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Fastest journal in Gastroenterology
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Edited by:
R.E. Pounder and W.L. Peterson
ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2007: 16/50 (Gastroenterology & Hepatology); 56/205 (Pharmacology & Pharmacy)
Impact Factor: 3.201
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics is the international journal concerned with the effects of drugs on the human gastrointestinal and hepato-biliary systems, particularly with relevance to clinical practice.
The Journal accepts original papers concerned with all aspects of basic and clinical pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and the therapeutic use of drugs in the alimentary tract including the liver, gall-bladder and pancreas.
TopNews and Announcements
Ten good reasons why authors prefer Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- 2007 Impact Factor is 3.201; 2007 SCImago Journal Rank is 0.434, ranked 5/83
- Quick decisions: submission to first decision in 16 days on average
- Superfast submission: costs $1,500 and guarantees first decision in 6 working days - but does not guarantee acceptance
- Fast publication: acceptance to print publication in an average of only 10 weeks
- 'Accepted Articles' (previously 'OnlineAccepted'): Read unedited articles online a few days after acceptance
- FREE PDF off-prints for all corresponding authors
- One-year electronic subscription and three-month print subscription for corresponding authors
- Submit your article online at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/apt
- Track articles through review and production using Manuscript Central and Author Services - check article status and receive alerts at key stages through review and production, from submission to publication online and in print
- AP&T reviewers contributed $30,350 to Médecins Sans Frontières in 2007.
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TopHighlights
Ten of the Editor's Choice of Articles published in August-September 2008 are now available to download FREE OF CHARGE*:
Review article: treatment algorithms to maximize remission and minimize corticosteroid dependence in patients with inflammatory bowel disease*
Systematic review: primary and secondary prevention of gastrointestinal cancers with antioxidant supplements
Systematic review: nutritional support in acute pancreatitis*
Meta-analysis: zinc supplementation for acute gastroenteritis in children
Review article: diagnosis and treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease*
Review article: the hepatic manifestations of hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia
Meta-analysis: Helicobacter pylori 'test and treat' compared with empirical acid suppression for managing dyspepsia*
Meta-analysis: factors predicting post-operative recurrence with placebo therapy in patients with Crohn's disease*
Meta-analysis: allopurinol in the prevention of postendoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis
Meta-analysis: tumour invasion-related genetic polymorphisms and gastric cancer susceptibility*
Review article: the abdominal compartment syndrome
Review article: probiotics and prebiotics in irritable bowel syndrome*
Meta-analysis: the outcome of anti-viral therapy in HCV genotype 2 and genotype 3 infected patients with chronic hepatitis*
Review article: panitumumab- a fully human anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody for treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer
Review article: the utility of reagent strips in the diagnosis of infected ascites in cirrhotic patients*
The top 20 review articles from 2007 are now available to download FREE OF CHARGE:
Hepatology
- Drug Hepatotoxicity - C. Y. CHANG, T. D. SCHIANO
- the burden of hepatic encephalopathy - F. F. POORDAD
- the genetic basis of haemochromatosis - W. J. H. GRIFFITHS
- medical management of the liver transplant recipient - a primer for non-transplant doctors - A. SETHI, R. T. STRAVITZ
- renal function assessment in cirrhosis - difficulties and alternative measurements - E. CHOLONGITAS, V. SHUSANG, L. MARELLI, D. NAIR, M. THOMAS, D. PATCH, A. BURNS, P. SWENY, A. K. BURROUGHS
Inflamatory Bowel Disease
- Altering The Natural History Of Crohn's Disease - Evidence For And Against Current Therapies - S. VERMEIRE, G. VAN ASSCHE, P. RUTGEERTS
- Biological Activity Markers In Inflammatory Bowel Disease - D. DESAI, W. A. FAUBION, W. J. SANDBORN
- Indeterminate Colitis - Definition, Diagnosis And Management - W. J. TREMAINE
- appropriate use of corticosteroids in Crohn's disease - P. M. IRVING, R. B. GEARRY, M. P. SPARROW, P. R. GIBSON
- steroid resistance in inflammatory bowel disease - mechanisms and therapeutic strategies - T. J. CREED, C. S. J. PROBERT
- reproduction in the patient with inflammatory bowel disease - Z. S. HEETUN, C. BYRNES, P. NEARY, C. O'MORAIN
- the diagnosis and management of Crohn's disease in populations with high-risk rates for tuberculosis - D. EPSTEIN, G. WATERMEYER, R. KIRSCH
GERD
- the pathophysiology of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease - G. E. E. BOECKXSTAENS
- acidity and volume of the refluxate in the genesis of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease symptoms - D. SIFRIM, R. MITTAL, R. FASS, A. SMOUT, D. CASTELL, J. TACK, H. GREGERSEN
Coloproctology
- nutrition, obesity and colorectal cancer - I. T. JOHNSON, E. K. LUND
- bowel preparation for colonoscopy - the importance of adequate hydration - G. R. LICHTENSTEIN, L. B. COHEN, J. URIBARRI
