Medicina: Special Issue "ME/CFS: Causes, Clinical Features and Diagnosis" Deadline Dec 2020

John Mac · Apr 27, 2020

A special issue of Medicina (ISSN 1010-660X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2020.

Prof. Derek FH Pheby
Guest Editor
Visiting Professor of Epidemiology, Buckinghamshire New University (retired)
Interests: ME/CFS; epidemiology; health economics; social policy; medical ethics; medical law

In order to reduce the public health burden of ME/CFS and to mitigate the damaging effects of the illness on individual patients, there is a need to focus on the early stages of the condition and the underlying factors predisposing to it. This Special Issue will focus on the origins and early stages of ME/CFS and thus will address the causes of the illness, its clinical features, and diagnosis. As regards causes, papers on risk factors and on underlying pathological processes will be equally welcome. On clinical features, we would be particularly interested in the development and application of validated instruments for assessment of the various clinical features of CFS/ME. On the question of diagnosis, we welcome papers critically reviewing case definitions, and also papers on biomarkers of disease. Papers on the social impact of the early stages of disease including its economic implications, both for affected individuals and their families and for society as a whole, will also be welcome.
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https://www.mdpi.com/journal/medici...ic_encephalomyelitis_chronic_fatigue_syndrome

Sly Saint · Apr 27, 2020

John Mac said: ↑

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/medici...ic_encephalomyelitis_chronic_fatigue_syndrome
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Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1500 CHF (Swiss Francs).
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1,500 Swiss Franc equals 1,238.49 Pound sterling

quite expensive; is that the 'normal' charge?

Mithriel · Apr 27, 2020

Derek Pheby was the guy who wanted a large study done to see exactly what people with ME felt their symptoms were, but they gave the money to the PACE trial instead. It was all part of the debacle after the CMOs report. A time that seemed hopeful but turned out not to be.

Andy · Apr 27, 2020

Sly Saint said: ↑

1,500 Swiss Franc equals 1,238.49 Pound sterling

quite expensive; is that the 'normal' charge?
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I've seen the ME Association say that they have paid that kind of amount in order for a paper to be open-access (can't remember which one though).

Dolphin · Apr 27, 2020

Andy said: ↑

I've seen the ME Association say that they have paid that kind of amount in order for a paper to be open-access (can't remember which one though).
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They paid for this paper to be open access:

Can patients with chronic fatigue syndrome really recover after graded exercise or cognitive behavioural therapy? A critical commentary and preliminary re-analysis of the PACE trial
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21641846.2017.1259724

Also
Rethinking the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome—a reanalysis and evaluation of findings from a recent major trial of graded exercise and CBT
https://bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40359-018-0218-3

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