Obesity Reviews

An Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity Obesity Reviews is a new journal that will be an obvious benefit to subscribers and authors. It is first and foremost a vehicle for publishing updated reviews in all disciplines related to obesity. It should therefore appeal to all professionals with an interest in obesity most particularly to endocrinologists cardiologists gastroenterologists obstetricians but also rheumatologists as well as health professionals working in general medicine and surgery. Furthermore the journal will contribute to education and inter-professional developments by planning pro et con reviews on current controversies. Obesity Reviews is a official review journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity which has over 6 000 members in 32 countries with a rapidly increasing membership status. A special subscription rate is available for individuals who are members of the national associations under the umbrella of the International Association for the Study of Obesity. The journal will be launched in summer 2000 with two issues and four issues per year thereafter. The Editorial policy will be to minimise the period between submission and publication of reviews while retaining high standards of quality exercised by peer review.

国际肥胖症肥胖研究协会官方期刊评论是一本新的期刊，对订阅者和作者来说将是一个明显的好处。它首先是在与肥胖相关的所有学科中发布最新评论的工具。因此，它应该吸引所有对肥胖感兴趣的专业人士，尤其是内分泌学家心脏病专家胃肠病学家，还有风湿病学家以及从事普通医学和外科手术的健康专业人员。此外，该期刊还将通过规划当前争议的评论，为教育和跨专业发展做出贡献。肥胖评论是国际肥胖研究协会的官方评论期刊，该会在32个国家拥有6000多名会员，会员身份迅速增加。在国际肥胖研究协会的保护下，成为国家协会成员的个人可享受特殊订阅费率。该期刊将于2000年夏季推出，之后每年发行两期和四期。编辑政策将最大限度地缩短提交和发布评论之间的时间，同时保持同行评审所要求的高质量标准。