The American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and NPG Announce a New Publishing Partnership

The American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT) and Nature Publishing Group (NPG) are pleased to announce a new publishing partnership. Starting in January 2007, NPG will publish the Society’s journal, Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (CPT) - the most cited journal publishing original research in pharmacology.

New York, NY (PRWEB) April 27, 2006

The American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT) and Nature Publishing Group (NPG) are pleased to announce a new publishing partnership. Starting in January 2007, NPG will publish the Society’s journal, Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (CPT) - the most cited journal publishing original research in pharmacology.

At that time, the journal will be re-launched with a new editor and editorial team. Dr Scott Waldman of Thomas Jefferson University, who will become the journal’s new Editor-In-Chief, will expand the existing high-quality research into coverage of critical issues across the continuum of discovery, development, regulation and utilization in human therapeutics.

Dr Waldman explains, “Building on the solid foundation established by my predecessors, I am looking forward to working with NPG to continue to increase the visibility of the journal, thereby advancing the science of human therapeutics and promoting the discipline of clinical pharmacology”.

CPT is a cross-disciplinary biomedical journal devoted to publishing the most exciting advances in pharmacology and therapeutics, as they pertain to advances in translational and clinical medicine. It is recognized as one of the most prestigious journals in the field. With an impact factor of 6.825*, CPT ranks in the top 4.2% of scientific journals in the latest Science Citation Index.

NPG was chosen by ASCPT as the publisher because of its strategic capabilities and experience in publishing premier scientific journals. “NPG joins the ASCPT partnership with great enthusiasm. We look forward to developing the translational scope of this premier journal, increasing the impact of its content and setting new standards in clinical pharmacology” said Annette Thomas, NPG’s Managing Director, about the new partnership.

*Thomson-ISI, PA, USA 2005

About ASCPT

Founded in 1900, ASCPT is a scientific society dedicated to the better understanding and use of existing drug therapies, and developing better and safer treatments for the future. ASCPT works to foster the recognition of clinical pharmacology as a discipline at the forefront of the discovery, development, regulation and use of safe and effective medicines. With over 2200 members, it is also the largest scientific and professional organization serving the discipline of clinical pharmacology.

About NPG

Nature Publishing Group (NPG) is a division of Macmillan Publishers Ltd, dedicated to serving the academic, professional scientific and medical communities. NPG's flagship title, Nature, is the world's most highly-cited weekly multidisciplinary journal and was first published in 1869. Other publications and services include Nature research journals, Nature Reviews, Nature Clinical Practice, a range of prestigious academic journals, including society-owned publications, news content from news(at)nature.com and scientific career information from Naturejobs.

NPG is a global company, with headquarters in London and offices in New York, San Francisco, Washington DC, Boston, Tokyo, Paris, Munich, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Gurgaon, Mexico City and Basingstoke. For more information, please go to http://www.nature.com.

Contact details:

Neil Blair Christensen

Nature Publishing Group

T: +1 212 726 9301

Links:

http://www.nature.com

http://www.ASCPT.org

http://www.cptjournal.org

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Contact: Neil Blair Christensen

+1 212 726 9301

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