AAPP, Wolters Kluwer Health partner to publish official journal effective with June 2013 issue

Wolters Kluwer Health and the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) announced today an agreement to publish its official journal effective with the June 2013 issue. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, will be the journal's publisher of record.

"We are delighted to be named publishing partner by the American Academy of Physician Assistants to help broaden the reach of its official peer-reviewed journal for this important and growing group of healthcare professionals," said Jayne Marks, Vice President of Publishing at Wolters Kluwer Health, Medical Research. "We look forward to developing new services and digital content channels to support the Academy's membership and journal subscribers."

As the physician assistant (PA) profession expands rapidly, growing an estimated 39 percent over the next decade, LWW will help develop and enhance the content strategy of the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (JAAPA) with digital and online solutions keeping in step with how PAs want to access their professional literature and engage with the PA community. Other initiatives include diversifying and expanding offerings that support AAPA growth as well as providing value and benefits to members.

"The clinical content and insights into innovative models of care presented by JAAPA support and inform PAs, who are playing vital roles in today's dynamic healthcare landscape," said James E. Delaney, PA-C, AAPA President. "A strong publishing partnership with Wolters Kluwer Health that builds on JAAPA's strengths as a first-rate clinical journal and enhances the quality of its research is important to our membership and the PA profession."

Reamer L. Bushardt, PharmD, PA-C, JAAPA Editor-in-Chief and Professor and Chair, Department of Physician Assistant Studies, Wake Forest School of Medicine added, "JAAPA is the premier print journal for PAs, and LWW is providing publishing expertise to enrich our online presence and launch innovative new digital platforms, including an iPad app. Through the partnership, we'll extend the journal brand through Wolters Kluwer Health's Ovid medical research platform, firmly establishing it as the global authority on PA practice and research. We're also pleased to offer AAPA members with value-added access to the OvidMD clinical interface, providing PAs with quick access to important resources to support patient care decisions. Last year, JAAPA celebrated its 25th anniversary and the future is looking even brighter."