From the Editors
Article Outline
- Farewell
- Acknowledgement of reviewers
- Associate and assistant Editors
- Editorial board
- Continuing board members
- Retiring board members
- New board members
- Distinguished reviewers
- Reviewers
Farewell
With this issue of the Journal, we complete our 6 year term as editors. It has been a privilege for us to serve in this capacity and we have learned much in the process. Most gratifying has been our interaction with Editorial Board Members, reviewers and authors as we all strive to advance the discipline of vascular surgery. We extend our congratulations and best wishes to the new editors, Drs. Tony Sidawy and Bruce Perler.
Acknowledgement of reviewers
The Journal uses a rigorous peer-review process, in which each submitted manuscript is externally reviewed by at least three people, selected for their expertise in the particular topic that is the subject of the manuscript. In order to review over 1100 submissions, 308 individuals participated as reviewers for the Journal during the past year. The Editors would like to acknowledge all of the reviewers who have contributed to this process during that time. This is a voluntary effort performed by individuals during their personal time to advance the discipline of vascular surgery. The quality and impact of any scientific journal is primarily dependent on the quality of its peer-review process. We have been extraordinarily impressed by the quality and helpfulness of reviews performed for the Journal, which in many cases have substantially improved the quality of our published articles. The Editors are extremely grateful to all reviewers for their contribution.
Associate and assistant Editors
For the past 3 years the Editors have benefited from the assistance of two Associate Editors, Dr. Louis Messina who acts as the editor for most basic research submissions, and Dr. Bruce Perler, who acts as a general editor, particularly when one of the senior editors is away. Their efforts have ensured both the timeliness and quality of our review process and contributed significantly to the success and quality of the Journal.
Assistant Editors help solicit, select and write content for various sections of the Journal that significantly broaden and enhance the Journal. We would like to thank Dr. James Jones for his efforts as Editor of the Ethics Section, Dr. Gregory Moneta for his efforts as Editor of the Abstracts Section and Dr. Kenneth Ouriel for his efforts as Editor of the Review Article Section.
Editorial board
Each review received by the Editors is rated according to its quality, accuracy, insight, and helpfulness to both the authors of the submission reviewed and the Editors. Editorial Board members are selected on the basis of an objective calculation of the quantity, quality and timeliness of their reviews. Our goal it to involve as many of our best reviewers as possible on the Editorial Board. Original manuscripts submitted to the Journal are reviewed by at least one member of the Editorial Board and who also submit invited commentaries and perform other duties for the Journal. During the past year, members of the Editorial Board each performed an average of 16 reviews and accounted for 36% of all the reviews that were done.
The Editors would particularly like to recognize the following Editorial Board members who will be retiring from the Board after many years of valuable service and countless hours of unselfish work in this process. We would also like to welcome new members of the Editorial Board, selected according to the process described above, who will begin in January.
Continuing board members
George Andros, M.D.
Robert G. Atnip, M.D.
Martin R. Back, M.D.
Michael Belkin, M.D.
Thomas E. Brothers, M.D.
Ruth L. Bush, M.D., M.P.H.
Keith D. Calligaro, M.D.
Jeffrey P. Carpenter, M.D.
Daniel G. Clair, M.D.
Ronald L. Dalman, M.D.
Alan Dardik, M.D.
John F. Eidt, M.D.
Peter L. Faries, M.D.
James B. Froehlich, M.D.
Peter K. Henke, M.D.
William D. Jordan, M.D.
Jeffrey L. Kaufman, M.D.
Lois A. Killewich, M.D.
Michael P. Lilly, M.D.
Bengt Lindblad, M.D.
Thomas G. Lynch, M.D.
William C. Mackey, M.D.
James F. McKinsey, M.D.
Nicholas Morrissey, M.D.
Stuart I. Myers, M.D.
Peter Neglen, M.D., Ph.D.
Richard J. Powell, M.D.
Todd E. Rasmussen, M.D.
Caron B. Rockman, M.D.
Hazim J. Safi, M.D.
Andre Van Rij, M.D.
Fred A. Weaver, M.D.
Retiring board members
John J. Bergan, M.D.
Jan D. Blankensteijn, M.D., Ph.D.
Thomas L. Forbes, M.D.
Thomas S. Huber, M.D., Ph.D.
Glenn M. LaMuraglia, M.D.
Michel S. Makaroun, M.D.
Takao Ohki, M.D.
David Rosenthal, M.D.
Joseph R. Schneider, M.D.
New board members
Hasan H. Dosluoglu, M.D.
Randolph L. Geary, M.D.
Glenn R. Jacobowitz, M.D.
Ralf R. Kolvenbach, M.D., Ph.D.
Gregory J. Landry, M.D.
Fedor Lurie, M.D., Ph.D.
Carlos H. Timaran, M.D.
Gerald S. Treiman, M.D.
Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr., M.D.
Distinguished reviewers
The Editors would also like to recognize a group of Distinguished Reviewers, who have performed at least seven reviews for the Journal during the past year and who have consistently performed high-quality and timely reviews. These individuals have collectively contributed 31% of the total reviews and represent ideal future candidates for the Editorial board. We are very grateful for their assistance and their outstanding contribution to the peer-review process.
Ahmed Abou-Zamzam
Ali F. AbuRahma
Joseph P. Archie
Frank R. Arko
Dennis F. Bandyk
Fritz Bech
Scott A. Berceli
Jacob Buth
Gregory Spicer Cherr
G. Patrick Clagett
Marc Coggia
Mark Frederick Conrad
David L. Cull
Michael C. Dalsing
Mark G. Davies
David L. Dawson
Ellen Dillavou
Magruder C. Donaldson
Hasan Haldun Dosluoglu
Matthew J. Eagleton
Bo G. Eklof
James R. Elmore
Eric David Endean
Mohammad H. Eslami
Alik Farber
Randolph L. Geary
David L. Gillespie
Peter Gloviczki
Linda Harris
Dean A. Healy
Glenn R. Jacobowitz
Michael J.H.M. Jacobs
Ralf R. Kolvenbach
Gregory J. Landry
Peter F. Lawrence
Byung-Boong Lee
Thomas F. Lindsay
Frank W. LoGerfo
Matthew Longo
Fedor Lurie
George H. Meier
J. Gregory Modrall
David G. Neschis
Marc A. Passman
Robert B. Patterson
William C. Pevec
Janet T. Powell
William J. Quinones-Baldrich
Michael A. Ricci
Michael J. Rohrer
Eva M. Rzucidlo
Lewis B. Schwartz
Cynthia K. Shortell
Scott M. Surowiec
Carlos H. Timaran
Jan H.M. Tordoir
Gerald S. Treiman
Gilbert R. Upchurch
Paul S. van Bemmelen
J. Leonel Villavicencio
Jean-Paul de Vries
Thomas W. Wakefield
Daniel B. Walsh
Wei Zhou
Reviewers
Finally, the Editors would like to recognize all the remaining individuals who performed at least one review for the Journal during the past year. In nearly all cases these reviews were excellent, and they collectively represented 33% of all reviews; this emphasizes the importance of each individual reviewer to the peer-review process. We hope to expand the role of these reviewers in the future and are very grateful for their efforts this year.
James B. Alexander
Niren Angle
Jeffrey L. Ballard
B. Timothy Baxter
Jean-Pierre Becquemin
Hugh G. Beebe
Thomas M. Bergamini
David Bergqvist
Scott S. Berman
Deepak Bhatt
Martin Bjorck
James Hamilton Black
John Blebea
Marc Bosiers
Thomas C. Bower
Bruce J. Brener
Gregorio Brevetti
Richard P. Cambria
David Christopher Cassada
Neal Scott Cayne
Elliot L. Chaikof
Philip Chan
James G. Chandler
Stephen WK Cheng
Timothy A.M. Chuter
William Darrin Clouse
Philip D. Coleridge-Smith
Anthony J. Comerota
Michael S. Conte
John D. Corson
Enrique Criado
Bruce S. Cutler
R. Clement Darling
Brian G. DeRubertis
Nicolas Diehm
Paul Joseph DiMuzio
Yves-Marie Dion
Audra A. Duncan
Jonothan J. Earnshaw
Hans-Henning Eckstein
Matthew S. Edwards
John A. Elefteriades
Bruce M. Elliott
Luke S. Erdoes
Mark A. Farber
Mark F. Fillinger
Mary Fillinger
Spencer Galt
Antonios P. Gasparis
R.H Geelkerken
Joseph Samuel Giglia
Jerry Goldstone
Jonathan Golledge
Philip P. Goodney
Edwin C. Gravereaux
Roy K. Greenberg
Raul J. Guzman
Daniel G. Hackam
John W. Hallett
Allen David Hamdan
Jaap Hamming
Kimberley J. Hansen
Olivier Hartung
Heitham T. Hassoun
Norman R. Hertzer
William R. Hiatt
Andrew B. Hill
Bradley B. Hill
Anil Hingorani
Jamal J. Hoballah
Simon D. Hobbs
John R. Hoch
Kim J. Hodgson
Peter Holt
Menno V. Huisman
Glenn C. Hunter
Mark D. Iafrati
Daniel M. Ihnat
Karl A. Illig
Lowell Stuart Kabnick
Vikram S. Kashyap
Karthikeshwar Kasirajan
K. Craig Kent
Melina R. Kibbe
Robert L. Kistner
Mark Koelemay
Ted R. Kohler
Larry Kraiss
Timothy F. Kresowik
Helena Kuivaniemi
Yukio Kuniyoshi
Christopher J. Kwolek
Nicos Labropoulos
Brajesh K. Lal
James Laredo
Frank A. Lederle
Luis R. Leon
Mauri Lepantalo
Timothy K. Liem
Peter H. Lin
S. Martin Lindenauer
Jes S. Lindholt
Evan C. Lipsitz
Bo Liu
Sean P. Lyden
M. Ashraf Mansour
William A. Marston
Tara Marie Mastracci
Jon S. Matsumura
James May
Robert A. McCready
Mary McGrae McDermott
Robert B. McLafferty
Manish Mehta
James O. Menzoian
Joseph L. Mills
David J. Minion
Gregory L. Moneta
Wesley S. Moore
Mark D. Morasch
Satish C. Muluk
Hans Olav Myhre
A. Ross Naylor
Mark R. Nehler
Peter R. Nelson
Andre Nevelsteen
Louis L. Nguyen
Brian Nolan
Lars Norgren
Thomas F. O'Donnell
Sean D. O'Donnell
Patrick J. O'Hara
Kenneth Ouriel
C. Keith Ozaki
William P. Paaske
Jean M. Panneton
Juan C. Parodi
Hugo Partsch
Tomas Pfeiffer
Iraklis I. Pipinos
Frank B. Pomposelli
Joseph D. Raffetto
Madhavan L Raghavan
Seshadri Raju
Joseph H. Rapp
Lars Rasmussen
John E. Rectenwald
Judith G. Regensteiner
Timothy A. Resch
Jeffrey Rhodes
V. Ricci
John J. Ricotta
David Andrew Rigberg
Jacob G. Robison
Richard J. Sanders
Steven M. Santilli
Timur Paul Sarac
Rajabrata Sarkar
Andres Schanzer
Marc A.A.M. Schepens
Larry A. Scher
Marc L Schermerhorn
Jurg Schmidli
Peter A Schneider
Shoaib Shafique
Alexander D. Shepard
Paula K Shireman
Gregorio A. Sicard
Anton N. Sidawy
Krish Soundararajan
Benjamin Ware Starnes
W. Charles Sternbergh III
David Howard Stone
Timothy M. Sullivan
Spence M. Taylor
Lloyd M. Taylor
Robert W. Thompson
Olav Thulesius
Boulos Toursarkissian
Edith Tzeng
Dirk Th. Ubbink
R. James Valentine
Hajo J van Bockel
Marc R.H.M. van Sambeek
Omaida C. Velazquez
Joep CJM Veraart
Hence J. M. Verhagen
Eric Louis Gaston Verhoeven
David A. Vorp
Eric Wahlberg
Matthew Waltham
Michael T. Watkins
John V. White
G. Melville Williams
Antonius B.M. Wilmink
Mark C. Wyers
Takashi Yamaki
Guilherme Yazbek
Christopher K. Zarins
R. Eugene Zierler
PII: S0741-5214(08)01989-7
doi:10.1016/S0741-5214(08)01989-7
