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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.

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Ten good reasons why authors prefer Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 

  1. 2007 Impact Factor is 3.201; 2007 SCImago Journal Rank is 0.434, ranked 5/83 
  2. Quick decisions: submission to first decision in 16 days on average
  3. Superfast submission: costs $1,500 and guarantees first decision in 6 working days - but does not guarantee acceptance
  4. Fast publication: acceptance to print publication in an average of only 10 weeks
  5. 'Accepted Articles' (previously 'OnlineAccepted'): Read unedited articles online a few days after acceptance
  6. FREE PDF off-prints for all corresponding authors
  7. One-year electronic subscription and three-month print subscription for corresponding authors
  8. Submit your article online at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/apt
  9. 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
  10. AP&T reviewers contributed $30,350 to Médecins Sans Frontières in 2007.

Online content now available back to volume 1
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Online content now available free after 18 months!

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Free access in the Developing World
Free online access to this journal is available within institutions in the Developing World through the HINARI  initiative with the World Health Organisation (WHO). 

TopHighlights

Seven of the Editor's Choice of Articles published in June-July 2008 are now available to download FREE OF CHARGE*:

Review article: current management of metastatic colorectal cancer- the evolving impact of targeted drug therapies

Review article: blood platelet number and function in chronic liver disease and cirrhosis*

Systematic review: tolerable amount of gluten for people with coeliac disease

Vitamin B12 deficiency in hypersecretors during long-term acid suppression with proton pump inhibitors

Review article: medication non-adherence in ulcerative colitis- strategies to improve adherence with mesalazine and other maintainance therapies

Systematic review: glucocorticosteroids for alcoholic hepatitis- a Cochrane Hepato-Biliary Group systematic review with meta-analyses and trial sequential analyses of randomized clinical trials* 

Meta analysis: remission and response from control arms of randomized trials of biological therapies for active luminal Crohn's disease

Transient elastography accurately predicts presence of significant portal hypertension in patients with chronic liver disease*

Narrow band imaging with magnifying colonoscopy as diagnostic tool for predicting histology of early colorectal neoplasia

Review article: current management of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis* 

Review article: epidemiology, pathogenesis and potential treatments of paediatric non-alcoholic fatty liver disease 

National mortality following upper gastrointestinal or cardiovascular events in older veterans with recent nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use 

Gastro-oesophageal reflux, medical resource utilization and upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in patients at risk of oesophageal adenocarcinoma*

Review article: current antiviral therapy of chronic hepatitis B*

Review article: the modern management of portal hypertension- primary and secondary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients

Predictable prolonged suppression of gastric acidity with a novel proton pump inhibitor

Clinical trail insulin-sensitizing agents may reduce consequences of insulin resistance in individuals with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

Comparitive effectiveness of azathioprine in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis: prospective, long-term, follow-up study of 394 patients*

 

The top 20 review articles from 2007 are now available to download FREE OF CHARGE: 

Hepatology

Inflamatory Bowel Disease

GERD

Coloproctology