eJIAS, a New Journal on Medscape

In conjunction with the IAS Conference in Bangkok this weekend, we just launched a brand new, peer-reviewed, electronic journal on Medscape titled eJIAS -- The eJournal of the International AIDS Society. Here's a quick excerpt from the welcome editorial:

eJIAS was conceived and established in recognition of the fact that many of today's most crucial lessons about how to confront the HIV/AIDS pandemic will be learned best, if not exclusively, from those working on the front lines of HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and care. It was also created in recognition of the challenges of publishing faced by investigators from developing countries, where conditions of urgent need and insufficient resources often afford little support for authors in the publication process. In this regard, the first purpose of this unique publication is to facilitate publication by HIV/AIDS scientists and physicians from developing countries.

The inaugural issue of eJIAS comprises the complete official abstracts of the XV International AIDS Conference, Bangkok, Thailand. I have to say that it's great to get to work projects like this that break new ground both online and offline, and have the potential to change the way things work in medical information for the better.Check it out.