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Reflections on a Collective Creative Experiment with GenAI: Exploring the Boundaries of What is Possible

We would like to start this editorial with sincere gratitude. In putting out a call with such a tight turnaround we were acutely aware of the pressure that we were putting on the contributors, the reviewers and ourselves as editors. However, we were equally cognisant of the rapidly changing nature of the world of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) and its impact on the world of education. Thus, we wanted to publish a timely issue by compressing the whole process from the call, to review, to copyediting and finally to publication into a timeframe of approximately 11 weeks. (Ultimately from call to publication the process took 81 days.) First, thank you to all who took the time to submit manuscripts for consideration. A good portion of academic labour is invisible and unrecognised and we want to acknowledge and thank you for the time you dedicated to creating submissions. Second, thank you to the reviewers who turned things around very quickly in a professional and supportive manner in order to meet our ambitious timetable. Finally, thank you to the authors who appear in this issue and who worked quickly to turn around revisions and edits. As an editorial team, we learned a great deal about our own procedures, processes and patterns which we will carry forward to continue to improve the Irish Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning. In the issue that follows, we hope to provide a snapshot of a moment in time. When ChatGPT was released in November 2022 it created ripples in education that had not been seen in quite some time. Countless articles about it being the downfall of education (Devlin, 2023; Chomsky, 2023) to the solution (Heaven, 2023; Seetharaman, 2023) and all things in-between (Leaver & Srdarov, 2023) flash across our screens daily. Places of education are scrambling to create policies and there has been a swift reaction to GenAI at national, European, and global level. In Ireland, the Quality and Qualification Agency (QQI) issued broad advice for tertiary education providers on GenAI in the context of assessment and academic integrity and reworking assessment strategies (National Academic Integrity Network, 2023). In Europe, The European Network for Academic Integrity (ENAI) published very useful recommendations on the Ethical use of Artificial Intelligence in Education in May (Foltynek et al., 2023). At the global level, UNESCO (2023) published a simple guide for educators called ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence in higher education: Quick start guide in April. In November, Australia produced a national framework for the use of GenAI in schools (Commonwealth of Australia, 2023.) One clear throughline has been the need for faculty to increase their digital literacy and understanding of GenAI (Laupichler et al., 2022; Farrelly & Baker, 2023; Southworth et al., 2023). This was the driving force for this special issue. As a journal, we wanted to create a safe, open and scholarly platform for engaging with GenAI. The hope is that this issue can serve as a mentor text for discussion and experimentation.

From the publisher

On behalf of the Editor-in-Chief, Dr. William L. Waugh, Jr and Special Issue Editor, Dr. Attila J. Hertelendy, I would like to extend our gratitude to all of the authors who have submitted their manuscripts for consideration. Your contributions have been vital in advancing our understanding of the pandemic and its impact and have helped to shed light on a multitude of important issues related to COVID-19. Your dedication to researching and sharing your findings has been truly inspiring and has helped to make a positive impact in the world.

Letter from the Editors

How we measure success This issue, volume 15, number 2, is certainly one of our most substantial. Over the past couple of volumes we’ve averaged about 85 pages per issue, and this one is clocking in at over 150. We’d like to say that we’re just cleaning up a backlog of accepted manuscripts, but the truth is that we’re receiving more and more quality submissions. Since the date of the initial submission included in this issue, we’ve received almost 200 manuscripts for consideration. And this uptick in quality is not going unnoticed. We’ve had over 46,000 articles downloaded since the publication of our last issue. We’ve averaged almost 104,000 articles downloaded every year for the past five years, and we’re on pace this year to exceed that number. Although this means more work for our tireless editorial board, this is a happy problem to have. If you’re interested in contributing to the field by joining our Editorial Board, you can complete a self-nomination form at this address: https://forms.gle/4VT2hbcW33uLJEEh9. Since moving to our current platform, we’ve had almost 700,000 articles downloaded, with another 71,000 complete articles read online. We now have 595 articles online (this issue will make it 610). And while the math here doesn’t account for the relative popularity of each article, a simple back-of-the-envelope calculation says that articles are downloaded an average of about 1,000 times in a decade. We would like to be able to offer authors a more concrete and reliable methodology for determining the penetration and effectiveness of their work. We could be very precise, and offer some cross-discipline comparisons with metrics like the impact factor of an article or an entire journal, a citation analysis for an article, or a particular author’s h-index. But while the SoTL field has continued to gain more practitioners and garner more attention from scholars, it still has difficulty articulating its own legitimacy, and therefore its justification for inclusion in the analytic tools that sit behind the metrics above. The Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), used by the Web of Science in determining the impact factor of a journal or a single article, indexes 1,645 journals on teaching and learning, yet fewer than a dozen of these are not specific to a particular discipline. Scopus (run by Elsevier) provides three separate metrics: CiteScore, SJR (SCImago Journal Rank) and SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper). Its database contains over 22,000

Call for Special Issue Papers: Special Issue on High-throughput Technologies for the Discovery and Development of Chemical Probes and Pharmacological Tools

ASSAY and Drug Development TechnologiesVol. 19, No. 7 Call For PapersFree AccessCall for Special Issue Papers: Special Issue on High-throughput Technologies for the Discovery and Development of Chemical Probes and Pharmacological ToolsDeadline for Manuscript Submission: November 1, 2021Guest Editors: Milka Kostic and Bruce J. MelanconGuest Editors: Milka KosticDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USASearch for more papers by this author and Bruce J. MelanconVanderbilt University School of Medicine, Franklin, TN, USASearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:4 Oct 2021https://doi.org/10.1089/adt.2020.29095.cfp2AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB Permissions & CitationsPermissionsDownload CitationsTrack CitationsAdd to favorites Back To Publication ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail Pharmacological and chemical probes are foundational tools for asking basic biological and translational questions. They complement genetic strategies, such as CRISPR and RNA interference technologies. Together, these strategies enable biologist and clinician scientist to advance biomedical research and accelerate discovery of the next generation of therapeutics.This premier special issue of the series focuses on emerging high-throughput technologies that are critical for rapid, reliable, and reproducible discovery and/or validation of chemical probes and pharmacological tools (inhibitors, agonists, antagonists, degraders (PROTACs and molecule glue compounds, natural products, and similar).Some of the assays and technologies of interest include: (a) phenotypic, fragment-based or target-based screening for small molecule ligand discovery; (b) high-throughput biochemical, biophysical. And cell-based methods that accelerate probe characterization; (c) chemoproteomic and proteomic methods for probe discovery and validation; (d) computer-based methods if supported by extensive wet-lab follow up. We are also interested in strategies for screening library design and development, as well as advanced assays for target validation.Special Issue Editors, Milka Kostic, PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Bruce J. Melancon, PhDVanderbilt University, School of Medicine, will consider articles from the full breadth of research in the field from original research papers, reviews, and methods papers, to perspectives, profiles, commentaries, and exemplary front matter.Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: Phenotypic, fragment-based or target-based screening for small molecule ligand discoveryHigh-throughput biochemical, biophysical, and cell-based methods that accelerate probe characterizationChemoproteomic and proteomic methods for probe discovery and validationComputer-based methods, if supported by extensive wet-lab follow upContributions will receive prompt and thorough peer review, feedback, and decision. Please refer to our Instructions for Authors before submitting your manuscript for consideration. Authors are encouraged to evaluate ideas directly with Milka Kostic, PhD (Milka_Kostic@DFCI.HARVARD.EDU).ASSAY and Drug Development Technologies provides access to novel techniques and robust tools that enable critical advances in early-stage screening. This research published in the Journal leads to important therapeutics and platforms for drug discovery and development. This reputable peer-reviewed journal features original papers application-oriented technology reviews, topical issues on novel and burgeoning areas of research, and reports in methodology and technology application. Please visit our website at www.liebertpub.com/adt to view our Information for Authors.Editorial or technical questions?Contact Taylor Bowen (assay_eo@liebertpub.com)Visit the Instructions for Authors:www.liebertpub.com/adtSubmit your paper for peer review online:https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/assayFiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 19Issue 7Oct 2021 InformationCopyright 2021, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishersTo cite this article:Guest Editors: Milka Kostic and Bruce J. Melancon.Call for Special Issue Papers: Special Issue on High-throughput Technologies for the Discovery and Development of Chemical Probes and Pharmacological Tools.ASSAY and Drug Development Technologies.Oct 2021.403-404.http://doi.org/10.1089/adt.2020.29095.cfp2Published in Volume: 19 Issue 7: October 4, 2021Online Ahead of Print:August 27, 2021PDF download

Guest editorial

This Special Issue “Connect, Engage, Transform!” is associated with the 2018 Australian & New Zealand Marketing Academy (ANZMAC) conference held in Adelaide, Australia in December 2018. The conference theme of “Connect Engage and Transform”, which is also the theme for this special issue recognizes the need for business researchers to connect with external stakeholders such as businesses and policymakers. Researchers should engage with different stakeholders to make an impact. All papers presented at the ANZMAC conference and related to the general theme of business-to-business marketing were eligible to submit their manuscript for consideration to this special issue.

Call for Special Issue Papers: New Space India

New SpaceVol. 8, No. 4 Call for PapersFree AccessCall for Special Issue Papers: New Space IndiaAbstract Deadline: December 31, 2020Deadline for Manuscript Submission: April 1, 2021Guest Editor: Dr. Narayan PrasadGuest Editor: Dr. Narayan PrasadChief Operations Officer, Satsearch.coSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:15 Dec 2020https://doi.org/10.1089/space.2020.29033.cfpAboutSectionsView articleView PDFView PDF Plus ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions Back To Publication ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail View articleNew Space is the only international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to academic, industry, and government contributions to space entrepreneurship and innovation. Featuring world-class content that covers innovative and expanding applications at the intersection of space science, engineering, policy, and business, the Journal encourages the growth of rapidly expanding enterprises and products that will advance knowledge, benefit society and improve the way we live.We are organizing a Special Issue on New Space: The rise of Space 2.0 in India and would like to invite you to contribute to this comprehensive collection of articles. India recently announced major reforms in its space sector with the formation of a new autonomous body called Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) to support the private space industry to conduct end-to-end space missions and provide services. Earlier in 2017, the Department of Space (DOS), Government of India had issued a draft ‘Space Activities Bill’ with the intention of supporting the needs of New Space startups who are looking to independently develop space-based services and products for the first time in India. This is an exciting time of rapid changes in innovation, entrepreneurship and policies in a country where government had dominated space activities for over six decades.For this Special issue, we invite you to submit abstracts which address the highlighted policy gaps, identified through the contest as priority areas, either utilizing an Indian lens, highlighting Indian perspectives or that will be of relevance to India's space future.The Special Issue will focus on the following areas of interest, which include, but are not limited to: Perspectives of New Space actors and their needs to thriveIntegration of space-based services into the Indian economyCritiques of the draft Space Activities Bill and recommendations for changesPolicy and institutional actions required for New Space to be successful in IndiaInnovation and entrepreneurship development specific to New Space in IndiaDevelopment of space science, space hubs and outreach through the New Space lensHuman resource development for New Space catering to diversity and inclusivityContributions will receive prompt and thorough peer review. Please refer to our Instructions for Authors before submitting your manuscript for consideration. Authors may vet ideas directly with the guest editor Narayan Prasad at narayan@satsearch.co, via e-mail before submitting. Please refer to the following links for instruction for authors and manuscript submission https://home.liebertpub.com/publications/new-space/610/for-authorsPlease direct Editorial questions to our Editor-in-Chief, Ken Davidian at newspace.eic@gmail.com and guest editor Narayan Prasad at narayan@satsearch.coVisit the Instructions for Authors:www.liebertpub.com/spaceSubmit your paper for peer review online:https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/spaceMary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers, 140 Huguenot Street, New Rochelle, NY 10801, USA.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 8Issue 4Dec 2020 InformationCopyright 2020, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishersTo cite this article:Guest Editor: Dr. Narayan Prasad.New Space.Dec 2020.165-165.http://doi.org/10.1089/space.2020.29033.cfpPublished in Volume: 8 Issue 4: December 15, 2020

Call for Special Issue Papers: Methodology of Research and Applications of Electric Fields

BioelectricityVol. 2, No. 2 Calls for PapersFree AccessCall for Special Issue Papers: Methodology of Research and Applications of Electric FieldsDeadline for Manuscript Submission: July 15, 2020Guest Editors: Min Zhao, Ann Rajnicek, and Francis LinGuest Editors: Min ZhaoUniversity of California, Davis.Search for more papers by this author, Ann RajnicekUniversity of Aberdeen.Search for more papers by this author, and Francis LinUniversity of Manitoba.Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:17 Jun 2020https://doi.org/10.1089/bioe.2020.29013.cfp2AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions Back To Publication ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail Bioelectricity is central to the physiology and pathology of wound healing, nervous system function, immune responses, cardiac and muscle functions, and cancers. Recent technological advances in engineering, physics, chemistry and computer science have spawned wide-ranging electric field-based methodologies with biological and biomedical applications. These continue to emerge, so this timely special issue aims to be a focal point for innovation. We now solicit high quality original research papers on novel research methodologies and applications of electric fields. Other types of manuscripts will also be considered.Topics can include (but are not restricted to) microfluidic devices for research applications of biomolecules, cells and microorganisms mediated by electric fields, modeling and computational methods for studying bioelectricity in physiological and pathological systems or in in-vitro models, electrode fabrication and electrode array designs to enable new bio-applications, development of novel devices utilizing electrical phenomena to diagnose or treat disease. Scientists, engineers, clinicians and other professionals who are actively pursuing research relevant to this special issue are strongly encouraged to submit their work.Bioelectricity will consider articles from the full breadth of evidence: from original research papers and reviews, to perspectives, profiles, commentaries, and exemplary front matter.Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: Topic A: Microfluidic devices for research applications of biomolecules, cells and other microorganisms mediated by electric fieldsTopic B: Modeling and computational methods for studying bioelectricity in physiological and pathological systems or in in-vitro modelsTopic C: Electrode fabrication and electrode array designs to enable novel bio-applicationsTopic D: Development of novel diagnostic or therapeutic devices utilizing electrical phenomena to diagnose or treat disease.Contributions will receive prompt and thorough peer review. Please refer to our Instructions for Authors at www.liebertpub.com/bioe before submitting your manuscript for consideration. Authors are encouraged to vet ideas directly with Dr. Francis Lin via e-mail before submitting (francis.lin@umanitoba.ca).Bioelectricity is the only journal devoted explicitly to bioelectricity research. The field of bioelectricity, much like the field of biochemistry, is becoming a foundational component of the biological sciences. The scientists who pioneered modern studies of bioelectricity have created a solid footing for the imminent upsurge in exploration: voltage, current, resistance, pH, and other familiar ion-dependent phenomena, have all been found to be generated and maintained by cells in highly conserved, energy-dependent processes. Spearheaded by pioneering co-Editors-in-Chief, Mustafa Djamgoz, PhD, and Michael Levin, PhD, Bioelectricity is published online and in print with open access options and rapid turnaround of submissions. The Journal provides a high-profile, international forum for groundbreaking original research papers, review articles, captivating front matter, debate, and commentary. Bioelectricity is an exciting and dynamic focal point for the growing bioelectricity community and is the go-to resource that will drive the field forward.Editorial questions? Please contact Dr. Francis Lin (francis.lin@umanitoba.ca).Visit the Instructions for Authors:www.liebertpub.com/bioeSubmit your paper for peer review online:https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/bioeFiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 2Issue 2Jun 2020 InformationCopyright 2020, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishersTo cite this article:Guest Editors: Min Zhao, Ann Rajnicek, and Francis Lin.Bioelectricity.Jun 2020.65-65.http://doi.org/10.1089/bioe.2020.29013.cfp2Published in Volume: 2 Issue 2: June 17, 2020PDF download

Call for Special Issue Papers: Drug Delivery Research.

ASSAY and Drug Development TechnologiesVol. 18, No. 4 Calls for PapersFree AccessCall for Special Issue Papers: Drug Delivery ResearchDeadline for Manuscript Submission: August 1, 2020Guest Editor: Harsh ChauhaGuest Editor: Harsh ChauhaSpecial Editor of Drug Delivery Research, ASSAY and Drug Development TechnologiesSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:21 May 2020https://doi.org/10.1089/adt.2020.29094.cfp2AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB Permissions & CitationsPermissionsDownload CitationsTrack CitationsAdd to favorites Back To Publication ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail Advent of in silico screening techniques and high throughput technologies have resulted in synthesis of highly potent compounds with challenging physicochemical properties. Also, there are several issues related to the formulation of current marketed and repurposed drugs. For these challenging compounds, delivery systems are designed to enhance solubility/ stability, target specific sites in the human body, optimize drug therapy, improve PK-PD profile and reduce side/ adverse effects. The special issue focuses on recent advancement in the area of formulation and drug delivery technologies (solutions, semi-solids, nanoparticles, liposomes, emulsions, amorphous dispersions etc.) for challenging drugs.Special Issue Editor Dr. Harsh Chauhan will consider articles from the full breadth of research in the field from original research papers, reviews, and methods papers, to perspectives, profiles, commentaries, and exemplary front matter.Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: Advancement in novel drug delivery technologies.Formulation, characterization, in vitro/in vivo studies of nanoparticles.Solubilization and delivery of poorly soluble compounds.Targeted drug delivery systems.Advancement in topical/ transdermal drug delivery systems.Contributions will receive prompt and thorough peer review. Please refer to our Instructions for Authors at www.liebertpub.com/adt before submitting your manuscript for consideration. Authors are encouraged to vet ideas directly with Dr. Chauhan via e-mail (harshchauhan@creighton.edu) before submitting.ASSAY and Drug Development Technologies provides access to novel techniques and robust tools that enable critical advances in early-stage screening. This research published in the Journal leads to important therapeutics and platforms for drug discovery and development. This reputable peer-reviewed journal features original papers application-oriented technology reviews, topical issues on novel and burgeoning areas of research, and reports in methodology and technology application.Manuscript Submission Deadline: August 1, 2020Visit the Instructions for Authors:www.liebertpub.com/adtSubmit your paper for peer review online:https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/adtFiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 18Issue 4May 2020 InformationCopyright 2020, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishersTo cite this article:Guest Editor: Harsh Chauha.Call for Special Issue Papers: Drug Delivery Research.ASSAY and Drug Development Technologies.May 2020.155-155.http://doi.org/10.1089/adt.2020.29094.cfp2Published in Volume: 18 Issue 4: May 21, 2020Online Ahead of Print:April 20, 2020PDF download

Thank You to JAMA Peer Reviewers, Authors, and Readers

In this issue of JAMA, we are pleased to publish the names of the 3960 peer reviewers of JAMA manuscripts in 2013.1 We extend our sincere thanks to these reviewers for their thoughtful, insightful, and scholarly evaluation of manuscripts. Even though the peer review process continues to undergo evaluation and evolution,2 we find the comments and suggestions from JAMA peer reviewers an indispensable aspect of the scientific publication process. We also extend our sincere thanks to all authors who submitted manuscripts for consideration for publication in JAMA. In 2013, the 6937 total manuscripts and 4731 research papers submitted, as well as the 78 randomized clinical trials, 124 Editorials, and 192 Viewpoints published in JAMA, represent all-time highs (Table and eTable in the Supplement). We are honored to know that authors have the trust and confidence in JAMA to submit their most important papers for evaluation and possible publication, and the quality of these manuscripts is reflected in JAMA’s impact factor of 30. In addition, many authors have taken advantage of our new opportunity to designate at the time of submission that if their manuscript is not accepted by JAMA, it could immediately be considered for publication by one of the JAMA Network journals. In 2013, 1649 papers were transferred to the JAMA Network specialty journals.

Voices Raised: The NCLEX-RN Experience in Canada.

The journey to this issue on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) began when the CJNL editorial director received two unsolicited NCLEX-focused manuscripts for consideration to publish. Adding to the growing body of articles and news stories published about the NCLEX since its 2015 implementation in Canada, the two papers revealed that the NCLEX-RN remains a controversial and unresolved issue for our profession. CJNL has long published special issues to focus attention on specific topics. Such focused publication creates a convenient repository of knowledge and information about a given subject, facilitating deeper exploration of the issue and serving as a historical reference point for the topic going forward. This issue continues that tradition by presenting 10 papers that discuss the NCLEX from the perspectives of researchers, policy makers, educators, students and a coalition of nurses that is vigorously advocating for remedies to address the disproportionately adverse impact of the NCLEX on students and especially on francophone writers. As CJNL's editor for policy and innovation, I was asked to serve as guest editor for this issue, and it has been my privilege to do so.

Scientific sinkhole: The pernicious price of formatting.

To conduct a time-cost analysis of formatting in scientific publishing. International, cross-sectional study (one-time survey). Internet-based self-report survey, live between September 2018 and January 2019. Anyone working in research, science, or academia and who submitted at least one peer-reviewed manuscript for consideration for publication in 2017. Completed surveys were available for 372 participants from 41 countries (60% of respondents were from Canada). Time (hours) and cost (wage per hour x time) associated with formatting a research paper for publication in a peer-reviewed academic journal. The median annual income category was US$61,000-80,999, and the median number of publications formatted per year was four. Manuscripts required a median of two attempts before they were accepted for publication. The median formatting time was 14 hours per manuscript, or 52 hours per person, per year. This resulted in a median calculated cost of US$477 per manuscript or US$1,908 per person, per year. To our knowledge, this is the first study to analyze the cost of manuscript formatting in scientific publishing. Our results suggest that scientific formatting represents a loss of 52 hours, costing the equivalent of US$1,908 per researcher per year. These results identify the hidden and pernicious price associated with scientific publishing and provide evidence to advocate for the elimination of strict formatting guidelines, at least prior to acceptance.

Effectiveness of female condom in preventing HIV and sexually transmitted infections: a systematic review protocol

IntroductionThe HIV pandemic continues to evolve with young women being the most vulnerable group to acquire infection. The presence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) further enhances HIV susceptibility and also...

Quality Assessment of Turbo CBCT for Lung SBRT

Foreword The twelfth annual RTi3 Radiation Therapy Conference was held in Toronto on March 4-5, 2016, hosted by the University of Toronto, Department of Radiation Oncology. The two-day conference, centered on the three pillars of Inquiry, Inspiration and Innovation, continues to broaden in depth as it showcases the evolving field of radiation medicine. Themed sessions such as ‘‘Guiding Practice through Imaging’’, ‘‘Brachytherapy’’, ‘‘SBRT/SABR’’, and ‘‘Quality and Safe Practice’’ reflect the current focus and future direction of practice, education, and research. RTi3 in 2016 continues to demonstrate that radiation therapists led inspirations, inquiries and innovations contributing to defining and developing radiation medicine in cancer care. As evidenced by the following abstracts, collaborations across the radiation medicine community highlight the interprofessional contribution of radiation therapists to research, education, and practice innovations. The editorial team looks forward to receiving these manuscripts for consideration for publication within the JMIRS. We are privileged to continue our partnership with the JMIRS to publish proceedings from the conference in 2016 as part of our knowledge translation strategy. For more information, please visit www.RTi3.com for conference information for RTi3 2017.

Abdominal Radiology: a new name for an evolutionary change

This first issue of Abdominal Radiology marks the continued evolution of the Journal to meet the professional needs of the Abdominal Radiologist. With this change in title from Abdominal Imaging, the inclusion and welcoming of interventional radiology manuscripts into the Journal is formalized. Many abdominal radiologists have had an active interventional practice for years, but without a central academic home for their education and publications. As the official journal of the Society of Abdominal Radiologists (SAR) that is inclusive of interventional radiologists, it is only fitting to expand the vision of the journal to include these important components of our practice. Readers should look for a growing presence of interventional articles in the future, and authors should consider sending us their interventional manuscripts for consideration. Beginning in 2016, Abdominal Radiology will become a monthly publication, secondary to your strong support of submitting many high quality manuscripts for consideration. Please continue to send us your best work. Original articles that advance the science and have wide readership appeal will continue to be encouraged and are the centerpiece of Journal activity. Special focus sections, review articles, classics in Radiology, and practice related articles will also continue. Continuing medical education (CME) credits with self assessment (SA) will be offered with each issue—allowing our readers to record credit for their educational effort and learning in support of maintenance of certification. We will strive to continue to earn the respect of our international readers as we have now affiliated with the Asian Society of Abdominal Radiology (ASAR) and the European Society of Gastrointestinal Radiology. We strive to increase international contributions and collaboration. A special thanks to the enormous volunteer efforts that makes this Journal possible. An army of associate editors, reviewers and editorial board members around the world are all working hard to find the best articles, and to ensure the scientific integrity of these publications. These individuals truly value learning, science, and selfless dedication to the cause of advancing patient care. I am indebted to all of them. I hope you will find professional satisfaction and assistance as you become regular monthly readers of this new Journal. I would welcome your input and suggestions as we continue to strive for ongoing improvements. Editor-in-Chief

Disclosure of the Author’s Conflict of Interest: Why?

The article describes not only the concept of conflict of interest, but also the validity of its disclosure in the texts of scientific medical articles. The issue of non-disclosure of conflict of interest is analyzed by the authors of the Russian journals. The examples that demonstrate the need to declare the conflict are given. A form for the disclosure of conflict of interest when submitting a manuscript for consideration is proposed.

Thank You to theJAMA SurgeryPeer Reviewers, Authors, and Readers

In this issue of JAMASurgery, wewould like to thank and acknowledge the 263 peer reviewers who reviewed manuscripts for JAMA Surgery in 2014. We greatly appreciate the thoughtfulness, insight, and expertise that the reviewers provided, as well as the time they took to conduct these reviews. The peer-review process is indispensable to the success of JAMA Surgery. We would also like to thank the authors who submitted manuscripts for consideration for publication in JAMA Surgery. In 2014,we receiveda total of 1208manuscripts, ofwhich 844wereOriginal Investigations, 62wereResearchLetters, 58 wereViewpoints, and60wereClinical Challenges (Table). The remainder included Special Communications, Reviews, Letters to theEditor, Letters inReply, InvitedCommentaries, and Editorials. We know there are many journals to which authors can submit theirwork, andwearehonored that somany authors chose to submit their high-quality research to JAMA Surgery. In recognition of this, the 2013 impact factorwas 4.3, ranking JAMASurgery 11thamongall 204surgical journals.Our h5-index is 55, ranking JAMA Surgery in eighth place. Lastly,wewould like to thank all the readers of JAMASurgerywhoaccess the journal content throughprint,web, or social media. This past year, we continued to expand our web and social media presence, with more than 9000 Twitter followers and 1.8 million visits to our website each year. JAMA Surgery has a large print distribution, with more than 10 000 print copiesdistributedeachmonth. JAMASurgery is alsopart of The JAMANetwork,which includes JAMA and 10 specialty journals. The JAMANetwork reaches approximately 750 000 physicians worldwide each week through print, online journal email alerts, and social media posts, and the JAMA NetworkJournalshavenearly30millionwebvisitseachyear.Thus, this association provides tremendous exposure towork from colleagues in diverse specialties. We are honored to have the opportunity to serve the surgical community and we appreciate the support our content receives fromourpeer reviewers, authorswhocontributework to JAMASurgery, and readers. Your support enables us to fulfill our mission “to promote the art and science of surgery by publishing relevant peer-reviewed research to assist the surgeon in optimizing patient care” and serve “as a forum for the discussion of issues pertinent to surgery, such as the education and training of the surgical workforce, quality improvement, and the ethics and economics of healthcare delivery.” JAMA Surgery will continue to pursue and publish highquality material relevant to the practice of surgery.

Welcome to eNeurologicalSci (eNS)!

Welcome to eNeurologicalSci (eNS)!

Special issue on intelligent e‐services

The ubiquitous nature of the World Wide Web (WWW) coupled with the flexibility and agility associated with Software Services is one of the primary contributing factors in the development and deployment of intelligent (Software) e-services. The applications of these intelligent e-services span a number of domains such as manufacturing, transportation, and health. The aim of this special issue (SI) is to present some of the cutting-edge research done in this area. In response to the call-for-papers for this SI, more than 40 submissions were received. After thorough peer-review process, which spanned multiple rounds, six papers were selected. The first paper of this special issue, authored by Casado et al. 1, proposes an abstract web-services transaction model. The advantage of this abstract transaction model is that various specific transaction models can be derived from it. The authors validate the proposed abstract transaction model and conclude that their approach can be used to define different test cases in order to test the reliability and failures of different Web Services (WS) Transaction standards. The second paper of this special issue, authored by Flahive et al. 2, proposes a dynamic methodology for reusing, extracting, and updating ontology in a semantic grid environment. Mathematical formulations covering various aspects of ontology extraction and updating have been proposed. A case study based on the Unified Medical Language System ontology is used for validation of the proposed methodology. The third paper of this special issue, authored by Kołodziej et al. 3, proposes three different genetic algorithms (GA)-based energy-aware scheduling methods in computational grids. The proposed approach makes use of two parameters, namely, dynamic voltage and frequency scaling model for modeling the overall grid energy usage. For validation purposes, the performance of the three GA-based approaches was tested under various parameters. The results demonstrate the robustness of the proposed GA-based schedulers in optimizing the energy usage of the grid clusters. The fourth paper of this special issue addresses an interesting decision-making problem in distributed environments—bilevel decision making. This paper, authored by Lu et al. 4, outlines a set of rules for bilevel decision making. The authors use a case study to demonstrate the validity and applicability of the proposed rule-based approach. They additionally carry out experiments to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method in finding a solution to a bilevel decision problem. The fifth paper of this special issue proposes an intelligent profiling-based task scheduling approach for multicore network processors. A key objective of the proposed approach by Tang et al. 5 is to optimize the system throughput under a given set of system parameters. In the past few years, various web-based applications that leverage multicore processors have emerged. The proposed approach has been validated by implementing it on the Intel IXP network processor. Simulation results demonstrate both the feasibility and the applicability of the proposed task-scheduling approach. The final paper of this special issue, authored by Xhafa et al. 6, presents an intelligent e-service for content management in a peer-to-peer environment. The design of the e-service is grounded on a super-peer architecture. The proposed e-service dynamically and efficiently replicates documents (as XML files) and data to support group-based processes in large and distributed environments. Extensive experimentation is carried out under various scenarios (using JXTA). In concluding this editorial, I would like to thank everyone involved in bringing this special issue to this fruition. I would like to thank all the authors who submitted their manuscripts for consideration in this special issue. Additionally, I would like to thank all the reviewers in providing high-quality reviews to the authors. In particular, I would like to thank Professor Geoffrey Fox, the editor-in-chief of this journal for his strong encouragement and support. This special issue would not come to its fruition without his support.

Neuro-Oncology Practice: Time Flies When You Are Having Fun!

Neuro-Oncology Practice: Time Flies When You Are Having Fun!

Why Big Data = Big Deal.

Why Big Data = Big Deal.