2020 Award for Best Article in NAMES

Bristol University's Department of Biochemistry has won a prestigious silver SWAN (Scientific Women's Academic Network) award for excellence in recruiting and encouraging women in SET (science, engineering and technology). It is the first biochemistry department in the country to receive the honour. The department has increased the number of female academic staff and significantly increased the number of women applying for, and securing, promotion. Bristol University won a bronze SWAN award last year. Head of Department and Chair of the Biochemical Journal Editorial Board Professor George Banting said: “The department appreciates this external recognition of what it considers to be ongoing good practice within the Department of Biochemistry. The Royal Society's Athena organization is an august body and we are proud to be the first biochemistry department in the country, and the first department in the University of Bristol, to receive a silver SWAN award.” The Biochemist asked him to tell us more.

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Home dialysis bulletin, a journal to support home dialysis

Bulletin de la Dialyse à Domicile ◽

10.25796/bdd.v4i2.62313 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Christian Verger

Keyword(s):

French Language ◽

Journal Title ◽

Home Dialysis ◽

The Past ◽

Open Access Journals ◽

French Speaking ◽

English Speaking ◽

Pdf Format ◽

To Receive

With issue 2 of volume 4, of this month, June 15, 2021, the Home Dialysis Bulletin (original journal title: Bulletin de la Dialyse à Domicile (BDD)) begins its fourth year of publication. Over the past three years, it has gradually become a benchmark medium for clinical research in the field of home dialysis for both nursing staff and nephrologists. It is referenced in Sherpa/Romeo [1], and each article has a CrossRef identifier. All articles benefit from perpetual archiving and have obtained the SEAL quality logo for open access journals from the referencer DOAJ [2]. The abstracts of articles have been viewed 33,840 times, and the French versions of articles have been downloaded in pdf format 19,164 times. It is widely read by caregivers and nephrologists regardless of the mode of exercise, as our recent survey revealed [3]. But dissemination outside the French-speaking world has also been growing steadily thanks to systematic bilingual publication, and 2,640 English versions of articles have been downloaded. Our privileged relations with the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD) [4] have enabled the translation and dissemination into French of international guidelines, when authorized.. The Bulletin de la Dialyse à Domicile appears to be one of the best supports for the development of home dialysis in France and Francophonie while maintaining close links with the English-speaking community.This success was made possible thanks to the work of the authors, whom we would like to thank for their support. Thanks also to the members of our editorial board. We also warmly thank our reviewers, who carry out the critical analysis of the published articles, usually within very short deadlines: Aguilera Didier (France), Azar Raymond (France), Bammens Bert (Belgium), Bataille Stanislas (France), Beaudreuil Séverine (France), Beaume Julie (France), Béchade Clémence (France), Ben Abdallah Taieb (Tunisia), Benamar Loubna (Morocco), Cassagne Brigitte (Switzerland), Caudwell Valérie (France), Chaffara Emmanuel (France), Chanliau Jacques (France), Collart Fredéric (Belgium), Courivaud Cécile (France), de Arteaga Javier (Argentina), Descot Lisa (France), Desitter Arielle (France), Divino José (USA), Durand Pierre-Yves (France), El Esper Najeh (France), Fabre Emmanuel (France), Faller Bernadette (France), Fessi Hafedh (France), Fibach Eitan (Israel), Francois Karlien (Belgium), Goffin Eric (Belgium), Grillon Antoine (France), Guillouet Sonia (France), Jager Rachel (France), Kieron Donovan (UK), Landru Isabelle (Fran ce), Lanot Antoine (France), Laruelle Eric (France), Mougel Sophie (France), Thierry Lobbedez (France), Laville Maurice (France), Morel Bertrand (France), Morelle Johann (Belgium), Mougel Sophie (France) , Nortier Joelle (Belgium), Padernoz Marie (France), Petitclerc Thierry (France), Pourcine Franck (France), Pouteau Lise-Marie (France), Poux Jean-Michel (France), Pujo Myriam (France), Querin Serge ( Belgium), Rodrigues Anabela (Portugal), Rostoker Guy (France), Rousseau-Gagnon Mathieu (Canada), Sanchez Emilio (Spain), Seret Guilaume (France), Simon Pierre (France), Sqalli Tarik (Morocco), Stéphanie Gentile ( France), Target Natalia (France), Testa Angelo (France), Touré Fatouma (France), Treille Serge (France), Urena Pablo (France), Van Biesen Wim (Belgium), Veniez Ghislaine (France), Vernier Isabelle ( France), Landi Vincent (France), Vrtovsnik François (France).More diffusion and improvement will only be possible if we continue to receive high-quality articles, and we hope that non-academics and academics, nurses and doctors will help us achieve this goal in the interest of all and of home dialysis ; so that these physicians and nurses teams will have easily accessible documentation at their disposal to enable them to exchange their knowledge in the service of patients, while sharing in both english and french language. 1 - https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/390072 - https://doaj.org/apply/seal/3 - Verger Christian, Max Dratwa, Pierre-Yves Durand, Jacques Chanliau, Eric Goffin, Thierry Petitclerc, Belkacem Issad, Ghislaine Veniez, Isabelle Vernier, Fatouma Toure, and Cécile Courivaud. 2020. «Assessment of the Interest of a French Language Journal Specializing in Home Dialysis». Bull Dial Domic 3 (4), 227-39. https://doi.org/10.25796/bdd.v3i4.58833.4 - https://ispd.org/

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Message from the Winner

Journal of Disaster Research ◽

10.20965/jdr.2017.p0224 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 224-224

Author(s):

Harry Yeh ◽

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Hurricane Katrina ◽

Natural Hazards ◽

Natural Hazard ◽

Disaster Research ◽

Staff Members ◽

Research Activities ◽

Research Findings ◽

To Receive

I am honored to receive the JDR Award and am very grateful to the editors and staff members of the Journal of Disaster Research. I am also deeply indebted to the authors who contributed their excellent papers to the two special issues that I had the privilege of guest editing. One issue focused on tsunami forces and effects on structures (Vol.4 No.6) and the other on uncertainties in tsunami effects (Vol.11 No.4). I organized these special issues in cooperation with professors Shuto1 and Sato2, without whom I could not have achieved such fruitful special issues. So this award must be shared with both professor Shuto and professor Sato. The Journal of Disaster Research was founded in 2006, immediately after two impactful disasters: the 2004 Great Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami, and the 2005 Hurricane Katrina. The founding of the journal was very timely, and I was inspired when I was invited to serve as an international member of the editorial board. Recognizing that research in natural hazards must be trans-disciplinary and interwoven with expertise in geophysics, engineering, and social sciences, I felt it was difficult to locate a proper arena for reporting research findings. And because natural hazards do not recognize national borders, I felt it was crucial that research be conducted with close international collaboration. In the Journal’s early days, it published collections of papers originating mostly from Japanese research activities. But contributions from other countries have increased dramatically, and today the Journal is in the process of establishing an exceptional reputation, attracting truly outstanding research articles from around the world. The Journal of Disaster Research now serves as an excellent dissemination outlet for cutting-edge natural hazard and disaster research, and I intend to continually contribute to this exemplary international journal.

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Internationalization and scientific dissemination in journals and scientific events

The Academic Society Journal ◽

10.32640/tasj.2019.2.119 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 119-120

Author(s):

Eduardo G P Bock ◽

Daniel A Ponce

Keyword(s):

Applied Sciences ◽

Open Access ◽

Society Journal ◽

High Quality ◽

Great Honor ◽

Academic Society ◽

International Visibility ◽

Journal Editorial ◽

To Receive

In this issue of The Academic Society Journal, we are pleased to present relevant articles with high quality on Mechanics, Computing and Materials, as it has been commonplace in recent years. Also, with great honor, we present another guest to the journal Editorial Board, our Chilean friend from UFSC Blumenau, Daniel Alejandro Ponce Saldías. During this editorial, a question arose: why not write it in English? In fact, parallel with the journal indexing processes, we are undergoing processes of internationalization. A similar phenomenon is occurring with the 4th Congress of Engineering and Applied Sciences in the Three Borders MEC3F-2019 (http://mec3f.spo.ifsp.edu.br/) that will take place in Foz do Iguaçu city, October 2nd and 4th. That counts with professors from Paraguay and Argentina not only in scientific commissions, but also in the event organization itself. It is worth mentioning that we will continue to receive manuscripts in Portuguese and Spanish, but we would like to encourage authors to submit articles in English, thus, increasing TASJ international visibility. We hope that The Academic Society Journal continues to be a healthy alternative to publication and dissemination of open-access research in fields of "Mechanics, Computing and Materials".

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Introducing the Editorial Board Member from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Andrew Yampolsky, DDS, MD

Journal of Diagnostics and Treatment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology ◽

10.23999/j.dtomp.2020.9.1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (9) ◽

pp. 151-151

Keyword(s):

Maxillofacial Surgery ◽

Personal Communication ◽

Surgical Oncology ◽

Editorial Board Member ◽

University Hospital ◽

Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery ◽

Microvascular Reconstruction ◽

Fibula Free Flap ◽

To Receive

Nice to see OMS flourishing in my motherland. —Dr. Yampolsky (personal communication, 2019) Uniting the best microvascular surgeons in the Editorial Board became a new honorary tradition of our journal. We are enormously proud to receive the acceptance and wise support of Dr. Yampolsky (Fig 1). Andrew Yampolsky, DDS, MD is a Director, Maxillofacial Surgical Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Yampolsky`s numerous cutting-edge works continue to inspire our team to expand the portfolio of articles focused on jaw reconstructive techniques.1–5 One of the masterpieces we are really enjoying is a “Fibula Condyle in a Day” technique.5 Report perfectly describes experience in creating fibula free flap neocondyle with soleus muscle used as an intermediate layer to fill in the defect between new condyle and the skull base.5 So, dear Dr. Yampolsky, thank you for moving the surgery forward and thank you for joining the multinational team of the dtjournal.org

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REVIEWERS FOR VOLUME 73

Edinburgh Journal of Botany ◽

10.1017/s0960428616000184 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 73 (3) ◽

pp. 375-375

Keyword(s):

Advisory Board ◽

Editorial Advisory

Many papers submitted to the Edinburgh Journal of Botany are reviewed by members of the Editorial Board and Editorial Advisory Board. The members of both Boards wish to express their thanks to the following, who have also kindly reviewed papers during the preparation of this volume.

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Clinical Science in the 1990s

Clinical Science ◽

10.1042/cs0780001 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 78 (1) ◽

pp. 1-1

Author(s):

M. J. Brown

Keyword(s):

Medical Research ◽

Review Process ◽

Molecular Level ◽

Short Interval ◽

Clinical Science ◽

Molecular Medicine ◽

Mutual Benefit ◽

Real Progress ◽

General Journal

From this issue, Clinical Science will increase its page numbers from an average of 112 to 128 per monthly issue. This welcome change — equivalent to at least two manuscripts — has been ‘forced’ on us by the increasing pressure on space; this has led to an undesirable increase in the delay between acceptance and publication, and to a fall in the proportion of submitted manuscripts we have been able to accept. The change in page numbers will instead permit us now to return to our exceptionally short interval between acceptance and publication of 3–4 months; and at the same time we shall be able not only to accept (as now) those papers requiring little or no revision, but also to offer hope to some of those papers which have raised our interest but come to grief in review because of a major but remediable problem. Our view, doubtless unoriginal, has been that the review process, which is unusually thorough for Clinical Science, involving a specialist editor and two external referees, is most constructive when it helps the evolution of a good paper from an interesting piece of research. Traditionally, the papers in Clinical Science have represented some areas of research more than others. However, this has reflected entirely the pattern of papers submitted to us, rather than any selective interest of the Editorial Board, which numbers up to 35 scientists covering most areas of medical research. Arguably, after the explosion during the last decade of specialist journals, the general journal can look forward to a renaissance in the 1990s, as scientists in apparently different specialities discover that they are interested in the same substances, asking similar questions and developing techniques of mutual benefit to answer these questions. This situation arises from the trend, even among clinical scientists, to recognize the power of research based at the cellular and molecular level to achieve real progress, and at this level the concept of organ-based specialism breaks down. It is perhaps ironic that this journal, for a short while at the end of the 1970s, adopted — and then discarded — the name of Clinical Science and Molecular Medicine, since this title perfectly represents the direction in which clinical science, and therefore Clinical Science, is now progressing.

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