Closing the gap: Journal launch brings together wound-healing knowledge

The journal's open access nature can only help it in these aims. According to Pinzani "Open access means that high quality research will be freely available to all, without charge, worldwide, and this is definitely a step forward towards a fast and global spread of knowledge."

Notes to Editors

1. Connective tissue growth factor promoter activity in normal and wounded skin
Mohit Kapoor, Shangxi Liu, Kun Huh, Sunil Parapuram, Laura Kennedy and Andrew Leask
Fibrogenesis and Tissue Repair (in press)

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After the embargo, article available at journal website: http://www.fibrogenesis.com/

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2. Fibrogenesis & Tissue Repair is an open access, peer-reviewed online journal featuring high-quality studies providing novel insights into the mechanisms, diagnosis and treatment of human diseases characterized by chronic wound healing and fibrogenesis.

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