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'Open' option for authors now available

APS now offers authors the option to publish their articles with immediate open access upon publication. Open access articles will also be deposited in PubMed Central at the time of publication and will be freely available immediately. Find out more from our FAQs page.

Channelopathy and drug discovery

Channelopathies are diseases that result from functional disturbances of ion channels or the proteins that regulate them. The June special issue brings together a selection of articles dealing with the various ion channels, including aquaporins, potassium channels, chloride channels, sodium channels and calcium channels, that are involved in maladies such as cardiovascular disease, brain injury, reproductive disease and kidney disease and the recent advances that have been made in identifying potential drug targets for treating these diseases. The accompanying web focus presents additional links to related articles in this area from across Nature Publishing Group.

Celebrating the 30^th Anniversary of APS

The 30^th Anniversary Special Issue (September 2010) of APS brings together a series of thought-provoking Perspectives, Reviews and Original Articles on various outstanding issues in pharmacology today. This accompanying web focus provides a collection of recent developments in these fields. Select articles have been set free for a limited time.