Oxford Journals announces stronger relationship with European Society of Cardiology
2 February 2009Today Oxford Journals and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) announced a new publishing partnership for the European Journal of Heart Failure. This is the fifth title from the ESC Journal Family to join Oxford Journals, following the European Heart Journal in 2005, EP - Europace in 2006, and Cardiovascular Research and the European Journal of Echocardiography in 2008.
The European Journal of Heart Failure is published on behalf of the Heart Failure Association of the ESC and is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge in the field of heart failure management. The journal publishes original articles, short reports, reviews and editorials on molecular and cellular biology, pathology, electrophysiology, and pharmacology, as well as the clinical, social, and population sciences.Michael Alexander, Head of the Journals Publication Department at the ESC, commented: "The ESC is very happy to further our business relationship with Oxford Journals. We have found their approach to the world of publishing quite refreshing. Tangible results are clear for all to see when examining the improved distribution, impact factors, and financial return for those of our journals that are now published by them."
“We are delighted to further strengthen our publishing partnership with the ESC and welcome the European Journal of Heart Failure to our cardiology list”, added Mandy Hill, Editorial Director for Science and Medicine at Oxford University Press. “We have successfully collaborated with the ESC to maximize the potential of their titles since 2005, and we look forward to working together to take the European Journal of Heart Failure and the ESC Journal Family from strength to strength.”
As a result of this partnership, authors will benefit from manuscript sharing within the ESC Journal Family during the review process and also faster production times of under 4 weeks. The European Journal of Heart Failure offers optional open access through the Oxford Open initiative.
The journal is published 12 times a year and it will be freely available online for the first three months of 2009. For subscription information please see the journal website.
For more information, please contact:
Kirsty Luff
Senior Communication and Marketing Manager, Oxford Journals
+44 (0)1865 354206
Notes to Editors
The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) represents nearly 53,000 cardiology professionals across Europe and the Mediterranean. Its mission is to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease in Europe. The ESC achieves this through a variety of scientific and educational activities, including the coordination of: clinical practice guidelines; education courses and initiatives; pan-European surveys on specific disease areas; and the ESC Annual Congress, the largest medical meeting in Europe. The ESC also edits and publishes 7 of the world's leading journals on cardiology. For more information on ESC Initiatives, Congresses and Constituent Bodies see the website.
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Oxford Open is an open access initiative by Oxford Journals, which allows authors to pay for their research to be freely available online immediately at point of publication. If an author does not choose to pay the open access publication charge, their paper will be published in the European Journal of Heart Failure in the normal manner.
