Egyptian Journal Of Rheumatology

& Clinical Immunology

Volume 1. Number 1.January 2012

The official Journal of the Egyptian Societyfor Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

ISSN:2090-7575

Egyptian JournalOf Rheumatology

&Clinical Immunology Volume 1. Number 1.January 2012

Editor-in-chief

Mohammad Salah Eldin Abdel Baky

Ain Shams University Cairo Egypt

Co-Editors

Dahlia Abdel Mohsen (Ain Shams University)

Ehab Altoraby (Mansuora University )

Manal Abdel Monaem (Cairo University)

Manal Tayel (Alexandria University)

Mohammad Nabil Abdel Hamid (BanySueif University)

Wallaa Albaz (Alazhar University)

Abeer Shehba (Tanta University)

Editorial Board

Abdel Azim El- Hefny (Ain Shams University)

Adel Mahmoud (Ain Shams University)

Aly Youssef (Mansoura University))

Dalia Fayez (Ain Shams University)

Ragaa Abdel Kader (Alexandria University)

Mohammed Hasan (Armed forces)

Advisory Board

Adel Alawady (Kuwait)

Aly Heikal (Egypt)

Amr Edrees (USA)

Gaafar Ragab (Egypt)

Gamal Alsaleh (UAE)

M. Abdel Hafiz Mansour (Egypt)

Mohammed Hammoudeh (Qatar)

Saleh Ibrahim (Germany)

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Editorial policy

Egyptian Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology seeks to publish scientific research which is likely to impact on clinical practice.

Articles illustrating basic mechanisms and their application to clinical material will be welcomed. We aim to cover all areas of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology.

The priorities are originality and excellence. We aim to ensure a fair and independent peer review system and to

publish articles which follow ethical standards concerning research conduct.

Articles may be submitted for publication that describe Original Research; editorials; Case Reports, Comments, Opinions and Reviews; Letters to the editor; and Special Reports in the field of rheumatology and clinical immunology.

Manuscripts, or their content, must be previously unpublished and should not be under simultaneous consideration by another journal.