International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases

Frequency increase -from 4 issues to 6 issues in 2012-

APLAR Invite Applications for 2012 Fellowship & Research Grants

APLAR is pleased to announce that applications are invited for the 2012 Fellowship and Research Grants.
  US$12,000 Basic Science
  US$12,000 Clinical Rheumatology
  US$10,000 Pediatric Rheumatology
  US$12,000 COPCORD

Grants will be awarded to doctors striving to improve the lives of rheumatology patients through research. The offer is valid for:

・Nationals of countries in the Asia Pacific area.
・Medical or science graduate of less than 40 years of age (for COPCORD -age restriction does not apply).


Deadline for applications is Monday 26th March 2012.

Please visit the APLAR website for further details.

Language Polishing Support by APLAR

To promote the research output of rheumatic diseases community, APLAR is offering USD 2000 per year to support the authors to improve the language quality of their manuscripts submitted to International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases(IJRD).

All Submissions to IJRD are eligible for competition, the Editor-in-Chief reserves the rights to select the final winners, by consultation with Editorial Board members and Reviewers.

Submit your next paper online: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/aplar

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