Clinical Epigenetics is now a fully open access journal

Clinical Epigenetics is a peer-reviewed journal, which publishes original work of exceptional quality and interest, providing a wide-ranging coverage of research, views, and reviews on epigenetic principles and mechanisms, and their effects in relation to human health and disease. Clinical Epigenetics includes epigenetic research in humans and various disease model organisms, is of interest to the basic researcher as well as to the physician and clinician. The journal aims to provide a forum for those interested in practical questions relating to clinical epigenetics, and the implications of epigenetics on human health and disease. Clinical Epigenetics is the official publication of the Clinical Epigenetics Society [2], a non-profit international association of physicians, scientists, and interested individuals with the goal of promoting and supporting scientific research and communication within the field of clinical epigenetics. Clinical Epigenetics is the first journal dedicated to the connection of epigenetic patterns to human physiology and disease.The transition of Clinical Epigenetics to an open access publishing model has been made with the intention to reach out to the continuously increasing audience that expresses an interest in the field [3-6]. All articles will now be freely and universally accessible online to a much larger readership than any subscription-based journal [7]. While article-processing charges, in the form of a flat fee with no additional charges for colour figures, movies and large datasets, apply upon acceptance of a manuscript, all articles will be available to readers at no cost and will not be limited by their library's budget or personal subscriptions, ensuring that the work published in Clinical Epigenetics is disseminated within the widest possible audience [7].The open access publishing model brings a number of considerable advantages to the journal including better indexing opportunities, immediate publication upon acceptance an