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Pragmatic and Observational Research
ISSN: 1179-7266
The following Article Collections/ Thematic Series are currently open for submissions:
Pharmacological intervention in atrial and ventricular fibrillation: real world evidence and regulatory considerations
Dove Medical Press is pleased to invite you to submit your research to an upcoming Article Collection on "Pharmacological intervention in atrial and ventricular fibrillation: real world evidence and regulatory considerations” in Pragmatic and Observational Research edited by our journal Editor-in-Chief, Professor David Price.
In this Article Collection, Pragmatic and Observational Research hopes to shed light on the real-world effectiveness and key considerations that surround clinical interventions for atrial and ventricular fibrillation. An emphasis will be placed on real-world studies that provide significant evidence to complement data from the key phase III randomized controlled trials. Articles on non-interventional studies, administrative and claims database analyses, patient registries, electronic health records and patient surveys will be considered. Diagnostic innovations, heart monitoring approaches, big data capacities and regulatory considerations will be tackled where applicable. This collection seeks to identify drivers of progress, key barriers and real and potential solutions for clinicians and patients. The journal will pursue scholarly leadership on novel approaches within these sub-specialties. The Editors will consider Reviews, Original Research, Editorials and Reports.
Upon submission, please use the promo code VNXRA to indicate that your manuscript will be considered for this Article Collection. The deadline for manuscripts is December 31st, 2023.
For any enquiries, please email Jermaine Wilcock, Commissioning Editor at [email protected]
Surgical interventions in heart valve replacement: Surgical and patient-reported outcomes
Dove Medical Press is pleased to invite you to submit your research to an upcoming Article Collection on "Surgical interventions in heart valve replacement: Surgical and patient-reported outcomes” in Pragmatic and Observational Research edited by our Editor-in-Chief, Professor David Price.
In this Article Collection, Pragmatic and Observational Research hopes to shed light on the real-world effectiveness and key consideration surrounding surgical approaches to heart valve replacement, aftercare considerations, and outcomes. An emphasis will be placed on surgical outcomes, trials comparing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR), morbidity, mortality, bleeding complications and longer-term efficacy. This collection seeks to identify drivers of progress, key barriers and real and potential solutions for clinicians and patients. The journal will pursue scholarly leadership on novel approaches within these sub-specialties. The Editors will consider Reviews, Original Research, Editorials and Reports.
Upon submission, please use the promo code WOYHX to indicate that your manuscript will be considered for this Article Collection. The deadline for manuscripts is December 31st, 2023.
For any enquiries, please email Jermaine Wilcock, Commissioning Editor at [email protected]
Call For Papers

Editor-in-Chief: Professor David Price
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What is the advantage to you of publishing in Pragmatic and Observational Research?
- It is an open access journal which means that your paper is available to anyone in the world to download for free directly from the Dove website.
- Although Pragmatic and Observational Research receives many papers, unlike most traditional journals, your paper will not be rejected due to lack of space. We are an electronic journal and there are no limits on the number or size of the papers we can publish.
- The time from submission to a decision being made on a paper can, in many journals, take some months and this is very frustrating for authors. Pragmatic and Observational Research has a quicker turnaround time than this. Generally peer review is complete within 3-4 weeks and the editor’s decision within 2-14 days of this. It is therefore very rare to have to wait more than 6 weeks for first editorial decision.
- Many authors have found that our peer reviewer’s comments substantially add to their final papers.
To recover our editorial and production costs and continue to provide our content at no cost to readers we charge authors or their institution an article publishing charge.
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Dr David Price
Editor-in-Chief
Pragmatic and Observational Research
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