An interesting statistic worth noting is the Cited Half-Life (which is the number of publication years going back from the current year that account for 50% of the total citations received during the current year by articles published in Bioelectromagnetics) was 7.0 years.

Clearly, what you all do in submitting manuscripts describing interesting research, expert refereeing of papers, careful editing of accepted items, and judiciously citing high quality publications in Bioelectromagnetics when used in your research and publication are resulting in a very successful journal by the measures of Impact Factor and Cited Half-Life. Thank you and let’s continue to excel in what we do!
Contributed by Gloria Parsley on August 24, 2009

http://www.ccars.es/docs/informes/INFORME%20CCARS%202007-2008.pdf

and in English at

http://www.mobilemastinfo.com/information/radiowaves_and_health/CCARS%20Report%20on%20Radiofrequency%20and%20Health%202007-2008.pdf
Contributed by Gloria Parsley on August 3, 2009

http://journals.lww.com/epidem/toc/publishahead
Contributed by Gloria Parsley on July 21, 2009

See also: http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_risk/committees/04_scenihr/docs/scenihr_o_024.pdf
Contributed by Gloria Parsley on July 21, 2009

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/34135/home

SUBMIT YOUR NEXT PAPER TO Bioelectromagnetics.

A journal that combines the best research in electromagnetics in biology and medicine with a unique mix of articles dedicated to the discipline of bioelectromagnetics.

Bioelectromagnetics covers the entire spectrum of nonionizing radiation research and is essential reading for biological scientists, engineers, medical doctors, physicists, and public health specialists in academia, government, and industry. The journal is open to a broad range of topics whose central theme falls within the interaction and application of electromagnetic fields in biological systems, spanning static fields to terahertz waves. Authors are encouraged to submit their latest work via the online submission system.

https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/bem?next_page=login¤t_role_id=1&config_id=1518

VIEW THE GUIDE FOR AUTHORS.

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/34135/home/ForAuthors.html

Editor-in-Chief: James C. Lin, Ph.D.
Professor of Electrical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Physiology and Biophysics
University of Illinois at Chicago (M/C 154)
Chicago, Illinois 60607-7053 USA
E-Mail: lin (at) uic.edu
Contributed by James C. Lin on June 8, 2009

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/34135/home

SUBMIT YOUR NEXT PAPER TO Bioelectromagnetics.

A journal that combines the best research in electromagnetics in biology and medicine with a unique mix of articles dedicated to the discipline of bioelectromagnetics.

Bioelectromagnetics covers the entire spectrum of nonionizing radiation research and is essential reading for biological scientists, engineers, medical doctors, physicists, and public health specialists in academia, government, and industry. The journal is open to a broad range of topics whose central theme falls within the interaction and application of electromagnetic fields in biological systems, spanning static fields to terahertz waves. Authors are encouraged to submit their latest work via the online submission system.

https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/bem?next_page=login¤t_role_id=1&config_id=1518

VIEW THE GUIDE FOR AUTHORS.

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/34135/home/ForAuthors.html

Editor-in-Chief: James C. Lin, Ph.D.

Professor of Electrical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Physiology and Biophysics

University of Illinois at Chicago (M/C 154)

Chicago, Illinois 60607-7053 USA

E-Mail: lin@uic.edu
Contributed by James C. Lin, Ph.D on April 7, 2009

SUBMIT YOUR NEXT PAPER TO Bioelectromagnetics.

Bioelectromagnetics covers the entire spectrum of nonionizing radiation research and is essential reading for biological scientists, engineers, medical doctors, physicists, and public health specialists in academia, government, and industry. The journal is open to a broad range of topics whose central theme falls within the interaction and application of electromagnetic fields in biological systems, spanning static fields to terahertz waves. Authors are encouraged to submit their latest work via the online submission system.

VIEW THE GUIDE FOR AUTHORS. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/34135/home/ForAuthors.html

For a journal that combines the best research in electromagnetics in biology and medicine with a unique mix of articles dedicated to the discipline of bioelectromagnetics.
See also: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/bem?next_page=login¤t_role_id=1&config_id=1518
Contributed by Gloria Parsley on February 25, 2009

Submit your next paper to Bioelectromagnetics.

Bioelectromagnetics covers the entire spectrum of nonionizing radiation research and is essential reading for biological scientists, engineers, medical doctors, physicists, and public health specialists in academia, government, and industry. The journal is open to a broad range of topics whose central theme fall within the interaction and application of electromagnetic fields in biological systems, spanning DC fields through to terahertz waves. Authors are encouraged to submit their latest work via the online submission system.

https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/bem?NEXT_PAGE=LOGIN&CURRENT_ROLE_ID=1&CONFIG_ID=1518

VIEW THE GUIDE FOR AUTHORS. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/34135/home/ForAuthors.html

For a journal that combines the best research in electromagnetics in biology and medicine with a unique mix of articles dedicated to the discipline of bioelectromagnetics.

Editor-in-Chief:

James C. Lin, Ph.D.

Professor of Electrical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Physiology and Biophysics

University of Illinois-Chicago (M/C 154)

851 South Morgan Street, Suite 1020SEO

Chicago, Illinois 60607-7053 USA

E-Mail: lin@uic.edu
Contributed by Gloria Parsley on January 22, 2009

The Eligibility Criteria for the Award Are as Follows:

1) High scientific quality;

2) Significance and novelty (opening new avenues or methods of research);

3) Interest across the membership of the Society;

4) Papers reporting original research including a systematically performed meta-analysis reporting new results or conclusions. Review papers, brief communications, comments letters, and editorials are excluded;

5) A member of the Editorial Board or BOD shall be excused from the participation of selection process, if he or she is from the same institution or listed as coauthor of a nominated paper;

6) The selection process shall have maximum transparency with clear documentation of each step.

The Selection Procedure Involves A Three-Stage Process:

I. The first stage has two alternative routes:

1. As part of the normal paper review, at least two reviewers and one associate editor must recommend the paper for the award by checking the appropriate box on the evaluation form. (For future years, but for this time around-2008, a letter from two editorial board members or an associate editor to the Editor-in-Chief would be sufficient to include it in the selection process.)

2. Any member of the research community may submit nominations for the award by providing a detailed nomination statement setting out clear reasons for the nomination in a letter to the Editor-in-Chief before December 15th of the year of publication. The letter must have the endorsements from two members of the Editorial Board.

II. The Second Stage Involves the Evaluation of the Paper of the Year by The Editorial Board (Following publication of papers in all 8 issues).

III. The Final Stage – Decision by the BEMS Board of Directors
Contributed by Jim Lin on October 21, 2008

Dariusz Leszczynski (BEMS) and Guglielmo D’Inzeo (EBEA) are the Co-Chairs of the Technical Program Committee (chair@bioem2009.org). In conjunction with BioEM 2009, several workshops and forums will be organized by other relevant organizations.

Original papers are solicited for presentation (in English) on the interaction of biological systems with electromagnetic energy from static fields through the visible light frequencies. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following categories: clinical devices; medical applications; high-throughput screening; in vitro studies; in vivo studies; mechanisms of interaction; theoretical and practical modeling; instrumentation and methodology; dosimetry; exposure standards; occupational exposure; epidemiology; public policy.
See also: http://bioem2009.org
Contributed by Gloria Parsley on October 16, 2008
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This invitation is not a complete description of the project. More information is available in the Request for Proposal (RFP) document online at http://www.ninesigma.com/mx/11207-1. The final submission date for Proposal Briefs is October 24, 2008.
See also: http://www.ninesigma.com/mx/11207-1
Contributed by A.J. Atsumi, Program Manager on September 30, 2008
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See also: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/34135/home
Contributed by James C. Lin on March 10, 2008

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Ettore Majorana Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture International School of Bioelectromagnetics “Alessandro Chiabrera” Director of the School: Ferdinando Bersani (University of Bologna, Italy) The Centre for Scientific Culture in Erice (Sicily, Italy) is named after the great Italian scientist Ettore Majorana. Antonino Zichichi, the director of the Centre, has said: “At Erice, those who come in order to follow a certain School are called ‘students’, but actually they are young people who have successfully completed their University studies and who come to Erice in order to learn what the new problems are. However, what is distinctive for Erice is the spirit animating all participants: students no less than teachers. The prime objective is to learn. The student listens to the lectures and after that comes the most amusing part: the discussion session.” Topics in Bioelectromagnetics have come to Erice many times in the past, especially in the 1980s, with international courses and workshops on non-ionising radiation, and today many participants of those courses contribute greatly to the development of this research field. Following the request of the European Bioelectromagnetics Association (EBEA) and the Inter-University Centre for the study of the Interaction between Electromagnetic Fields and Biosystems (ICEmB), in 2003 the Ettore Majorana Centre has established a Permanent School of Bioelectromagnetics, named after Alessandro Chiabrera, who is considered as a master by the young scientists of the two organizations. 4th COURSE: “Electromagnetic Fields and Epidemiology” Erice (Sicily, Italy): March 26, 2008, to April 2, 2008 Directors of the Course: Susanna Lagorio Centro Nazionale di Epidemiologia, Sorveglianza e Promozione della Salute Istituto Superiore di Sanità Viale Regina Elena 299 00161 Roma, Italy Tel: +39 (0)6 49904304 Fax: +39 (0)6 49904305 susanna.lagorio@iss.it Joachim Schüz Institute of Cancer Epidemiology Danish Cancer Society Strandboulevarden 49 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark Tel: +45 3525 7655 Fax: + 45 3525 7731 joachim@cancer.dk The fourth Course of the School will cover different aspects of epidemiology in relation to electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure, including studies of mobile phones and of power lines. All areas of interest will be covered in lectures, seminars, and discussions where senior scientists will share with participants their own experience. The course will be comprehensive: it starts with general aspects of epidemiology (study designs and statistical methods), displays the pathway from real-life exposures via exposure assessment to exposure metrics, informs about a variety of topics of EMF epidemiology and recent studies (like Interphone), discusses interactions with dosimetry experts and experimental research, and affords the use of epidemiological study results in a public health perspective and in the definition of protection guidelines. Award for the best poster presentation One day will be partially devoted to poster presentations by participants. A Scientific Committee will award the author of the best poster. All posters will be introduced by a 5-minute oral presentation. Participation fee: € 1300 including food and lodging. Application: Interested candidates should send an e-mail to the Directors of the Course at the following e-mail address: erice@cancer.dk with the following information: - A short Curriculum Vitae - Scientific interest of the candidate - Students: a letter of recommendation of a Senior Scientist In case of acceptance the candidate will be informed by e-mail. The deadline for sending the requests of participation to the School is February 15, 2008. The participation fee can be paid directly into the Bank Account of the Erice E. Majorana Centre indicating the motivation (Participation to the fourth Course of the International School of Bioelectromagnetics “Alessandro Chiabrera”) or directly to the School on arrival in Erice. Erice E. Majorana Centre for Scientific Culture Via Guarnotta 26, 91016 Erice, Trapani, Italy Bank Account: Banco di Sicilia, Erice Bank code (IBAN): IT08T0102081850000000013358 SWIFT code: BSICITRRTPN For details about the Ettore Majorana Centre: www.ccsem.infn.it Participants must arrive in Erice on March 26th, 2008, possibly not later than 6 p.m. The course starts on March 27th 9 a.m. and ends on April 2nd, 2008, 12:30 p.m.

In this issue of the newsletter, we also introduce a new feature looking in detail at how the work at BEMS labs around the world has developed. We begin with former BEMS president, Frank Prato, and his lab in Ontario, Canada. If you'd like your lab to be featured in a future issue, contact us at bemsnewsletter@gmail.com

Coming soon: the 200th issue of our Society's newsletter. In addition to our coverage of the Winter Technical Meeting, we hope to feature material that looks at the road ahead for the Society. Send your ideas and contributions to bemsnewsletter@gmail.com

Happy New Year to all of you from The Bioelectromagnetics Society.
Contributed by Janie Page, Newsletter Editor on January 10, 2008

Location: L'Enfant Plaza Hotel

480 L'Enfant Plaza, SW

Washington, DC 20024

Please call (202) 484-1000 ext. 5000 or toll free 800-635-5065 to make your reservations.

The group rate is $159, the group code is BIO027.

Details about the workshop will be posted soon.
Contributed by Gloria Parsley on September 26, 2007

Full postion description and the search process are described in full text link below.
Contributed by Ben Greenebaum, President on February 26, 2007
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A Memorial Celebration will be held in his honor on Saturday February 24 at 1:00 pm at the Sharp Street United Methodist Church, 1310 Olney Sandy Spring Rd (Route 108), Sandy Spring, Maryland 20860.

A reception will be held at the church immediately following the celebration.

For more information, please contact: Stephanie Hunt (415) 225-0985 or (415) 221-1537 Stephjanehunt@hotmail.com
See also: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/12/AR2007011202118_5.html
Contributed by Gloria Parsley on February 7, 2007

The Local Organizing Committee is negotitating with Nippon Travel to block sleeping rooms at several hotels both near Bunka Hall and elsewhere in Kanazawa.
See also: http://bioelectromagnetics.org/bems2007
Contributed by Gloria Parsley on November 6, 2006
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Ted was a great researcher, mentor and friend within the bioelectromagnetics community. His passing has evoked many heartfelt responses. Stefan Engstrom, the BEMS president, said, "I am very saddened to hear about Ted's passing." Asher Sheppard wrote, "His irresistible enthusiasm and playful enjoyment of scientific exploration enlivened many an hour at meetings, in the hallways, and at the dinner table. He was a supportive team leader who encouraged independence of inquiry from his students and colleagues". Richard Nuccitelli added that, "He was one of the best speakers I have ever heard in our field. I always made it a point to attend his presentations because they made the subject come alive as only a broad-minded physicist could accomplish." Marko Markov, who came to know Ted more closely through contacts outside BEMS meetings wrote, "To talk for Ted and not say what a captivating and magical speaker he was, is as to say nothing. He was beloved as an artistic and erudite scientist".

The BEMS office is in contact with Dr. DiCarlo, a former student of Dr. Litovitz, to organize the eulogy for the great person and friend who was taken from our midst. It will be presented at the June meeting in Cancun. If you would like to contribute your thoughts, please contact the BEMS office or Gabi Waite at gnindl@iupui.edu.

See also: http://www.bioelectromagnetics.org/memorial.php?do=view&id=34
Contributed by Gabi Nindl Waite on May 2, 2006

• Admission to all scientific sessions, including lectures and poster sessions
• Conference documents (final program, CD of abstracts and a list of participants)
• Coffee at breaks
• Continental Breakfast Monday through Thursday
• Welcome Reception on Sunday evening
• Box lunches at Monday & Tuesday poster sessions
• Tuesday evening Social Event

Maria Rosaria Scarfi of CNR, the Institute for Electromagnetic Sensing of Environment, Naples, Italy, and Vijayalaxmi of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, directors of the Second Course, "Electromagnetic Fields and Genotoxicity" to be held in Erice, Sicily, Italy, on October 3–8, 2005, have announced the outline and faculty for the course.

The second Course of the School will cover different aspects of genotoxicity in relation to electromagnetic field exposure, including a discussion on recent results on in vivo and in vitro studies in lectures, seminars and discussions where senior scientists will share their own experience, according to organizers. The last day will be partially devoted to oral and poster presentations by participants. A diploma will be awarded by a Scientific Committee to the author of the best poster.

See the Calendar page on this Website for more.
Contributed by Janet Lathrop on August 31, 2005

A screening committee composed of members of the three above societies will begin reviewing applications on or about September 1, 2005; while applications will be received until the position is filled, late applications may not receive as full consideration.

Send applications to:
Gloria L. Parsley
Executive Director
The Bioelectromagnetics Society
2412 Cobblestone Way
Frederick, MD 21702
Contact BEMSOffice@aol.com for general inquiries.
See also: http://www.bioelectromagnetics.org/editor-in-chief.php
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on July 15, 2005

Page One features an article announcing the decision by BEMS and ElectroMed to hold joint annual meetings beginning in 2006 in Cancun, Mexico, plus an account of the most recent ElectroMed meeting in Portland, Oregon. And, President Bruce McLeod offers a congratulatory message to BEMS members for good turnout in the recent election.

Inside pages of the new issue include an Open Letter from the BEMS Board of Directors to Louis Slesin plus an accompanying editorial from President McLeod. Other stories in the May / June newsletter inform readers of several upcoming conferences and announce the nomination deadline for this year's Wiley Prize, which recognizes contributions in biomedical research.

The Call for Papers is also included for two coordinated meetings planned in Melbourne, Australia in November---the 2005 Australasian Radiation Protection Society Conference and the World Health Organization workshop, "Radiofrequency Fields: Health Effects and Policy Options for Protection."
Contributed by Janet Lathrop on June 10, 2005

Also from the newsletter, read about a scientific disagreement brewing between the European Cooperation on Science and Technology (COST) Action 281 committee and the Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique (CENELEC), Brussels. COST281 Chair Norbert Leitgeb of the Graz University of Technology, Austria, reports that the COST Action 281 Watchdog Report issued Dec. 9, 2002, found "wide and mostly positive resonance with readers." However, CENELEC objected to COST281's conclusion that "CENELEC misuses ICNIRP's total EMF limits for limiting emissions of single sources." COST281 hopes its criticism will open further debate of this standards question.
See also: http://www.bioelectromagnetics.org/newsletter/news170.pdf
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on February 24, 2003