Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery (ALES) is now a member of the Surgery Journal Editors Group (SJEG)

Beginning in September 2022, the Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery (ALES) adopted the Surgery Journal Editors Group (SJEG) joint statement and pledges to "strive for diversity in the peer review process and among the editorial boards and editorial leaders."

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Interviews with Outstanding Authors (2022)

In 2022, many ALES authors make outstanding contributions to our journal. Their articles published with us have received very well feedback in the field and stimulate a lot of discussions and new insights among the peers.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding authors who have been making immense efforts in their research fields, with a brief interview of their unique perspective and insightful view as authors.

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The Pelvic Floor and Anorectal Disorders

This special series on “The Pelvic Floor and Anorectal Disorders” is edited by Dr. Lucia Oliveira, Dr. Steven D. Wexner and Dr. Sarah A. Vogler. This Special Series aims to discuss the main anorectal disorders of the pelvic floor.

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Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery (ALES) is now a member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)

Starting from July 2021, AME Publishing Company is formally recognized a publisher member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and over 60 AME-published journals become a member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), as part of AME’s commitment to best practice in scholarly publishing. Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery (ALES) is among the list of COPE membership.

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A U. S. Perspective on Endoscopic Resection of Neoplastic Lesions of the Gastrointestinal Tract (Ongoing)

This special series on “A U. S. Perspective on Endoscopic Resection of Neoplastic Lesions of the Gastrointestinal Tract” is edited by Dr. Terry Jue, from Mayo Clinic Arizona, USA.

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Natural orifice specimen extraction in colorectal surgery (Ongoing)

This special series on “Natural orifice specimen extraction in colorectal surgery” is edited by Dr. Cuneyt Kayaalp.

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Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery is going to receive its first impact factor in June 2023

According to the latest news of Web of Science, Clarivate Analytics on July 26, 2022, in the 2023 release of the Journal Citation Report™, all Web of Science Core Collection™ journals will receive a Journal Impact Factor (JIF)™. 

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Minimally Invasive Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (Ongoing)

This special series on “Minimally Invasive Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery” is edited by Dr. Maria S Altieri.

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Hiatal Hernia

The current management of a hiatal hernia varies widely across practices, and finding a clear consensus continues to prove difficult. Surgical specialty, surgeon-specific training, and the variety of ways a hiatal hernia may present are among the various factors that cause confusion. This text was created to cover all aspects of the management of hiatal hernias by experts in the field of esophageal diseases.

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ALES Annual Report (2021)

Greetings from Dr. Abe Fingerhut, Dr. Minhua Zheng and Editorial Office of Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery (ALES)!

In 2021, with joint effort and support from all contributors, ALES made steady progress with publication of 51 articles, authors mostly from USA. According to the Google Analytics, ALES enjoyed an increasing number of pageviews (all together 317,873 and visitors about 197,103 worldwide, mainly from USA). Five special series were published. For more details, please check at the following report.

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Advances in Robotic Surgery

It is an extraordinary pleasure to present this series on advances in robotic minimally invasive surgery. The new millennium heralded the introduction of surgical robotics with the US Food and Drug Administration approval of the DaVinci robot in 2000. There is no doubt surgical robotics or perhaps more precisely computer assisted telemanipulation surgery is here to stay. With that, will come the second era of novel instrumentation, advances in robotic surgery from a wide variety of sources now that the surgical beachhead has been established.

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Immunologic Implications of Minimal Invasive Surgery (Ongoing)

This special series on “Immunologic Implications of Minimal Invasive Surgery” is edited by Dr. Philipp Lingohr and Dr. Jonas Dohmen from University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany. This special series aims to integrate the benefits of laparoscopy detected in experimental research into clinical practice.

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