Journal Guide

The focus of Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology is patient-oriented research in a variety of disciplines in endocrinology, including diabetes, metabolic bone disease and osteoporosis, thyroid disease, pituitary and lipid disorders. High-priority areas include novel pilot/proof-of-concept clinical trials in humans and basic science research involving human specimens.

The core of the journal is original contributions on subjects relevant to clinical practice, and rigorously peer-reviewed. Highly respected international experts have joined together to form the http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-clinical-anesthesia/editorial-board/Editorial Board, sharing their years of experience and clinical expertise. Specialized section editors cover the various subspecialties within the field. To keep your practical clinical skills current, the journal bridges the gap between the laboratory and the clinical practice of anesthesiology and critical care to clarify how new insights can improve daily practice.

JCA is affiliated with four societies that make it their official journal: Society for Education in Anesthesia (http://www.seahq.orgSEA); the American Association of Clinical Directors (http://aacdhq.org/AACD); the Society for Airway Management (http://samhq.comSAM); and the Orthopedic Anesthesia Pain Rehabilitation Society (http://www.oaprs.org/OAPRS).

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The Journal of Clinical Apheresis publishes articles dealing with all aspects of hemapheresis. Articles welcomed for review include those reporting basic research and clinical applications of therapeutic plasma exchange, therapeutic cytapheresis, therapeutic absorption, blood component collection and transfusion, donor recruitment and safety, administration of hemapheresis centers, and innovative applications of hemapheresis technology. Experimental studies, clinical trials, case reports, and concise reviews will be welcomed.

Peer Review Policy: All review papers in this journal have undergone editorial screening and peer review. Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 325 Chestnut Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

The official journal of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD), the Journal of Clinical Densitometry: Assessment and Management of Musculo-Skeletal Health publishes the latest clinical research on the uses of bone mass and density measurements in medical practice, as well as state-of-the-art review articles on critical topics.The Journal is committed to serving ISCD's mission - the education of heterogenous physician specialties and technologists who are involved in the clinical assessment of skeletal health. The focus of JCD is bone mass measurement, including epidemiology of bone mass, how drugs and diseases alter bone mass, new techniques and quality assurance in bone mass imaging technologies, and bone mass health/economics.Combining high quality research and review articles with sound, practice-oriented advice, JCD meets the diverse diagnostic and management needs of radiologists, endocrinologists, nephrologists, rheumatologists, gynecologists, family physicians, internists, and technologists whose patients require diagnostic clinical densitometry for therapeutic management.

The Journal of Clinical Engineering is a compilation of articles, papers, and extensive manuscripts relevant to clinical/biomedical engineering or biomedical technology. Subject matter directly relates to the engineering or technology involved in patient care and treatment or technology in the broad field of health care delivery.This quarterly journal keeps hospital clinical engineers and biomedical equipment technicians up to date on topics like management, quality control, legal issues, device management and assessment. For more than two decades, the Journal of Clinical Engineering has been the leading independent journal in the field providing a balance of practical, theoretical, and applied papers, as well as focused, hands-on feature articles. Specialists read the journal for advice on running a clinical engineering department, cost-effective resource management, hazard analysis and quality assurance, regulatory affairs and civil litigation, applying today's research to the clinical setting, and more.

The Journal of Clinical Epidemiology aims at promoting the quality of clinical and patient-oriented health care research through the advancement and application of innovative methods of:conducting and presenting primary research;synthesizing research results;disseminating results;and translating results into optimal clinical practice;with special attention to the training of new generations of scientists and clinical practice leaders.Journal of Clinical Epidemiology has an Impact Factor of 5.332 according to the Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports® 2013 and is ranked 6th of 158 journals in the Public, Environmental & Occupational Health category.Benefits to authorsWe also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services.Please see our Guide for Authors for information on article submission. If you require any further information or help, please visit our support pages: http://support.elsevier.com