From this month (January 2008), Nature Publishing Group is publishing the journal Obesity on behalf of The Obesity Society. The journal is re-launching with a new look and new editorial team, led by Editor in Chief Dr Richard N. Bergman, Chairman of the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California and holder of the Keck Endowed Chair in Medicine.

Obesity aims to increase knowledge, foster research and promote better treatment for people with obesity and their families. The journal publishes important, peer-reviewed, original scientific articles, as well as relevant review articles, commentaries, and public health and medical developments. The journal is ranked in two ISI categories, Endocrinology & Metabolism and Nutrition & Dietetics, and has an impact factor of 3.491.

See the journal website for guide to authors and information about submitting papers.