Alzheimer's Research & Therapy has announced that it is now accepting research submissions for consideration in a special series on peripheral biomarkers, planned for publication in summer 2013.
The publication of these articles will be coordinated with a series of commissioned reviews and opinions, edited by Douglas Galasko (UCSD) and written by leaders in the field including Thomas Kodadek (The Scripps Research Institute), Ralph Martins (Edith Cowans University), Sudha Seshadri (Boston) and John Trojanowski (Pennsylvania).
Researchers can submit papers to this series and receive a 50 percent article processing charge discount by quoting 'alzrtPB' at submission.
A huge research effort has reportedly been expended on identifying peripheral biomarkers in plasma, serum or blood cells, in relation to Alzheimer's disease (AD). Despite progress in recent years, a validated set of biomarkers still has not emerged.
The journal welcomes research manuscripts to accompany a series of reviews addressing the conceptual and methodological issues surrounding the quest to identify blood biomarkers for AD in general, as well as biomarker approaches that have yielded interesting data that may help to advance this field. Selected examples include plasma A-beta, multiplex plasma biomarkers, biomarkers to evaluate risk of incident AD, and novel approaches to biomarker discovery.
The deadline for submissions is May 31, 2013. Researchers are requested to submit online and indicate in their covering letter that they would like the article to be considered for the peripheral biomarker series.
The stated benefits of publishing in Alzheimer's Research & Therapy include international and rapid peer–review (first decision provided within six weeks), a prestigious Editorial Board, receiving first Impact Factor in June 2013, immediate publication on acceptance, no colour figure charges or space limits and guaranteed unlimited global visibility for research that open access publishing provides and inclusion in PubMed and PubMed Central and indexing in Web of Science database/Science citation index Expanded (SciSearch).
