The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) www.asn-online.org ...

The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) www.asn-online.org is organized and operated exclusively for scientific and educational purposes, including enhancing the field of nephrology by advancing the scientific knowledge, providing access to new knowledge through the publication of journals and the holding of scientific meetings, advocating for the development of national health policies to improve the quality of care for renal patients, cooperating with other national and international societies and organizations involved in the field of nephrology. ASN publishes the following journals available as online version on HighWire platform: • JASN: Journal of The American Society of Nephrology is the premier journal of The American Society of Nephrology and the leading kidney journal in the world. Impact Factor (2007): 7.111 JASN publishes monthly highly competitive original manuscripts, brief reviews, and special articles in areas of basic and clinical science relevant to the broad discipline of nephrology. Topics include but are not limited to: cell biology; developmental biology; genetics; cell and transport physiology; hemodynamics and vascular regulation; immunology and pathology; pathophysiology of renal disease and progression; mineral metabolism and bone disease; clinical nephrology, epidemiology and outcomes; dialysis; transplantation ACCUCOMS BV/Reference/SS 9/29/2008 1 • CJASN: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology is a highly credible resource for breaking clinical nephrology studies. In its inaugural year CJASN ranked 13 out of all 55 nephrology/urology journals in the Immediacy Index. Impact Factor (2007): 2.236 CJASN is currently published bimonthly with a total of approximately 1,400 pages per year but, starting in 2009, CJASN will be published 12 times a year. CJASN focuses on clinical issues and the main topics are: clinical nephrology; renal pathophysiology; body fluids; electrolyte and acid-based metabolism; hypertension; acute/critical care nephrology; dialysis; diagnosis; therapeutics; renal transplantation. • Nephrology Self-Assessment Program NephSAP regularly and continually provides a vehicle that is useful for clinical nephrologists who seek to renew and refresh their clinical knowledge and diagnostic and therapeutic skills, and provides Continuing Medical Education and Maintenance of Certification credits. NephSAP consists of a series of challenging, clinically oriented questions based on case vignettes and a detailed syllabus that reviews recent publications. NephSAP is published bimonthly with approximately 420 pages per year. ACCUCOMS BV/Reference/SS 9/29/2008 2 Main topics: glomerular diseases; hypertension; acute kidney injuries; chronic kidney diseases; dialysis; transplantation; renal bone disorders; pediatric and interventional nephrology; renal imaging and more. The three journals are available as a single subscription or bundle together with a 10% or 15% discount depending from the combination. ACCUCOMS BV/Reference/SS 9/29/2008 3