Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has signed co-publishing agreements for two Shanghai-based journals - The Asian Journal of Andrology (AJA) and Acta Pharmacologica Sinica (APS). The partnerships are the latest in a series of partnerships that NPG Nature Asia-Pacific is undertaking with scientific and clinical societies in this region. The journals are both sponsored by the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica (SIMM) and Chinese Academy of Sciences. AJA is also sponsored by Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU).
The Asian Journal of Andrology focuses on the branch of medicine that deals with the male reproductive physiology and pathology. The journal is the official journal of the Asian Society of Andrology. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, the official journal of the Chinese Pharmacological Society, covers the entire breadth of pharmacology.
Both AJA and APS will be able to take advantage of NPG's strengths including editorial expertise, pioneering web technologies, innovative formats and high-quality production to provide premium information for scientific researchers in the public and private sectors, government agencies and educators. Papers published in the journals will receive high exposure through nature.com, which has over 35 million page downloads per month, and can also benefit from press coverage and quick publication, including publication ahead of print.
The agreements, alongside the recent launch of the website Nature China, mark the next steps in NPG's broader strategy to publish the best of Chinese science.
