Rare Journal (www.rarejournal.org) is a new international open access, online, peer-reviewed journal published three times per year, with no publishing fees.

The mission of RARE Journal is to provide an advanced forum on important aspects of public health, health policy and clinical research in ways that will improve health care and outcomes for persons suffering from rare diseases, as well as globally increase rare diseases experience sharing.

Rare Journal publishes original research articles, case reports, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, reports of clinical practice guidelines, HTA reports, epidemiological registry reports, commentaries, letters to Editors, meeting and project reports.

Selected examples of topics covered by the journal are given below:

• Health policies and services organization on rare diseases and orphan drugs
• Rare disease epidemiology research and registries
• Clinical research and methodology
• Rare disease  best practices
• Comparative effectiveness research
• Practice guidelines
• Socio-economical analysis
• Primary prevention, risk factors and screening
• Health promotion
• Quality assurance (genetic  testing, etc.)
• Legal and ethical issues
• Narrative medicine
• Patients’ needs and health-related quality of life

RARE Journal also anticipates special issues dedicated to a specific topic, such as particular rare diseases or a group of rare diseases. Suggestions for topics are welcome.

Accepted papers are published in electronic format and indexed for database reference.

RARE Journal:

• No publication fees
• Timely peer-review
• Open access to articles online
• Expert editorial assistance
• Reprints available after publication

Editors-in-Chief

Dr. Domenica Taruscio                                                                                               

National Centre for Rare Diseases - Istituto Superiore di Sanità - Rome, Italy                                                                       

Prof. Holger Schünemann                                                                                      

Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics - McMaster University -  Hamilton, Canada                                                                    

For further information please visit: www.rarejournal.org                                                                    

RARE Journal Editorial Secretariat: secretariat@rarejournal.org