Newswise — Chicago(October 31, 2012): A two-year international collaboration process between American and Chinese surgeons has led to the development of a new Chinese-language edition of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS), the official scientific publication of the American College of Surgeons. The first issue will be released November 2012.
The Chinese edition of JACS will be distributed across China and an electronic version will be hosted on the website of the journal’s publisher, Elsevier Science, Inc. The new edition consists of a brief preface and commentary by the edition’s editor, Yupei Zhao, MD, FACS (Hon), Beijing, China, along with translations of selected articles from the English-language edition of JACS. Timothy Eberlein, MD, FACS, the Editor-in-Chief of JACS, secured an agreement with Elsevier to publish the new quarterly edition. “Publishing a Chinese edition of JACS presents a good opportunity to increase the reach of the journal among new Chinese readers, and increase opportunities for Chinese authors to submit more scientific papers to the journal,” Dr. Eberlein said.
First published in 1905 as Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics, the journal was renamed Journal of the American College of Surgeons in 1994. Its goal is to provide its readership with the highest quality rapid retrieval of information relevant to surgeons. JACS is a monthly peer-reviewed journal publishing original contributions on all aspects of surgery, including original scientific articles, collective reviews, and experimental investigations with clear clinical relevance.
About the American College of SurgeonsThe American College of Surgeons is a scientific and educational organization of surgeons that was founded in 1913 to raise the standards of surgical practice and to improve the quality of care for surgical patients. The College is dedicated to the ethical and competent practice of surgery. Its achievements have significantly influenced the course of scientific surgery in America and have established it as an important advocate for all surgical patients. The College has more than 78,000 members and is the largest organization of surgeons in the world. For more information, visit http://www.facs.org(.)
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