Historically, there have been multiple groups devoted to the science of informatics: biological and medical. The biological group, known as bioinformatics, is interested in the computational needs posed by biological data. Such examples are: analysis of microarray data, analysis of proteomic data, and analysis of metobolomic data.
On the other hand, the medical informatics group has been concerned with the computational needs posed by clinical delivery and medical care data. Such examples are: drug selection based on pharmacogenetics, analysis of suicidal patients speech using natural language processing methods, and automated update of complex data using artificial experts.
Because of this shift, we propose changing the name of Medical Informatics Insights to Biomedical Informatics Insights. This is an ideal time to make this change because the journal is not yet indexed, nor widely accessed.
Additionally, the name change will appeal to a larger group of scientists who are studying biomedical informatics issues.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Medical Informatics Insights to become Biomedical Informatics Insights
For 2009 Medical Informatics Insights, an open access journal published by Libertas Academica, will be renamed Biomedical Informatics Insights. The Editor in Chief, Dr John Pestian, writes:
Monday, December 22, 2008
Another three journals indexed by CAS
CAS has accepted another three open access journals published by Libertas Academica for indexing:
- Cell & Tissue Transplantation and Therapy
- Clinical Medicine: Therapeutics
- Immunology and Immunogenetics Insights
Thursday, December 18, 2008
What's in a journal alert email?
Libertas Academica offers journal alert emails for each of its journals. They're a very useful way to monitor a journal or journals that interest you.
But what's in a journal alert email? Here are pictures of a journal alert for Clinical Medicine: Oncology (click on the images for larger versions.) After the pictures, some comments.
As you can see journal alerts are simple plain text emails. They are designed to be capable of being read quickly on your PC or hand held device. There's no graphics and no advertising. We also don't send emails containing HTML formatting: HTML emails can also contain embedded code to monitor if you've viewed or forwarded the email.
Standard journal alerts contain three sections: new papers published in the previous week, a reminder of the most recent call for papers, and relevant items of news. In consultation with Editors in Chief, alerts subscribers are also given advance notice of calls for papers several times per year.
Alerts are sent when a new paper has been published in the previous week, at a rate of no more than once per week. Alerts subscribers won't receive anything else from us without registering for it and we won't give your details to anyone else. Subscribers can unsubscribe at any time by clicking on the URL at the bottom of each alert.
And finally, yes, alerts really do come from me and any replies you send come directly to me. I reply to all emails I'm sent except where I forward them to another Libertas Academica staff member who's better placed to answer them.
Visit each journal's home page to register for the journal alerts that interest you.
But what's in a journal alert email? Here are pictures of a journal alert for Clinical Medicine: Oncology (click on the images for larger versions.) After the pictures, some comments.
As you can see journal alerts are simple plain text emails. They are designed to be capable of being read quickly on your PC or hand held device. There's no graphics and no advertising. We also don't send emails containing HTML formatting: HTML emails can also contain embedded code to monitor if you've viewed or forwarded the email.
Standard journal alerts contain three sections: new papers published in the previous week, a reminder of the most recent call for papers, and relevant items of news. In consultation with Editors in Chief, alerts subscribers are also given advance notice of calls for papers several times per year.
Alerts are sent when a new paper has been published in the previous week, at a rate of no more than once per week. Alerts subscribers won't receive anything else from us without registering for it and we won't give your details to anyone else. Subscribers can unsubscribe at any time by clicking on the URL at the bottom of each alert.
And finally, yes, alerts really do come from me and any replies you send come directly to me. I reply to all emails I'm sent except where I forward them to another Libertas Academica staff member who's better placed to answer them.
Visit each journal's home page to register for the journal alerts that interest you.
Holiday office hours
The Libertas office will be open as normal over the Christmas and New Year period with the exception of:
- Thursday 25th and Friday 26th December 2008
- Thursday 1 January and Friday 2 January 2009
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