New York, NY -- (July 26, 2012) – Wolters Kluwer Health and The Transplantation Society are pleased to announce a partnership affiliation to advance content and access to Transplantation journal, the official journal of The Transplantation Society (TTS), for society members and subscribers. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, is the publisher of Transplantation.
Through the collaboration, TTS and Wolters Kluwer Health – LWW will develop access to Transplantation online, including the full archive online, as well as digital access on mobile and iPad devices for members and individual subscribers. In addition, the partnership will help to advance the journal's content as the premier, essential resource for healthcare professionals in the field of experimental and clinical transplantation globally. Institutional access to Transplantation is made available through Wolters Kluwer Health's Ovid online medical research solution, OvidSP, used by more than 12,000 institutions globally.
"We're delighted that The Transplantation Society has selected Wolters Kluwer Health as their collaborating partner to enrich TTS member benefits with improved, digital access to Transplantation," said Karen Abramson, President and CEO, Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research. "TTS is a forward-thinking society and we're excited to work in partnership with them to develop new channels and evolve digital opportunities to engage and attract members and readers in the fields of experimental and clinical transplantation to the most cited journal in its specialty, Transplantation."
"The partnership of TTS and LWW is an alliance that will provide an unprecedented distribution of information to an international community and a unique value of being a TTS member," said Francis L. Delmonico, President of The Transplantation Society.
For more than 40 years, Transplantation has been the trusted source for extensive and timely coverage of the most important advances in transplantation. Transplantation is the most cited and influential journal in the field, with more than 25,000 citations annually and is consistently ranked among the top impact factor journals in Transplantation, Surgery and Immunology categories identified by the Journal Citation Reports®. The journal publishes original research Articles under the categories of 'Clinical and Translational' and 'Basic and Experimental'. Rapid Communications bring attention to research at the forefront of the field. Other areas covered include cell therapy and islet transplantation, immunobiology and genomics, and xenotransplantation
About The Transplantation Society
Formed in 1966, The Transplantation Society (TTS) has grown to more than 5,000 members with representation in nearly 100 countries around the world. It has become the major voice in the implementation of international standards of transplantation practice. TTS provides a focus for global leadership in transplantation in the development of the science and clinical practice, scientific communication, continuing education, and guidance on the ethical practice. Transplantation is the official journal of The Transplantation Society.
About Wolters Kluwer Health and Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) is a leading international publisher of trusted content delivered in innovative ways to practitioners, professionals and students to learn new skills, stay current on their practice, and make important decisions to improve patient care and clinical outcomes. LWW is part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information, business intelligence and point-of-care solutions for the healthcare industry. Wolters Kluwer Health is part of Wolters Kluwer, a market-leading global information services company with 2011 annual revenues of €3.4 billion ($4.7 billion).
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