Celebrating 25 Years

August 26, 2024

Dear BioOne Community,

We’re thrilled to celebrate a special milestone — our 25th anniversary. Over the past quarter-century, BioOne has served a unique role in the scholarly community, uniting nonprofit publishers, libraries, funders, and researchers in a shared commitment to more equitable and sustainable research communication. To mark this occasion, we invite you to take a few moments to reflect on our history and how much we have achieved — together.

Our anniversary video is a tribute to everyone who has been a part of the BioOne story. We are also proud to revisit some of the most impactful and inspiring research published in BioOne Complete over the last 25 years with a special article collection.

As we look to the future, we are grateful for your continued support and collaboration. Thank you for celebrating with us!

 

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Lauren Kane  
President/CEO

From Agriculture to Zoology:​ .

BioOne is honored to disseminate the findings of scientific societies, museums, botanical gardens, and university presses which are working to help us understand the natural world. A scientist born in 1999 could now be embarking on a career in field biology, collaborating on their first paper on a changing ecosystem, cultivating more resilient crops, or discovering new intersections between human and animal health. BioOne’s community of nonprofit publishers is dedicated to informing and inspiring this generation of scientists – and the next. We invite you to explore some of their most impactful work in this special 25th anniversary collection.

Read the 25th Anniversary Article Collection

TheTimeline

1999
Incorporated

Allen Press, AIBS, the Big 12 Plus Libraries Consortium (now GWLA), The University of Kansas, and SPARC solidify their partnership and commitment to developing BioOne. BioOne is incorporated in Washington, DC as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.

2003
Publishers Receive Surplus Share

The first year BioOne is able to distribute a Surplus Share to active participants. Financial return to publishers grows to 32%. The first OA journal is added to the BioOne collection.

2005
Access Spreads to the Developing World

The BioOne collection becomes freely available to libraries in developing nations worldwide through philanthropic partnerships.

2007
Collection Expands

BioOne launches the BioOne.2 collection and repays every charter supporter in full.

2013
Elementa Launches

Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, BioOne’s first open access journal, launches in response to the urgent need for publicly available research on climate change.

2015
BioOne Complete

BioOne.1 and BioOne.2 are offered as a single collection called BioOne Complete. BioOne expands its offerings to OA journals seeking a cost-effective platform.

2018
First Annual BioOne Ambassador Award

The BioOne Ambassador Award is launched to recognize early-career authors published in BioOne Complete journals and inspire creative approaches to communicating specialized research to the general public.

2019
BioOne Partners with SPIE to Host BioOne Complete

BioOne engages with another nonprofit in a mission-aligned collaboration. This novel partnership migrates BioOne Complete to a new platform, resulting in technological advancements and greater cost-efficiencies.

2021
BioOne Complete Reaches 200,000 Articles
The BioOne Complete database expands to include over 200,000 articles from over 200 subscribed and open access titles.
2023
BioOne Launches eBooks Program and Rebrands Platform as the BioOne Digital Library

Extending its partnership with the Entomological Society of America, BioOne launches the ESA eBook Collection. To support a growing product array and host content alongside BioOne Complete, the platform is rebranded as the BioOne Digital Library.

2024
BioOne Celebrates 25 Years, Commits to Subscribe to Open

BioOne announces a bold plan to shift up to 80 titles to a sustainable OA model for 2026, and publisher partners confirm their participation. Throughout 2024 we celebrate 25 years of impact and collaboration in service of our mission.

“I believe it was soon after I came on board that the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV) engaged with BioOne. It immediately started to make a difference in our organization, and over the years our partnership allowed us to rely less on membership dues to keep the Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (JZWM) 'in the black.'

For the last 12 years, AAZV has had a membership category which allows veterinarians who are from and working in developing nations to become members of AAZV for a drastically reduced fee. And that includes online access to the JZWM. There is no way we could have done that without the support of BioOne. A huge thank you goes out to you for all you do for our members and the animals they serve.”
ROBERT HILSENROTH, DVMExecutive Director, American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
“Lyrasis’s partnership with BioOne has significantly enriched our member community by offering cost-effective access to high-impact, peer-reviewed research in biological, ecological, and environmental sciences. Through BioOne’s aggregation of content from diverse independent and nonprofit publishers, our members gain access to varied perspectives and high-quality research that supports their research, teaching, and learning needs.”
Sharla LairSenior Strategist, Open Access & Scholarly Communication Initiatives, Lyrasis
"Through the work of BioOne, my project’s findings have spread far and wide over online news sources, Linkedin, Twitter, YouTube, and other social media platforms. My work was even featured on the Wildlife Health Talks podcast. BioOne used their resources to spread my work far beyond what I on my own would have been capable of. Through the Ambassador Awards, my findings were able to reach not only other wildlife researchers, but also those outside of the research community who wouldn’t otherwise have seen it."
Elis Fisk, DVMAnatomic Pathology Resident & PhD Student Department of Veterinary Pathology & Microbiology, Washington State University and 2024 BioOne Ambassador
"The BioOne Ambassador Awards has enhanced the visibility and reach of my research within my academic community and beyond, by maximizing my article's online attention and giving me a platform to communicate my research findings in a meaningful way that the public can relate to."
Sarah Wright, DVM, CertAqV American Veterinary Medical Association and 2024 BioOne Ambassador

What has your BioOne participation meant to you, your institution, your research, or your field of study?

We’re collecting your stories to share with our community throughout the year in celebration of BioOne’s 25th anniversary. Send us a brief note or story, written or video to team@bioone.org or through this form.

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