Dove Medical Press Ltd is an online open access academic publisher specialising in science, technology and especially medicine. All 70 peer-reviewed journals are free to access online, allowing authors to disseminate their research to a global audience. Most of our journals are widely indexed in databases such as PubMed, Scopus and DOAJ, and an increasing number have Impact Factors. We are a member of OASPA, COPE and HINARI, and are committed to publishing good scientific research and giving authors around the world the opportunity to publish and share their research findings. We have an efficient and rigorous peer-review process. Due to this, many of our journals are able to provide authors with an initial editorial decision within Read more