Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery

This special series on “Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery” was edited by Dr. Alessandro Fichera.

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Note from the Editors-in-Chief

We have been working hard to bring ALES to the limelight in the medical publication world and as an indispensable vector of scientific information to the medical community, and in particular our surgical colleagues.

As of June 28^th 2023, we are pleased to announce that ALES has obtained its first impact factor for the 2022 citation year: 0.5 (news at https://ales.amegroups.org/announcement/view/240).

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Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery 2022 CiteScore Released: 1

We are pleased to announce that the Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery (ALES) has received its 2022 CiteScore: 1, ranking 320 out of 495 journals in the Surgery category.

Furthermore, we are delighted to highlight the remarkable achievements made by all AME journals in the CiteScore ranking.

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The First Impact Factor for Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery: 0.5

We are pleased to announce that Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery (ALES) has attained its first impact factor for the 2022 citation year: 0.5 (Figure 1).

The Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery (ISSN 2518-6973; Ann Laparosc Endosc Surg; ALES; ales.amegroups.com; ales.amegroups.org) is an international, open-access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing the field of laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery.

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ALES Annual Report (2022)

Greetings from Dr. Abe Fingerhut, Dr. Minhua Zheng and Editorial Office of Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery (ALES)!

Here we’re glad to present the 2022 annual report of ALES. In 2022, ALES has published 39 articles with 77% Review Article, 8% Original Article, 8% Editorial, 5% Case Report and 2% Surgical Technique. Corresponding authors came from 15 countries, with mostly from USA, Italy, Turkey and Germany. According to the Google Analytics, website visitors of last year grew up to 314,456 with 477,986 pageviews. Several columns/special series are going on, including the new ones, “ALES Chinese Edition” and “Interviews with Outstanding Authors (2022)”. For more details, please see the below report.

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Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery (ALES) is now a member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)

Starting from July 2021, AME Publishing Company is formally recognized a publisher member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and over 60 AME-published journals become a member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), as part of AME’s commitment to best practice in scholarly publishing. Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery (ALES) is among the list of COPE membership.

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Interviews with Outstanding Authors (2022)

In 2022, many ALES authors make outstanding contributions to our journal. Their articles published with us have received very well feedback in the field and stimulate a lot of discussions and new insights among the peers.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding authors who have been making immense efforts in their research fields, with a brief interview of their unique perspective and insightful view as authors.

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Laparoscopic Urology (Ongoing)

This special series on “Laparoscopic Urology” is edited by Dr. Nitin Sharma.

Latest MIS Approaches and Data (Ongoing)

This special series on “Latest MIS Approaches and Data” is edited by Dr. George Ferzli, from NYU Langone, USA.

The rich history of laparoscopic surgery starts in the early 1900s, with Dr. Hans Christian Jacobaeus MD and Dr. Raoul Palmer MD, who demonstrated the early potential of the laparoscope and CO2 insufflation in gynecology. Our very own Dr. George Ferzli, MD was one of the first pioneers to successfully employ laparoscopy in General Surgery, by demonstrating and innovating the TEP approach for hernia repair in 1991. Decades later, the application of laparoscopy and minimally invasive approaches is now widely permeating through all surgical fields, with incredible promise.

The Pelvic Floor and Anorectal Disorders

This special series on “The Pelvic Floor and Anorectal Disorders” is edited by Dr. Lucia Oliveira, Dr. Steven D. Wexner and Dr. Sarah A. Vogler. This Special Series aims to discuss the main anorectal disorders of the pelvic floor.

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A U. S. Perspective on Endoscopic Resection of Neoplastic Lesions of the Gastrointestinal Tract (Ongoing)

This special series on “A U. S. Perspective on Endoscopic Resection of Neoplastic Lesions of the Gastrointestinal Tract” is edited by Dr. Terry Jue, from Mayo Clinic Arizona, USA.

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Minimally Invasive Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (Ongoing)

This special series on “Minimally Invasive Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery” is edited by Dr. Maria S Altieri.

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Hiatal Hernia

The current management of a hiatal hernia varies widely across practices, and finding a clear consensus continues to prove difficult. Surgical specialty, surgeon-specific training, and the variety of ways a hiatal hernia may present are among the various factors that cause confusion. This text was created to cover all aspects of the management of hiatal hernias by experts in the field of esophageal diseases.

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Advances in Robotic Surgery

It is an extraordinary pleasure to present this series on advances in robotic minimally invasive surgery. The new millennium heralded the introduction of surgical robotics with the US Food and Drug Administration approval of the DaVinci robot in 2000. There is no doubt surgical robotics or perhaps more precisely computer assisted telemanipulation surgery is here to stay. With that, will come the second era of novel instrumentation, advances in robotic surgery from a wide variety of sources now that the surgical beachhead has been established.

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