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Reviewer Resource Center

Peer review is an intrinsic element in the unbiased and critical assessment of manuscripts submitted to the Annals of Surgical Oncology. Overseen by the journal’s Editors, the Annals peer review process involves independent expert assessment of the quality and appropriateness of papers that are under consideration for publication.

Online Resources


  1. Abby M, Massey MD, Galandiuk S, et al: Peer Review Is an Effective Screening Process to Evaluate Medical Manuscripts. JAMA. 1994;272:105-107
  2. Bourne PE, Korngreen A (2006) Ten Simple Rules for Reviewers. PLoS Comput Biol 2(9): e110. doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.0020110 
  3. Jefferson T, Wager E, Davidoff F: Measuring the quality of peer review. JAMA 287: 2786-2790, 2002 
  4. Rowland F: The Peer Review Process. JISC Scholarly Communications, 2004 
  5. Spier R: The history of the peer-review process. Trends in Biotechnology 20(8), 357-358, 2002 
Special Announcement:             ASO IMPACT FACTOR RISES

The 2010 Impact Factor for Annals of Surgical Oncology has risen to 4.182, the third consecutive annual increase in the journal's impact ranking. The journal is now ranked 8 of 187 journals publishing in Thomson Reuters' (formerly ISI) subject category "Surgery," making it the top ranked oncology journal in surgery. The number of journal citations rose from 8,085 in 2008 to 11,090.

 

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Lymphatic Mapping and Sentinel Node Biopsy in the Colonic Mesentery by Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) by R. A. Cahill MD, FRCS, S. Perretta MD, J. Leroy MD, B. Dallemagne MD, and J. Marescaux MD, FRCS, FACS.  Annals of Surgical Oncology. Volume 15, Number 10, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-008-9952-8