New open access journal npj Vaccines announced by Nature Publishing Group and The University of Texas Medical Branch
London | Galveston TX, 19 November 2015
From preventable diseases such as measles and mumps, to Ebola and HIV, new clinical trials and vaccine debate, a new journal, npj Vaccines, will be dedicated to highlighting the most important scientific advances in vaccine research and development.
The new open access journal has been announced today by Nature Publishing Group and The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston on behalf of its Sealy Center for Vaccine Development.
Martin Delahunty, Global Head of Partnership Journals, Open Research Group, Nature Publishing Group said: “We want to encourage decision-making about vaccines on the basis of up-to-date scientific research and evidence. The articles from npj Vaccines will be open access and therefore free to read at the point of publication. They can be read and shared by anyone across the globe, from scientific researchers to clinicians working in remote areas, and parents looking for the latest research on vaccinations.”
Editor-in-Chief Dr. Alan D. Barrett, director of the Sealy Center for Vaccine Development said: “We’re very excited to be a partner with Nature and together we plan on publishing significant new advances in vaccine research and development. One of our main goals is to share information that will help researchers who are looking for state-of-the-art research about vaccines. We want to become a prime source of up-to-date information about vaccine development and how vaccines are helping to improve our lives and saving the lives of millions of people around the globe.
Dr. Danny O. Jacobs, UTMB executive vice president and provost, and dean of the School of Medicine said: “I share Dr. Barrett's enthusiasm and excitement about our new partnership with Nature Publishing Group in recognition of our organizations' mutual interests and collective expertise. Without a doubt, there is a clear need for a high impact open access journal that focuses on identifying and reporting the most important and significant information on vaccines to control infectious diseases and non-infectious disease in the future."
The journal will publish a variety of research articles on human and veterinary vaccinations from discovery and basic science to nonclinical development of vaccines, vaccine formulation, AIDS vaccine, cancer/oncology vaccines, clinical evaluation of vaccines and vaccine safety, to mention just a few.
Each original research article will include a lay summary that will summarize the key issues being addressed within the article with the goal of keeping the readership informed of advances in the field of vaccinology.
Given the public health importance of vaccines, in addition to publishing high quality original research, npj Vaccines also publishes commentaries, news, research highlights, editorials, and correspondence from readers, to provide state-of-the-art information for all of those interested in vaccines.
The website for npj Vaccines can be found here and more information on the Nature Partner Journal programme can be found here.
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UTMB’s Sealy Center for Vaccine Development has been named a World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Vaccine Research, Evaluation and Training on Emerging Infectious Diseases. The designation by WHO makes UTMB only the second university in the Western Hemisphere to receive this designation. UTMB is only the seventh university in the world to receive WHO designation for vaccine expertise. UTMB is the only academic institution in the United States with a fully operational biosafety level four containment facility — the Galveston National Laboratory — where research on the world’s most deadly pathogens can be conducted under the strictest safety practices and procedures. UTMB is Texas’ first academic health center; it opened its doors in 1891 and today comprises four health science schools, three institutes for advanced study and a health system offering a full range of primary and specialized medical services throughout the Texas Gulf Coast region. UTMB is a part of the University of Texas System and a member of the Texas Medical Center.
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