
communication modalities applied in
the health sciences." |
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| Each year
the Journal publishes three issues electronically
via the internet. A typical issue includes
featured papers on biomedical communications
subjects; columns on various technical topics,
both current and historical; a gallery of
biocommunication images (still and motion-media)
from the annual media competitions of the
consortium's Associations; a showcase of elegant
images produced by an invited individual or
group; a listing of association and tradeshow
events, and updates on newly released commercial
technologies and equipment; plus, editorials
on topical concerns and interests of all biocommunicators. |
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| Paramount
to the reader's interaction with the Journal
is the various methods of communication. Authors'
e-mail addresses are linked with their copy
affording an immediate tool to raise questions
or make comments. Figures and/or illustrations
may be displayed with interactive elements
(i.e.: computer graphics, multi-media, animation,
etc.). Motion media productions are presented
as short clips, including audio, allowing
a better representation of content than can
be viewed with only still images. Plus, additional
resources, suggested reading, references,
etc., are "hot-linked" to internet
sites. And finally, the opportunity to submit
one's own work for potential publication makes
the Journal perhaps the most valuable benefit
of being a member of the BioCommunications
Association. Contact BCA editor Mark Marzolf (mmarzolf@shrinenet.org) for more information or to submit a paper. |
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| Visit the
JBC website: http://www.jbiocommunication.org |
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