Wiley and ILAE partner on a new open access journal for epilepsy research

This article intends to update the community on the work being done by the Task Force on the Classification of the Epilepsies and to solicit comments and criticism from readers. Following this, the journal will cover: clinical, basic and translational research; clinical trials including pilot trials that may provide new insights or directions; well performed clinical trials that are negative or fail to confirm previous studies; original imaging and pathology research; innovative epidemiology studies; societal and public health impact studies; and clinical implications of basic science in epilepsy. The journal joins ILAE’s portfolio of journals, including the highly ranked Epilepsia and Epileptic Disorders. “Wiley is proud to extend our relationship with the ILAE into open access publishing and to expand through Epilepsia Open the portfolio of this valued partner,” said Shawn Morton, Director of Society Journal Publishing, Health Sciences at Wiley. “We expect that this new journal will amplify the work published in Epilepsia and Epileptic Disorders and that these three publications in concert will further accelerate and facilitate the transfer of research findings into clinical practice.” “Epilepsia Open will allow us to address the broader needs of the ILAE constituency,” said Emilio Perucca, President of the ILAE. “By publishing in Epilepsia Open, authors can ensure that their research is readily accessible to the entire scientific and lay community, thereby...
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