Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association (ISSN: 1552-5260)

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2009 Impact Factor 4.553

The mission of Alzheimer's & Dementia: Journal of the Alzheimer's Association is to bridge the knowledge gaps across a wide range of bench-to-bedside investigation. The journal publishes the results of studies in: behavior, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, pharmacology, physiology, protein chemistry, neurology, neuropathology, psychiatry, geriatrics, neuropsychology, epidemiology, sociology, health services research, health economics, political science and public policy. Content emphasizes interdisciplinary investigations, integrative/translational articles, related to: etiology, risk factors, early detection, disease modifying interventions, prevention of dementia and applications of new technologies in health services. The journal publishes ? comprehensive reviews; ? research articles; ? information on clinical trials; ? short reports; ? in-depth perspectives/open-peer commentaries; ? theoretical and/or translational papers that attempt integrate knowledge across discipline; ? history & politics of science/brief biographies and, ? abstracts of papers presented at international meetings. Negative results, particularly clinical trials, are published as short communications.

The ultimate objective is to create a novel forum for: ? rapid communication of new findings, ideas or perspectives; ? disseminating knowledge, across the spectrum of basic to clinical studies, necessary for optimal translation of research findings into practical applications/interventions; ? integrating knowledge across disciplines; ? increase knowledge in diverse disciplines to promote early detection/diagnosis and/or interventions; ? formulating new theories and/or strategies for the rigorous testing of theories or their predictions; ? identifying promising new directions of research and, ? providing the scientific impetus for new initiatives; or public policies concerning research on prevention and new models of health services.

Alzheimer's & Dementia is indexed/abstracted in Index Medicus/MEDLINE, Scopus, Science Citation Index Expanded (SciSearch®), Current Contents®/Clinical Medicine, Neuroscience Citation Index®, and Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition.