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New Era of Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals

Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

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Since its first issue in March 1993, the Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals has truly been "The Voice of Cardiothoracic Medicine in Asia", and a dream realized for all regional surgeons. Many of these clinicians had felt the sting of rejection from well-established scientific journals. An opportunity existed for them to share their clinical experiences with colleagues in the East and West through a respected medium.

A popular Korean saying states that even mountains and rivers change after 10 years, and indeed, there have been many changes in our journal since it was first launched a decade ago. Accordingly, this review of our past, where we stand now, and what lies ahead for the journal is presented as a means of updating the journal’s loyal followers.

During the past 10 years, 1508 manuscripts have been submitted to the Asian Annals of which 887 have been published, more than 50% of all submissions. Initially there was a higher than expected number of case reports published - understandable when considering there had not been a large volume of cases in most Asian countries. However, the goal from the outset for this journal was . . . [Full Text of this Article]