A step forward: Translational Andrology and Urology is indexed in PubMed/PMC

tau.amegroups.com © Translational Andrology and Urology. All rights reserved. By December 5, 2015, the Translational Andrology and Urology (TAU) has passed all the evaluation required by PubMed Central (PMC) and is officially accepted for inclusion in PubMed/PMC—an extensive and important biomedical online journal repository. All previously published content on TAU will be searchable within 1–2 months. Consequently, authors publishing in TAU will enjoy maximum exposure of their research. Acceptance in this prominent database speaks highly to the quality of the published work and the journal’s significant potential. TAU would like to express sincere appreciation for the enthusiastic and vigorous support and contributions from all board members, guest editors, reviewers, authors, and readers. Launched in March 2012, Translational Andrology and Urology (http://tau.amegroups.com) is a peer-reviewed, open-access international journal dedicating to the fields of translational andrology and urology. It was quarterly published from 2012 to 2014 and has been bi-monthly published since 2015. Twenty-one issues have been published from March 2012 to December 2015. Among them, three are supplement issues and 11 are focused issues concentrating on hot topics. These Focused Issues were guest-edited by leading experts in the field (Table 1). Considering that Focused Issues would benefit readers more intensively, TAU is planning to publish more in the future (Table 2). The journal aims to become a forum for basic researchers and clinicians to share research findings and clinical solutions, to identify new translational enterprises, and to shape future directions for basic research and clinical practice in the field. In other words, the goal of TAU is to engage the public and facilitate translation of outstanding basic science and clinical research into excellent patient care in urology and andrology. TAU has also been indexed in Scopus and endorsed by the Genitourinary Medical Association of China International Exchange and Promotive Association for Medical and Health Care (GUA-CPAM).