Wolters Kluwer, APAO launch Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology

Wolters Kluwer Health and the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) are pleased to announce the launch of the Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology (APJO). The new online journal is dedicated to facilitating exchange of expertise among ophthalmologists and visual scientists in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, is the publisher of record for the journal.

"Our journal will provide a global perspective on new developments in the science and clinical practice of ophthalmology, and will help to connect eye care professionals in the Asia-Pacific region to their professional colleagues around the world," comments Dr. Dennis S.C. Lam, Secretary-General of the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology and Editor-in-Chief of the Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology (APJO).

"We're pleased to announce the official launch of the Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology and help expand the reach of important vision research from the Asia-Pacific region to a broader global audience," said Karen Abramson, CEO and President of Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research. Dr. Lam added, "LWW's global footprint, access to the world's leading institutions through the OvidSP platform as well as their current ophthalmology and optometry portfolio and publishing and indexing expertise will surely assist in developing this new title"

Highlights of the premier issue include an editorial and perspective piece on the introduction and potential future role of femtosecond laser cataract surgery. Other features include state-of-the-art reviews on ocular surface reconstruction, endophthalmitis after cataract surgery, and intravitreal injections for macular diseases, along with important new clinical and basic science research studies.

Unique Online Eye Journal Aims for Wide Readership
The APJO has received enthusiastic support from renowned eye experts globally. It has attracted a prestigious advisory and editorial board, drawn from South Asia, East Asia, and Australia/New Zealand as well as the United States and Europe. The Advisory Board includes Dr. Alexander J. Brucker of the University of Pennsylvania, Editor-in-Chief of RETINA: The Journal of Retina and Vitreous Diseases and Retinal Cases & Brief Reports—also published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Over 40,000 members of the APAO's member organizations will receive unlimited, free access to each bimonthly issue of the APJO. In addition, there will be free access for non-APAO members throughout the first year of publication to help drive awareness and readership.

The editorial board has issued a call for papers, encouraging authors to submit original manuscripts for publication in APJO. "We're interested in receiving high-quality papers that will help us to fulfill our role as a comprehensive journal catering to the needs of the various ophthalmological subspecialties," says Dr. Lam. APAO covers author publishing fees.

Source: Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology