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Published and anecdotal data show that basic research is critical to fuel subsequent advances. It has, however, become difficult to publish gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, and pancreatology research without direct translational relevance. There are exceptional journals that publish outstanding basic research related to digestive health and disease, including Gastroenterology.
However, these journals have additional clinical and translational missions, so they often decline – based on publication priority – rigorous research lacking specific links to disease. As a result, researchers publish such high-quality work in journals associated with other fields, such as biochemistry, cell biology, immunology, or physiology. This limits dissemination of new information tothe investigators for whom the work is most relevant.
A new journal that fills this void and provides a high-quality venue for outstanding basic gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, and pancreatology research is, therefore, urgently needed. We have the privilege to work with the AGA to inaugurate such a journal.
Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology will publish studies related to a broad spectrum of themes. The work we aim to publish will be rigorous, hypothesis-driven, and mechanistically novel. We anticipate that CMGH will become a preferred venue to showcase outstanding integrative research that crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries.
We intend for CMGH to enhance communication within the greater gastrointestinal research community. We will, therefore, publish commentaries, editorials, and focused reviews in addition to full-length original articles and brief reports. CMGH will become a forum for discussions of major breakthroughs and a home for insightful debate.
CMGH will be a basic science sister journal to Gastroenterology and Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, rounding out the AGA’s scholarly publishing portfolio. We will accept submissions starting June 1, 2014, and will publish the first issue in January, 2015. We will assess manuscripts in the most efficient and fair manner possible, which the AGA and their publishing partner, Elsevier, will facilitate using their extensive resources.
We see CMGH as an evolutionary advance in gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, and pancreatology research publishing. To promote the availability of the breakthroughs reported in CMGH, articles will be available for free, without a subscription. Also, CMGH will be completely digital, which will allow readers to download individual articles, topic collections, or entire issues from the journal’s website or app. We will post articles within 72 hours of acceptance, integrate animated figures, the virtual microscope, and other interactive technologies.
Excerpted from Gastroenterology 2014;146:1143-4; to read the full commentary go to http://gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-5085(14)00358-8/pdf.
Published and anecdotal data show that basic research is critical to fuel subsequent advances. It has, however, become difficult to publish gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, and pancreatology research without direct translational relevance. There are exceptional journals that publish outstanding basic research related to digestive health and disease, including Gastroenterology.
However, these journals have additional clinical and translational missions, so they often decline – based on publication priority – rigorous research lacking specific links to disease. As a result, researchers publish such high-quality work in journals associated with other fields, such as biochemistry, cell biology, immunology, or physiology. This limits dissemination of new information tothe investigators for whom the work is most relevant.
A new journal that fills this void and provides a high-quality venue for outstanding basic gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, and pancreatology research is, therefore, urgently needed. We have the privilege to work with the AGA to inaugurate such a journal.
Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology will publish studies related to a broad spectrum of themes. The work we aim to publish will be rigorous, hypothesis-driven, and mechanistically novel. We anticipate that CMGH will become a preferred venue to showcase outstanding integrative research that crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries.
We intend for CMGH to enhance communication within the greater gastrointestinal research community. We will, therefore, publish commentaries, editorials, and focused reviews in addition to full-length original articles and brief reports. CMGH will become a forum for discussions of major breakthroughs and a home for insightful debate.
CMGH will be a basic science sister journal to Gastroenterology and Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, rounding out the AGA’s scholarly publishing portfolio. We will accept submissions starting June 1, 2014, and will publish the first issue in January, 2015. We will assess manuscripts in the most efficient and fair manner possible, which the AGA and their publishing partner, Elsevier, will facilitate using their extensive resources.
We see CMGH as an evolutionary advance in gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, and pancreatology research publishing. To promote the availability of the breakthroughs reported in CMGH, articles will be available for free, without a subscription. Also, CMGH will be completely digital, which will allow readers to download individual articles, topic collections, or entire issues from the journal’s website or app. We will post articles within 72 hours of acceptance, integrate animated figures, the virtual microscope, and other interactive technologies.
Excerpted from Gastroenterology 2014;146:1143-4; to read the full commentary go to http://gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-5085(14)00358-8/pdf.
Published and anecdotal data show that basic research is critical to fuel subsequent advances. It has, however, become difficult to publish gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, and pancreatology research without direct translational relevance. There are exceptional journals that publish outstanding basic research related to digestive health and disease, including Gastroenterology.
However, these journals have additional clinical and translational missions, so they often decline – based on publication priority – rigorous research lacking specific links to disease. As a result, researchers publish such high-quality work in journals associated with other fields, such as biochemistry, cell biology, immunology, or physiology. This limits dissemination of new information tothe investigators for whom the work is most relevant.
A new journal that fills this void and provides a high-quality venue for outstanding basic gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, and pancreatology research is, therefore, urgently needed. We have the privilege to work with the AGA to inaugurate such a journal.
Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology will publish studies related to a broad spectrum of themes. The work we aim to publish will be rigorous, hypothesis-driven, and mechanistically novel. We anticipate that CMGH will become a preferred venue to showcase outstanding integrative research that crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries.
We intend for CMGH to enhance communication within the greater gastrointestinal research community. We will, therefore, publish commentaries, editorials, and focused reviews in addition to full-length original articles and brief reports. CMGH will become a forum for discussions of major breakthroughs and a home for insightful debate.
CMGH will be a basic science sister journal to Gastroenterology and Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, rounding out the AGA’s scholarly publishing portfolio. We will accept submissions starting June 1, 2014, and will publish the first issue in January, 2015. We will assess manuscripts in the most efficient and fair manner possible, which the AGA and their publishing partner, Elsevier, will facilitate using their extensive resources.
We see CMGH as an evolutionary advance in gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, and pancreatology research publishing. To promote the availability of the breakthroughs reported in CMGH, articles will be available for free, without a subscription. Also, CMGH will be completely digital, which will allow readers to download individual articles, topic collections, or entire issues from the journal’s website or app. We will post articles within 72 hours of acceptance, integrate animated figures, the virtual microscope, and other interactive technologies.
Excerpted from Gastroenterology 2014;146:1143-4; to read the full commentary go to http://gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-5085(14)00358-8/pdf.
