title: Why do we need a new journal in autoimmunity?
abstract: A new online Journal of Autoimmune Diseases is created as an independent open access journal. In addition to the obvious advantages of the open access, the Journal will practice a double-blind reviewing of the manuscripts, which means that both the reviewers and the authors remain anonymous to each other. We believe that such a policy will reduce the influence of personal and other non-scientific factors on the reviewer's decision making.
authors.affiliation: The Rayne Institute, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK. david.d'cruz@kcl.ac.uk.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: D'Cruz
authors.forename: Vitaly
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ablamunits