On April 18, 2024, a confirmation letter reached the editorial office of Journal of Visualized Surgery (JOVS) that the journal had been selected for inclusion in the Emerging Sources Citation Index. Articles published in JOVS after 2022, beginning with Vol 8, will be included in Emerging Sources Citation Index (Figure 1).
Figure 1. Formal confirmation letter from Web of Science.
The Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) is a citation index produced since 2015 by Thomson Reuters and now by Clarivate. According to the publisher, the index includes “peer-reviewed publications of regional importance and in emerging scientific fields” (1). Journals in ESCI have passed an initial editorial evaluation and can continue to be considered for inclusion in products such as SCIE, SSCI, and AHCI (1). All ESCI journals are indexed according to the same data standards, including cover-to-cover indexing, cited reference indexing, subject category assignment, and indexing all authors and addresses (1).
Launched in January 2015, Journal of Visualized Surgery (ISSN 2221-2965; J Vis Surg; JOVS) is an international open access, peer-reviewed journal (Figure 2) focused on visualized surgery and the official publication of Asia Thoracoscopic Surgery Education Program (ATEP). JOVS aims to promote the development of surgery around the world by the sharing of surgical experience in visual media between surgeons and clinicians so that all patients may benefit. On August 19, 2023, JOVS was accepted for inclusion in Scopus.
Figure 2. The cover of JOVS.
JOVS has formed an internationalized editorial board (Figure 3) and has published 924 articles as of March 25, 2024, with corresponding authors from 51 countries (Figure 4). The pageviews have shown an overall upward trend, with some fluctuations in certain years. (Figure 5).
Figure 3. International distribution of editorial board members.
Figure 4. International distribution of corresponding authors.
Figure 5. Website pageviews.
JOVS would not have achieved the remarkable milestone of being included in ESCI, without the continuous support and joint efforts from our distinguishing editorial board members, guest editors, authors, reviewers, readers, and the entire editorial team. We herein would like to extend our sincere gratitude to all the contributors. No doubt we will continue to strive to publish high-quality articles and bring JOVS to the forefront.
Reference
1. "ESCI Fact Sheet" (PDF). Clarivate.
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