Publisher's Comment

Welcome to the Journal of Biocommunication’s issue 41-2. This represents our second issue of 2017, and our third issue designed for our new mixed publishing format. Just as a reminder, this new JBC publishing model supports those authors and content creators who wish to retain a traditional copyright to their work. Our Galleries and Showcases are examples of this. However, this new publishing model also supports open access articles written by authors who are reporting on grant-funded or state-supported research. Today, many government agencies, state universities, and foundations now require their supported research to be published in open access, peer-reviewed journals. Those articles and columns that are licensed under this open access Creative Commons licensing will have an open access icon appearing within the article immediately following the article's Abstract