The semi-annual meeting of the Journal's Editorial Board took place during the recent Royal
College meeting, with Dr. Waddell in the Chair. The annual report comparing data on …

With this month the transition in editorial leadership of the World Journal of Surgery (WJS) is
complete. For the last six months we have been engaged in many projects to rejuvenate the …

We are pleased to announce that Savio George Barreto, MD will serve as the next associate
editor for oncological surgery submissions at the World Journal of Surgery. Dr. Barreto has …

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tionhood. McAlister has summarized in this issue some little known facts about the origins of …

Readers will notice the new style and format of the Journal commencing with this issue, the
first in 1983. The changes have been introduced after detailed discussions with our new …

I am very honored to be elected President of the International Society of Surgery/Société
Internationale de Chirurgie (ISS/SIC) as we approach the end of this centennial Congress of …

Walter Marti I am pleased to welcome Walter Marti, MD to our team of associate editors.
Professor Marti is the Vice Chairman of Surgery at the University Hospital in Basel …

In 2002, the Scandinavian Journal of Surgery got its present name. The reason for renaming
Annales Chirur giae et Gynaecologiae was to replace the old, sober and archaic name with …

Authors of papers submitted to Tlzc British Joirrnd of'Surger~ are often concerned that there
is a delay in the editor reaching a decision about their article, and equally editors are aware …

Increased specialization, new technology, and fields of interest lead to an increase in jour-
nals, books, organizations, meetings, and courses. Are they all necessary? Do we need an …