ALES Annual Report (2025)

Till December 31, 2025, ALES has a total of 50 Editorial Board Members from 13 countries. 37 articles have been published last year, with 54% Review Article, 13% Case Report, 13% Original Article, 5% Surgical Technique and other article types. Corresponding authors came from 13 countries, with mostly from USA. According to the Google Analytics, ALES drew the attention of 215,744 visitors with 374,362 pageviews. Readership was from diverse countries, with majority from USA, followed by India, China, UK and Australia. For a comprehensive overview, please refer to the detailed report below.

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AME and Wolters Kluwer aim to expand access to global medical research through new collaboration

The agreement broadens the reach of nearly 50 Open Access titles, contributing globally to over 5,000 articles

October 2, 2025 — Wolters Kluwer Health announced a new collaboration with AME Publishing Company, an Open Access publisher specializing in medical journals and books, headquartered in Hong Kong, China.

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New Impact Factor for Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery: 0.8

We are delighted to share that Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery (ALES) has attained its latest impact factor for the 2024 citation year: 0.8.

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Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery 2024 CiteScore Released: 1.5

We are pleased to announce that the Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery (ALES) has achieved its 2024 CiteScore: 1.5, ranking 316 out of 568 journals in the Surgery category. This milestone underscores our ongoing commitment to publishing impactful research in the field.

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Reviewer of the Month (2026)

In 2026, ALES reviewers continue to make outstanding contributions to the peer review process. They demonstrated professional effort and enthusiasm in their reviews and provided comments that genuinely help the authors to enhance their work.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding reviewers, with a brief interview of their thoughts and insights as a reviewer. Allow us to express our heartfelt gratitude for their tremendous effort and valuable contributions to the scientific process.

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Readers' Choice: Author Interviews

Welcome to Readers’ Choice: Author Interviews, our exclusive interview series where we connect with the authors behind the most-read papers published in our journal. In each feature, we dive into the inspiration, challenges, and discoveries that have captured the attention of our readers. Through these interviews, we aim to provide our readers with deeper insights into the work that is shaping the future of medicine and healthcare.

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Interviews with Editorial Board Members

ALES features a distinguished editorial board, the members of which continue to instill the power of their expertise for the journal’s development. By launching this column, we are glad to introduce to you some of them in the form of interviews, in which they will share their unique career experiences and perspectives. We believe their insights will shed light on the knowledge of related fields.

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Visual Abstract

In this column, we are excited to present the Visual Abstracts for ALES publications, highlighting the essence of each study in a format that’s both engaging and accessible.

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