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• http://www.nature.com/ncprheum
• Editor: Peter E. Lipsky, MD
• Volume 4: 12 issues per year
• ISSN: 1745-8382
• EISSN: 1745-8390
• Impact factor : 3.812*
• Impact ranking: 5/21 in Rheumatology*
• Date Established: November 2005
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Endorsed by the Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology

Aims and Scope:

Nature Clinical Practice Rheumatology is a new peer-reviewed journal for practicing rheumatologists asd affiliated healthcare professionals.

Nature Clinical Practice Rheumatology delivers timely interpretations of key developments reported in the original research, translating the latest findings into clinical practice.

Coverage includes prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions of the joints, muscle, bones, blood vessels, and connective tissue, including systemic autoimmune disease, inflammatory and degenerative diseases of joints, regional musculoskeletal disorders, osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease, pain management, imaging, immunology, genetics, clinical trials, epidemiology and clinical outcomes. Content is subject to rigorous peer review.

Nature Clinical Practice Rheumatology is published monthly in print and online. Content includes editorial and opinion pieces, highlights from the current literature, commentaries on the application of recent research to practical patient care, comprehensive reviews, and in-depth case studies.

Readership:

Rheumatologists and associated health-care professionals with interests in arthritis and related disorders of the musculoskeletal system, including physical and occupational therapists and specialists in general internal medicine. Staff and students at academic and teaching hospitals. Commercial and government organizations involved in drug development and clinical trials.

Organized into sections, content includes:

• Editorials - thoughts from the Editor-in-Chief or his nominee.
• Viewpoints - opinion articles by leading specialists, discussing topical issues in the field.
• Research Highlights - brief summaries of important articles published in the original research journals, from the specialty-specific journals to journals in other areas that may include articles with surprising relevance to the Nature Clinical Practice journal's field of coverage.
• Practice Points - unique two-page articles based on original material published elsewhere. Each Practice Point is based on a single original research paper and includes a synopsis written by our editorial team along with a commentary by a leading authority, which puts the original article into clinical context and offers expert opinion on best practice.
• Reviews - timely, authoritative reviews of key developments, written by leading specialists. In addition to general reviews, these include the following:
• Therapy Insights - leading authorities from other specialties discuss conditions and therapies that have particular relevance to the Nature Clinical Practice journal's field of coverage.
• Drug Insights - review the information physicians and trainees need to know about a drug class.
• Mechanisms of Disease - discuss the etiology of disease.
• Technology Insights - focus on advances in treatment and diagnostic technologies and equipment, such as imaging techniques and technology-assisted surgery.
• Primer Articles - provide straightforward explanations of elements essential to understanding and evaluating original clinical research. Jargon-free and aimed at non-trialists, these foundation articles cover subjects such as statistical methods and good clinical practice.
• Case Studies - fully detailed descriptions of the etiology, diagnosis, and management of individual cases.
• Continuing Medical Education - the opportunity for physicians to earn Category 1 AMA PRA credits at no additional cost.

What makes Nature Clinical Practice stand apart from other clinical review journals?

• The Nature standards of editorial excellence are applied to the series as expected by readers, authors and institutional customers.
• World-renowned experts and opinion leaders are appointed as Editors-in-Chief to ensure content focuses on the key issues in the discipline.
• A distinguished international Advisory Board ensures accurate global coverage of the specialty and related subspecialties.
• Results-focused content provides physicians with the results of clinical trials and explains their application in practice, as opposed to lengthy research details.


Editor-in-Chief: Peter E. Lipsky, MD
Dr. Lipsky's past appointments include Director of the Harold C. Simmons Arthritis Research Center, Co-Director of the Immunology Graduate Program at the Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and Director of the Rheumatic Disease Division of the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Center. He was named the Harold C. Simmons Professor in Arthritis Research in 1995, a position he held for 5 years. Dr. Lipsky is internationally recognized for his research, particularly his work on T cell'macrophage interactions, the mechanisms of immune cell activation, the role of B cells in autoimmune diseases, and for his role in the development of novel therapeutics for rheumatoid arthritis. He has been awarded numerous prizes, including the 2001 Carol Nachman Prize and the 2002 American College of Rheumatology Distinguished Investigator Award. In 2002, the Arthritis Foundation awarded Dr. Lipsky the prestigious Lee Howley prize for his contributions, which represent a significant advance in the understanding, treatment and prevention of arthritis and rheumatic diseases. Advisory board >>

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