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Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
Sven Erik Gisvold, Editor in Chief
Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (AAS) is an important common Nordic body for international presentation and exposure of Scandinavian anaesthesia research. The journal publishes articles within the fields of anaesthesia, intensive care, pain and emergency medicine. This way, we reflect the content and broad scope of Scandinavian anaesthesiology, hoping to influence also the rest of the world.
An international journal
Acta presently have more than 6500 subscribers in more than 60 countries. There has been a sharp increase since we launched our online version four years ago. We receive contributions from over 40 countries and more than 50% of what we print come from outside the Nordic countries. We have succeeded in becoming truly international while maintaining our Scandinavian identity and quality.
Last year we received 700 manuscripts and printed approximately 240 of them, a rejection rate of 65%.
We are fully electronic
Acta have a modern and well functioning electronic version available for all subscribers at www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/aas. In the year 2003 we recorded 123,000 accesses to the full-text versions of Acta online. This is up from 65,000 from the year before and confirms that our online version works well and attracts readers from the whole world. Our latest feature is Online Early. Online Early allows subscribers to access peer reviewed articles online before the print version of the journal is ready. Thus, the time from acceptance to publication is very short.
We also have a well functioning electronic system for submission and review of manuscripts, Manuscript Central http://aas.manuscriptcentral.com/
Citations and international ranking
Citation rate and journal impact factors are often used to assess quality and to rank scientific journals. Although, we are sceptical of this way of judging scientific quality, we are ranked as number five among the world’s anaesthesia journals based on total citations and journals impact factor. We are closing the gap between us and the two American and British journals heading the list. This gap can be further narrowed if Scandinavian researchers send more of their best scientific work to Acta.
The Acta Subcommittee of SSAI
It is our hope for the future that the editorial board of Acta also may function as a scientific committee for the SSAI. The Acta Subcommittee should focus on:
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How to improve and develop scientific writing. |
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How to design scientific investigations. |
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The continued process towards excellence in oral and poster presentations of scientific results. |
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Symposia dedicated to various research aspects of our field. |
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How to stimulate outcome research via Nordic multi-centre studies. |
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Perhaps also establish an Acta professorship that could work during periods of 1-2 years on specific scientific problems. |
The Acta Subcommittee, as part of SSAI, has direct access to the national societies and hence the possibility to reach the individual anaesthesiologist or research group. This should stimulate collaboration and concerted research efforts to further the development of our profession.
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