We
are pleased to announceInternational
Archives of Medicine, a new open access journal published by BioMed
Central and encompassing all aspects of medical science and clinical practice.

International
Archives of Medicinehas
a unique relationship withArchivos de
Medicina, a Spanish-language open access journal. Both journals publish
original articles, but authors of articles accepted byArchivos de Medicina
可以选择出版吗ishing English translations of their articles inInternational
Archives of Medicinewithout a new round of peer review (the translation’s
quality will be checked), andvice versa.

Translated
articles published inInternational Archives of Medicinewill link to
the original Spanish-language article via the latter’s Digital Object
Identifier (DOI). BioMed Central’sIndependent Journals team
would be happy to discuss further ideas concerning bi-lingual journal twins.

For
further information about the journal please read thelaunch Editorialby
Editor-in-Chief Manuel Menéndez González (Hospital Álvarez-Buylla, Mieres,
Spain), who is supported by an internationalEditorial Board. Readers
interested in keeping abreast with the latest developments of this exciting new
journal canregisterto receive
regular alerts.