Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that the World Allergy Organization Journal (WAO Journal), the official journal of the World Allergy Organization (WAO), is moving to BioMed Central's open access publishing platform. The journal will join the publisher's growing open access allergy portfolio.
The prevalence of allergy and its impact on society continues to rise, therefore access to allergy research is paramount in order to achieve sustainable results towards future prevention, diagnosis and treatment. The growth of interest into allergic diseases is reflected in BioMed Central's collection of allergy journals and the transition by the WAO to open access.
The WAO is an international umbrella organisation for the allergy community, whose members consist of 89 regional and national asthma, allergology and clinical immunology societies from around the world.
The journal is an important vehicle for the WAO to be able to ensure that research will reach not only WAO members, but the widest possible global audience. With this move, the organisation seeks to provide a global forum for the exchange of research and information on allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology.
Beginning in January 2013, WAO Journal readers will have free, instant online access to all published articles not only on BioMed Central's website, but also on PubMed Central as well as other open access repositories.
