Journal Guide

With more than 180,000 new cases of breast cancer diagnosed each year in the United States, specialists in many major medical disciplines-including surgery, obstetrics/gynecology, oncology, radiation therapy, diagnostic radiology, and medical management- will benefit from insightful and up-to-date information in Breast Diseases: A Year Book Quarterly. Each issue of Breast Diseases includes more than 60 article abstracts with insightful commentary on the latest developments in the diagnosis, treatment, screening, and prevention of breast diseases. Breast Diseases provides the expertise and perspective of some of the top physician editors in the world on this important subject.

The Breast Journal is the first comprehensive, multidisciplinary source devoted exclusively to all facets of research, diagnosis, and treatment of breast disease. The Breast Journal encompasses the latest news and technologies from the many medical specialties concerned with breast disease care in order to address the disease within the context of an integrated breast health care. This editorial philosophy recognizes the special social, sexual, and psychological considerations that distinguish cancer, and breast cancer in particular, from other serious diseases. Topics specifically within the scope of The Breast Journal include:

This academic, peer-reviewed journal created by physicians dedicated, to the advancement of breastfeeding worldwide, provides a scientific forum on breastfeeding and human lactation. With the growing demand for the best evidence-based research advances, this interdisciplinary journal explores the immediate and long-term outcomes of breastfeeding. The Journal focuses on all medical aspects pertaining to breastfeeding and addresses the wide spectrum of research and clinical applications that impact upon the optimal care of mother and infant.

Breathe is the clinical educational publication from the European Respiratory Society. Breathe publishes original review articles covering topics from basic science to up-to-date best practice, editorials covering forthcoming meetings and other events, case studies covering useful clinical situations that may arise, self-tutorial material, details of activities from the Early Career members of the ERS, literature summaries highlighting the hot topics among published material.

Briefings in Bioinformatics is an international forum for researchers and educators in the life sciences. The journal publishes reviews for the users of databases and analytical tools of contemporary genetics and molecular biology and is unique in providing practical help and guidance to the non-specialist. Papers range in scope and depth, from the introductory level to specific details of protocols and analyses encompassing bacterial, plant, animal and human data.Detailed subject areas covered by the journal include: DNA sequencing, expression profiling, alignment methods, gene expression studies, protein profiles and HMMs, metabolic and signalling pathways, structure and function prediction, mapping and microarrays.

Briefings in Functional Genomics is an international forum reviewing the use, development and exploitation of functional genomic approaches in all areas of biological research. The journal provides a centralised resource for researchers in the field of functional genomics as well as guidance to scientists new to the area. Subjects covered by BFG include but are not restricted to: the identification and functional characterisation of coding and non-coding features in genomes, microarray technologies, gene expression profiling, next generation sequencing, pharmacogenomics, phenomics, SNP technologies, transgenic systems, mutation screens and genotyping. Articles range in scope and depth from the introductory level to specific details of protocols and analyses, encompassing bacterial, fungal, plant, animal and human data.