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In 2002, the British Medical Journal published a paper in which LaPorte suggested that we are experiencing a dramatic metamorphosis of the tools of scientific communication.
The shape of journal communication has been unquestionably accepted for 300 years as the gold standard in the scientific community. With modern information technology, for example the internet, the journal middleman can be eliminated and we may have much leaner and efficient systems for updating our knowledge.
Expert Review of Clinical Immunology targets a wide range of healthcare professionals. First, its innovative and user-friendly online format with key box, hypertext and commented biblio-graphy is a useful tool for a rapid consultation. Second, beside reviews elaborated by authors of proven experience, the online journal includes sections that analyze new drugs, describe promising therapeutic strategies and introduce expert opinion on emerging themes in clinical immunology.
In this first issue you will find, besides the editorial by Salvatore Albani on 'Immunomics in clinical developments ', and coverage of the 3rd EAACI Davos meeting by Van Zele and Van Cauwenberge, three collections of articles under the titles Drug Profiles, Reviews and Perspective.
In Drug Profiles, Michael Farkouh introduces the...