Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has launched a new journal, Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery. Masaki Kitajima, Vice President and Professor, International University of Health and Welfare, Tokyo, Japan, serves as Editor of the journal, the inaugural issue of which is currently available online.
A joint official journal of Asia Endosurgery Task Force and Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery (JSES), the Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery publishes significant studies in the fields of endoscopic surgery. The journal also publishes review articles and meeting reports of symposia and congresses of related associations.
Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery welcomes original articles, case reports, surgical techniques and short reports, which are peer-reviewed by the editorial board. Letters to the Editor commenting on articles published in the journal or expressing views on topics concerning surgery are also welcomed. Special articles, including review articles are provided by the Editorial Board and invited authors.
The inaugural issue includes an original article entitled 'Efficacy of preoperative ganadotrpin-releasing hormone agonist therapy for laparoscopic myomectomy' by Yasushi Kotani and researchers from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kindai University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan. The study evaluated the efficacy of preoperative gonadotropin-realeasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) therapy. Another review article in the inaugural issue looks into the current status of laparoscopic gastrectomy in Japan. In addition, this issue also features the abstracts from the 11th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery hosted by the JSES held on September 2008 in Yokohama, Japan.
