I'm pleased to announce the launch of Tobacco Use Insights, an open access peer reviewed journal published by Libertas Academica. The journal is fortunate to have the support of an excellent Editor in Chief, Dr Zubair Kabir, and an internationally respected editorial board. An interview with the Editor in Chief was published in this blog today.

Register to receive automatic notification of new articles and journal news here. The Editor in Chief's introductory editorial is now available here.

Libertas Academica looks forward to working with the journal's Editor in Chief, editorial board and authors and readers in the future to bring the benefits of open access publishing to this important field.

Aims and scope of this journal:

Tobacco Use Insights is an open access, peer reviewed journal which covers all aspects of the health impacts of tobacco use, as well as smoking cessation. ‘Tobacco Use Insights’ is interested in submissions on the short and long term effects of both tobacco (including smokeless and spitless products) and marijuana use, and tobacco-related cancer and other chronic disorders. Another focus is the health and economic benefits of smoking cessation; challenges surrounding nicotine addiction and the opportunities of medical treatment and harm reduction strategies.

The main focus of this journal is multidisplinary (including research from the social, psychological, epidemiological, prevention, economics, and treatment arenas). Tobacco control and advocacy topics from developing countries and for vulnerable groups are specifically encouraged.