Publication Name	World Journal of Meta-Analysis
Manuscript ID	2821
Country	Italy

Received	2013-03-18 08:45
Peer-Review Started	2013-03-19 10:28
To Make the First Decision	2013-03-25 15:05
Return for Revision	2013-04-01 20:07
Revised
Second Decision	2013-05-07 15:59
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2013-05-08 08:53
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Typeset the Manuscript	2013-05-13 11:36
Publish the Manuscript Online	2013-05-24 09:28

ISSN	2308-3840 (online)
Open Access
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Category	Methodology
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	What is the purpose of launching World Journal of Meta-Analysis?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai and Lesley A Anderson
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, MD, Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Corso della Repubblica 79, 04100 Latina Italy. giuseppe.biondizoccai@uniroma1.it
Key Words	Evidence-based medicine; Meta-analysis; Meta-regression; Review; Systematic review
Core Tip	The exponential growth of scientific evidence and the ongoing development of meta-analyses make the worldwide dissemination of the latter study type a key scientific priority. The World Journal of Meta-Analysis will apply an electronic open access publishing approach, in order to improve the dissemination of systematic reviews and meta-analyses, focusing on clinical medicine, but spanning all biomedical, epidemiological, and psychological research fields.
Publish Date	2013-05-24 09:28
Citation	Biondi-Zoccai G, Anderson LA. What is the purpose of launching World Journal of Meta-Analysis? World J Meta-Analysis 2013; 1(1): 1-4
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2308-3840/full/v1/i1/1.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.13105/wjma.v1.i1.1

Manuscript File	2821-edited.doc