Editors-in-Chief
Adel El-Naggar, Professor of Pathology and Head and Neck Surgery, UT. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Texas, United States of America
Colin Hopper, Consultant Head & Neck Surgeon/Senior Lecturer, University College London, United Kingdom
Waseem Jerjes, Senior Research Fellow in Surgery, University College London, United Kingdom
Tahwinder Upile, Senior Lecturer in Surgery, University College London, United Kingdom

Head & Neck Oncology is an open access, peer-reviewed, online journal soon to be launched by BioMed Central.

Head & Neck Oncology, the official journal of the Head & Neck Optical Diagnostics Society, encompasses all aspects of clinical practice, basic and translational research on the aetiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, assessment, management, follow-up and prognosis of patients with head and neck tumours.

Topical areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Aetiopathogenesis, epidemiology, immunology and biology of head and neck tumors.
  • Assessment of head and neck tumours, e.g. clinical features, diagnosis, staging, advanced imaging.
  • Medical, surgical and radiation oncology, e.g. chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, photodynamic therapy, laser therapy.
  • The role of medical and dental practitioners in the management of head and neck tumours.
  • The role of non-medical allied healthcare professionals in the management head and neck tumours.
  • Palliative care.
  • Translational innovations and methodology in the management of head and neck tumours.
  • Hypotheses and experimental proofs in the management of head and neck tumours.
  • Ethics, consent and medico-legal issues related to head and neck tumours.
The journal focuses on evidence-based and hypothesis-driven research, and aims to provide researchers and clinicians in the field with practical updates at the edge of translational research.

Head & Neck Oncology is providing financial assistance to support the journal's important contribution to the field. Authors who would like to request assistance with article processing charges are encouraged to contact the Editors-in-Chief.

Head & Neck Oncology is accepting submissions; please use the online submission system to submit your manuscript. For all enquiries about the journal, please contact: editorial@headandneckoncology.org.

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Editors-in-Chief
Adel El-Naggar (United States)
Colin Hopper (United Kingdom)
Waseem Jerjes (United Kingdom)
Tahwinder Upile (United Kingdom)

Deputy Editor
Ann Sandison (United Kingdom)

Executive Editor
Holger Sudhoff (Germany)

Associate Editors
A.Simon Carney (Australia)
Anil D'cruz (India)
John K. Field (United Kingdom)
Arlene Forastiere (United States)
Patrick Gullane (Canada)
Silvio Gutkind (United States)
Scott Lippman (United States)
Alexander Rapidis (Greece)
Jatin Shah (United States)
Lars Steinstraesser (Germany)
Nalin Thakker (United Kingdom)

Section Editors
Joel Epstein (United States)
Ashok Mehta (India)
Leslie Michaels (United Kingdom)
Nimesh Patel (United Kingdom)
Lasto Pavlovic (United Kingdom)
Simon Rogers (United Kingdom)

Research Editors
Oliver Adunka (United States)
Prasad Amaratunga (Sri Lanka)
Andrea Burgess (United Kingdom)
Joseph Califano (United States)
Ramin Carbiner (United Kingdom)
Barbara Conley (United States)
Stefano Fedele (United Kingdom)
Alexander Kubler (Germany)
Mahesh Kumar (United Kingdom)
Jeffrey Myers (United States)
David Rosenthal (United States)
Gareth Thomas (United Kingdom)

Statistical Advisors
Shashivadan Hirani (United Kingdom)
Aviva Petrie (United Kingdom)

Advisory Board
Nazar Al-Talabani (Iraq)
Carol Bradford (United States)
Patrick Bradley (United Kingdom)
Alfio Ferlito (Italy)
Robert Ferris (United States)
Ann Gillenwater (United States)
Susanne M. Gollin (United States)
Peter Hirnle (Germany)
Karl Hormann (Germany)
Vinod Joshi (United Kingdom)
Nicholas Kalavrezos (United Kingdom)
Cyrus Kerawala (United Kingdom)
Kwang Hyun Kim (Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of)
Luiz Kowalski (Brazil)
M. Abraham Kuriakose (India)
Li Mao (United States)
Hisham Mehanna (United Kingdom)
Werner Millesi (Austria)
Salil Nair (United Kingdom)
Pornchai O-Charoenrat (Thailand)
Snehal Patel (United States)
Graham Putnam (United Kingdom)
Ranju Ralhan (India)
Brian Schmidt (United States)
Martin Scholz (Germany)
Ashok Shaha (United States)
Edward Shillitoe (United States)
Khee Chee Soo (Singapore)
Erich Sturgis (United States)
Saman Warnakulasuriya (United Kingdom)
William I. Wei (Hong Kong)
Williams Westra (United States)
David Wiesenfeld (Australia)
Julia Woolgar (United Kingdom)