Benchmarking the Scientific and Educational Impact of the Annals of Surgical Oncology

Balch, Charles M.; Klimberg, V. Suzanne; McMasters, Kelly M.; Pawlik, Timothy M.; Tanabe, Kenneth K.; Posner, Mitchell C.; Whippen, Deborah; Roh, Mark S.

doi:10.1245/s10434-016-5270-8

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“…17 At ASO, manuscripts are received electronically (about 60 per week), with an average time of 28 days to the first decision. 18 For most submissions, the Section Editor or Associate Section Editor assigns a minimum of two reviewers per manuscript. Their comments and recommendations, together with those of the Section Editor, are passed to the Executive Editor for a final decision.…”

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Steps to Getting Your Manuscript Published in a High-Quality Medical Journal

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Publication of your research represents the culmination of your scientific activities. The key to getting manuscripts accepted is to make them understandable and informative so that your colleagues will read and benefit from them. We describe key criteria for acceptance of manuscripts and outline a multi-step process for writing the manuscript. The likelihood that a manuscript will be accepted by a major journal is significantly increased if the manuscript is written in polished and fluent scientific English. Although scientific quality is the most important consideration, clear and concise writing often makes the difference between acceptance and rejection. As with any skill, efficient writing of high-quality manuscripts comes with experience and repetition. It is very uncommon for a manuscript to be accepted as submitted to a journal. Thoughtful and respectful responses to the journal reviewers' comments are critical. Success in scientific writing, as in surgery, is dependent on effort, repetition, and commitment. The transfer of knowledge through a well-written publication in a high-quality medical journal will have an impact not only in your own institution and country, but also throughout the world.Publication of a scientific manuscript is the ultimate and arguably one of the most important components of research.1 Through publication of a scientific manuscript, your knowledge and experience become citable science in the form of novel information transmitted to physicians and scientists for current and future generations. Writing manuscripts can be a rewarding and satisfying creative process, and publication of manuscripts confers substantial benefits to academic surgeons.3 Publications in high-quality journals lend credibility to your research (due to the rigorous peer review of high-quality journals and the intense competition for the limited publication space in such journals) and are highly valued evidence of scholarship by promotion and tenure committees. A strong track record of publications carries significant influence in the allocation of grants.For trainees and surgeons early in their careers, writing manuscripts can be a valuable learning experience. As with any skill, efficient writing of high-quality manuscripts comes with experience and repetition. In this article, we offer suggestions to speed the learning process for trainees and early-career surgeons. This advice is relevant not only for manuscripts submitted to Annals of Surgical Oncology, for which most of us serve as editorial leaders, but also for clinical research manuscripts in general.

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“…Annals of Surgical Oncology is a journal that serves to disseminate important research findings and practice-changing results in the field of oncology that are of interest to members of the Society of Surgical Oncology and of educational value to the broad community of surgical oncology investigators, practitioners, and trainees worldwide. 5 During the quarter-century life of the journal, the value, scale, and scope of ASO has continued to increase on a global scale. Laparoscopic versus open surgery for rectal cancer: a metaanalysis in terms of both authors and readers throughout the world.…”

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“…Laparoscopic versus open surgery for rectal cancer: a metaanalysis in terms of both authors and readers throughout the world. 1,5,7 Both the readership and author submissions are equally divided between North America, the Asia/Pacific, and the Europe/Middle East, with a smaller participation from the South American and African continents.…”

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confidence: 99%