Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers, has announced that Transgender Health, a new peer-reviewed, open access journal launching in Fall 2015, will deliver authoritative research and clinical studies exclusively focused on advancing the understanding of the health and healthcare issues and concerns of this unique patient population.
Multidisciplinary in scope, Transgender Health will address the healthcare needs of transgender individuals throughout the lifespan and identify gaps in knowledge as well as priority areas where policy development and research are needed to achieve healthcare parity. Coverage will include disparities in treatment and barriers to care, health services research including cultural competency, mental health and well-being, reproductive health and assisted reproduction, sexually transmitted infections and preventive measures, and best practices, protocols, and guidelines to ensure optimal care.
Transgender Health will be spearheaded by Editor-in-Chief Dr. Robert Garofalo, Professor in Pediatrics-Adolescent Medicine and Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. The journal will publish under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY) license to ensure broad dissemination and participation.
