This Article  • Full text  • PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Topic Collections  • Surgery, Other  • Alert me on articles by topic

Julie Ann Freischlag, MD

Arch Surg. 2008;143(1):7.

	Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text and any section headings.

Our mission remains the same: "To promote the art and science of surgery by publishing relevant peer-reviewed clinical and basic science information to assist the surgeon in optimizing patient care. The Archives of Surgery will also serve as a forum for the discussion of issues that involve ethics, teaching, surgical history, and socioeconomic concerns." Our vision is to become the "best" surgical journal out there—but what is best?

We are now receiving more than 40% more manuscript submissions than 2 years ago. Because so many manuscripts are being submitted, the editorial board of the Archives has decided to dedicate only 1 issue per year to each of our affiliated societies: the New England Surgical Society, the Western Surgical Association, and the Pacific Coast Surgical Association. Any accepted manuscripts from the meetings in excess of 1 issue will be placed in the queue with the rest of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

AUTHOR INFORMATION