Greetings from Dr. Abe Fingerhut, Dr. Minhua Zheng and Editorial Office of Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery (ALES)!
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.
We take this opportunity to express our heartfelt gratitude to the Editorial Board Members, Guest Editors, Authors, Reviewers and Readers, for your contribution and support to ALES all the times. Looking ahead to 2026, we eagerly anticipate more opportunities to work with you and warmly welcome new experts’ joining to make the journal a robust and dynamic platform!
Sincerely,
Editorial Office
Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery
2025 Annual Report at PDF