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[Please note that print subscriptions do not include online access.]

For the most part, an Institutional Online Subscription authorizes use at a localized site. A "site" is an organizational unit, and may be academic or nonacademic. For organizations located in more than one city, each city office is considered a different site. For organizations within the same city that are administered independently, each office is considered a different site. Institutes, laboratories, research centers, or other entities within a larger Government umbrella organization will each count as a separate "Subscriber Site."

For example, each campus in the State University of New York system is considered a different site, and each branch or office of UpJohn Laboratories is considered a different site. All branches or offices of Glaxo Wellcome Inc., located in Research Triangle Park, are considered one site, because they are part of one organization located in one city. Individual institutes of the NIH in Bethesda are considered separate sites.

Individuals who are not Biophysical Society members may subscribe at the Institutional rate or may apply for Society membership.

Ordering Procedure

Subscribing to Biophys. J. Online is a 2 step process:

First, you must follow your usual "new serial" ordering procedures to subscribe to the paper and online version or the online-only version of Biophysical Journal, ISSN 0006-3495. Payment should be made to your subscription agent or directly to the Biophysical Society.

Second, once your serial vendor or the Biophysical Society has received payment, you will receive a letter with instructions for obtaining access to the online edition; the letter will direct you to an online form. You will be asked to provide the following information necessary to activate your subscription to BJ Online:

Institution's IP Address(es)
[CRITICAL INFORMATION ABOUT IP ADDRESSES -- READ THIS]

Contact name, title, phone, fax, and email

Customer number (included with the letter)

Your institution will not have access to the full Biophys. J. Online until you complete this second step.

If you are having access problems...

Access to BJ Online is now restricted to members of the Biophysical Society and institutional subscribers. A letter has been sent out instructing members and institutional subscribers how to activate their online journal. If you are having difficulties in accessing the material, please contact dmcgavin{at}biophysics.org (Tel: 301-634-7268; Fax: 301-634-7133) at the Biophysical Society.

We are doing our best to accommodate you. Thank you for your assistance and understanding.