EURORAD: Europeisk opplæringsprogram for radiologer Davide Caramella EURORAD Scientific Director

Learning resources On-line journals Teaching files Image databases

Learning resources On-line journals Teaching files Image databases CME

EURORAD EU Project:  5th Framework Programme

EURORAD EU Project:  5th Framework Programme Peer-review started in 1999 Since 2001: official program of EAR Award for the 1000 th submitted case at ECR 2002

Review Process Every case is anonymously peer reviewed The Editorial process relies upon a three levels system:  Editor-in-Chief  13 Section Editors  > 100 Section Reviewers

Section Editors  BreastO Jarlman  CardiacA. de Roos  Chest C.J. Herold  GastrointestinalO. Ekberg  Genital (female)J.O. Barentz  Head & neckM. Becker  InterventionalD. Vorwerk  Liver, pancreas, spleenC. Bartolozzi  MusculoskeletalJ.L. Bloem  NeuroP.M. Parizel  PediatricH Carty  Urinary & genital maleC. Roy  VascularJ Struyven

Editorial Organization The Eurorad Publication Coordinator (EPC) ensures:  technical check of cases  support for authors and members of the Editorial Board  control of the copy editing process

Review tools The Editor-in-Chief, Section Editors and Section Reviewers conduct the review in a specialized database s are used for correspondence between review board members and authors

Case collection

Case collection progress

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Technical developments Jan 2002: new server setup with enterprise class security settings Several developments made to ease the editorial management Version 5 will feature:  new homepage with enhanced links and improved navigation  new submission process integrating video and DICOM submissions

Submission of cases Channel 1: ”Direct to EURORAD web site” Link from ECR Abstract submission page to EURORAD web site Open between 18/9/02 and 31/12/02 9 contributors Review of cases was done by EURORAD editorial board Accepted cases published and presented at ECR 2003

Submission of cases Channel 2: “ Flagging of Scientific Papers” 925 abstracts as potential EURORAD cases Authors have been contacted by ECR office By 7/1/03, 184 cases have been submitted Review of cases is done by EURORAD editorial board Accepted cases will be published and presented at ECR 2003

Submission of cases Channel 3 “Post Congress process of Scientific Exhibits” through EPOS After ECR 2003, Scientific Exhibits on EPOS will be examined to detect potential EURORAD cases The material will be processed to allow preparation of EURORAD cases Authors will be encouraged to finalize their cases and submit to EURORAD

EURORAD Multinational program Not-for-profit Support of Scientific Societies

EURORAD Multinational program Not-for-profit Support of Scientific Societies Peer review

EURORAD: next steps Further improvement of submissions

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Increasing the number of cases Accepted casesTotal # of cases

EURORAD: next steps Further improvement of submissions Reduction of time-to-publication Stronger collaboration with ECR CME