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Oliver Cocks, Editor

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New Content ItemOliver has been Editor for the BMC Series journals since October 2019. He has a Bachelor degree in Biology with honors and a Masters by Research degree specialised in Behavioural Ecology and Reproductive Evolution, both from the University of Lincoln UK. Here he studied the effect of Life history evolution and female reproductive architecture on spermatozoa diversity across complex mating systems before moving to Syracuse, NY to continue his research by using integrative molecular approaches at the Center for Reproductive Evolution. In September 2018 he joined the BMC Series as an Assistant Editor and is enthusiastic to continue development of BMC Geriatrics as Editor.

Annual Journal Metrics

  • 2022 Citation Impact
    4.1 - 2-year Impact Factor
    4.9 - 5-year Impact Factor
    1.546 - SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper)
    1.127 - SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

    2023 Speed
    61 days submission to first editorial decision for all manuscripts (Median)
    194 days submission to accept (Median)

    2023 Usage 
    5,279,671 downloads
    4,306 Altmetric mentions 

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