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Following the successful launch of  Epigenetics & Chromatin earlier this year, a special print issue containing some of the first articles will be available at the forthcoming Keystone Symposium ‘Epigenetics, Development & Human Disease’ (Breckenridge, Colorado; Jan 5th-10th).

Although only a recent addition to BioMed Central’s online open access journals, Epigenetics & Chromatin has already published a number of high quality articles, including a groundbreaking publication from the Brockdorff lab which was highlighted in a mini-review by Barbara Panning in Journal of Biology.

Epigenetics & Chromatin co-Editor-in-Chief,  Steven Henikoff, will give the Keynote Address on the opening evening of the symposium.  Over the course of the meeting Editorial Board members William Kelly, Amanda Fisher, Barbara Meyer and Timothy Bestor will each chair a session of lectures.

The special print issue will be in circulation at the symposium; all published articles are available on the journal website and you can subscribe to email alerts detailing any new publications here.

The new series ‘Evidence Informed Health Policy’ published in Implementation Science discusses the implementation of multi method studies conducted in three phases and the synthesis of these three studies. This series of articles, all written by John N Lavis, Ray Moynihan, Andrew D Oxman and Elizabeth J Paulsen, provides support for the use of research evidence in developing health policies.

The series is comprised of four articles as follows:

Research article
Evidence-informed health policy 1 - Synthesis of findings from a multi-method study of organizations that support the use of research evidence
John N Lavis, Andrew D Oxman, Ray Moynihan, Elizabeth J Paulsen
Implementation Science 2008, 3:53 (17 December 2008)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]

Research article
Evidence-informed health policy 2 - Survey of organizations that support the use of research evidence
John N Lavis, Elizabeth J Paulsen, Andrew D Oxman, Ray Moynihan
Implementation Science 2008, 3:54 (17 December 2008)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [Cited on BioMed Central]

Research article
Evidence-informed health policy 3 - Interviews with the directors of organizations that support the use of research evidence
John N Lavis, Andrew D Oxman, Ray Moynihan, Elizabeth J Paulsen
Implementation Science 2008, 3:55 (17 December 2008)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]

Research article
Evidence-informed health policy 4 - Case descriptions of organizations that support the use of research evidence
John N Lavis, Ray Moynihan, Andrew D Oxman, Elizabeth J Paulsen
Implementation Science 2008, 3:56 (17 December 2008)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]

To keep up-to-date with articles published in Implementation Science you can register to receive regular email article alerts. Implementation Science aims to publish research relevant to the scientific study of methods to promote the uptake of research findings into routine healthcare in both clinical and policy contexts. The journal is overseen by Editors-in-Chief Martin Eccles and Brian Mittman.

Written by Tim Allen, Aquisitions Editor.

Silence, a new journal soon to be launched by BioMed Central, is now accepting submissions.

Silence is an online, peer-reviewed open access journal that covers all aspects of genetic and epigenetic control that is mediated by RNA. Silence aims to feature research involving small RNA molecules and submissions are invited describing novel insights into the biogenesis and activity of such molecules.

The journal is overseen by co-Editors-in-Chief David Baulcombe FRS (Professor of Botany, University of Cambridge, UK) and Phillip D Zamore (Gretchen Stone Cook Professor of Biomedical Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA) who are supported by an internationally recognized Editorial Board.

For more information about Silence please visit the journal website, where you can also sign up for regular updates keeping you abreast of any developments, or alternatively contact the editorial office.

Submit your research to Silence and take advantage of an efficient online submission process, a rapid, high quality peer-review service and high visibility. There are no extra charges or limits on the number of color figures or movies you wish to include.