The Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases, Innovations and Techniques (JVS-CIT) has published its latest virtual special issue, which covers genetic arteriopathy. This is the second special issue published in the journal. JVS-CIT currently plans to publish four per year.
JVS-CIT editors report that there are data showing manuscripts published in virtual special issues have a higher number of publications and are read more often.
The latest special issue theme is dedicated to the diagnosis of underlying aortopathy or arteriopathy etiology, and management of these conditions. The two guest editors are Sherene Shalhub, MD, of Oregon Health and Science University, and J.Westley Ohman, MD, of Washington University School of Medicine.
“Drs. Shalhub and Ohman are national thought-leaders in the management of genetic arteriopathies and were the key to making this issue possible,” said JVS-CIT Editor-in-Chief Matthew Smeds, MD. “They have been able to provide insight into the topic that would have otherwise been missing and helped put together a valuable resource for all vascular surgeons.”
The editorial board and guest editors of JVS-CIT spent six months recruiting content for the genetic arteriopathy issue. It contains 14 case reports and short communications. It can be found at vascular.org/JVSCITvsiGenetic.
JVS-CIT is currently recruiting manuscripts for the next two virtual special issues. The topics being studied include aortic dissections, guest edited by Firas Mussa, MD, and Bernardo Mendes, MD, and vascular trauma, guest edited by Mario D’Oria, MD, and Erica Leith Mitchell, MD. Release dates will be announced soon.
