Journal of Physician Assistant Education Selects Wolters Kluwer as its New Publisher

Newswise — March 4, 2015 – Wolters Kluwer, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, today announced an agreement with the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) to publish its official title, the Journal of Physician Assistant Education (JPAE), effective with the March 2015 issue.

Published quarterly, JPAE is an important forum for those involved in the education and training of physician assistants, whose numbers have grown dramatically in recent years. This peer-reviewed journal offers educators a resource for sharing ideas and innovations for advancing the training of the next generation of physician assistants

“Wolters Kluwer brings the journal publishing expertise in digital strategies and global markets that will help us raise the quality of our journal overall and increase its brand recognition through channels including the Ovid research platform to reach the medical education community worldwide,” said David Asprey, Editor in Chief of the Journal of Physician Assistant Education.

Beginning with the March 2015 issue of the Journal of Physician Assistant Education, authors and reviewers will have an enhanced and streamlined electronic manuscript submission, review, and tracking process available at http://www.editorialmanager.com/paea/default.aspx.

### About the Journal of Physician Assistant EducationThe Journal of Physician Assistant Education, indexed in the National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE database, is dedicated to advancing physician assistant (PA) education by publishing ethically produced, scholarly manuscripts germane to PA educators and by providing a forum for the sharing of ideas and innovations that will enhance the education of PA students. Peer-reviewed and published on a quarterly basis, the journal is a benefit of membership in PAEA, the only national organization in the United States representing PA educational programs.

About Wolters Kluwer HealthWolters Kluwer Health is a leading global provider of information, business intelligence and point-of-care solutions for the healthcare industry. Serving more than 150 countries worldwide, clinicians rely on Wolters Kluwer Health’s market leading information-enabled tools and software solutions throughout their professional careers from training to research to practice. Major brands include Health Language®, Lexicomp®, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Medicom®, Medknow, Ovid®, Pharmacy OneSource®, ProVation® Medical and UpToDate®.

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