Annali dell’Istituto Superiore di Sanità is a peer reviewed quarterly science journal which publishes research articles in biomedicine, translational research and in many other disciplines of the health sciences. The journal includes the following material: original articles, reviews, commentaries, editorials, brief and technical notes, book reviews.The publication of Monographic Sections has been discontinued. In case you wish to present a small number of coordinated contributions on specific themes concerning priorities in public health, please contact the Editorial office.The journal is in English.