Dove Medical Press Ltd is an online open access academic publisher specialising in science, technology and especially medicine. All 80+ peer-reviewed journals are free to access online, allowing authors to disseminate their research to a global audience. Most of our journals are widely indexed in databases such as PubMed, Scopus and DOAJ, and an increasing number have Impact Factors. We are a member of OASPA, COPE and HINARI, and are committed to publishing good scientific research and giving authors around the world the opportunity to publish and share their research findings. We have an efficient and rigorous peer-review process. Due to this, many of our journals are able to provide authors with an initial editorial decision within four to five weeks. We aim to provide the highest possible standard of service to our authors. Recent feedback from an author survey demonstrated that: • 100% of authors surveyed found the online manuscript system easy to use • 100% of authors surveyed agreed that they received professional accurate service • 97% of authors surveyed would submit a manuscript with us again • 96% of authors surveyed received prompt communication throughout the publishing process • 86% of authors surveyed rated their level of satisfaction as Excellent (the other 14% rated us as good) To view testimonials from more of our authors please visit: https://www.dovepress.com/testimonials.php We have offices in the United Kingdom, USA and New Zealand. Dove Medical Press is part of Taylor & Francis Group, the Academic Publishing Division of Informa PLC