1. Pediatric Editor’s Report………………Daniel J. Ostlie, MD
Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques – Pediatric Section
ANNUAL REPORT
2017
Agenda
July 19, 2017
Pediatric Editor’s Report………………Daniel J. Ostlie, MD
Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques
Goals
Manuscript Demographics
Review Process
Planning For The Future

2. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques – Pediatric Section
UPDATE GOALS
Goals For
Have each editorial board member submit at least 3 names of guest reviewers
Encourage Board members to recruit articles from their respective countries
Each 3-term editorial board member to submit a manuscript (once in his/her three year term) – Dr. Wulkan will be determining editorial board
To develop and encourage the submission of representative videos, with articles when appropriate, or to Videoscopy directly.
Encourage rapid online review to shorten the time from submission to publication. Manuscript timeline: reviews returned within 3 weeks, accepted papers published within six months of submission
Encourage timely reviews from editorial board members

3. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques – Pediatric Section Manuscripts Submitted July June 2017
(15-16)
Total Manuscripts received ……
Unsolicited……
2017 IPEG Submissions 46 52
2016 IPEG Submissions
Manuscripts from USA… (23%) 42 (27%)
Manuscripts from Europe… 48 (35%) 47 (30%)
Manuscripts from Asia… (30%) 54 (35%)
Manuscripts from Other Countries… 16 (12%) 13 ( 8%)

4. Manuscripts Submitted
July 2016– June 2017
Country
Total
Accepted
Pending
Rejected
Argentina 2
Australia 1
Belgium
Brazil
Canada 4 3
China 17 9 6
Croatia
Cyprus
Colombia
Egypt
France 13 5
India
Israel
Italy 19 10
Japan
Kazakhstan
Korea
Mexico
Portugal
Russia
Serbia
South Africa
Spain
Turkey UK
USA 32 24
Vietnam
TOTALS
137 58 34 45

5. Manuscripts Submitted
July 2016 – June 2017
Country
Total
Accepted
Pending
Rejected
USA 32 24 5 3
Italy 19 9 10
China 17 2 6
France 13
Japan
Turkey 1 4 UK
Canada
India
Egypt
Mexico
Spain
Argentina
Croatia
Korea
Portugal
Russia
Australia
Belgium
Brazil
Colombia
Cyprus
Israel
Kazakhstan
Serbia
South Africa
Vietnam
TOTALS
137 58 34 45

6. Accepted Manuscripts by Country

7. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques –
Pediatric Section
Manuscripts
by Surgical Category
Category # Submitted # Accepted
Colorectal
Esophagus
General Laparoscopy
Hernia
Liver and Pancreas
Perioperative Complic
Stomach and Intestine
Thoracic
Urology
Technical/Other Subspecialty
TOTAL

8. Editorial Board Reviewer Response Time
Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques – Pediatric Section
Editorial Board Reviewer Response Time
July 2016 – June 2017
Reviewer Performance
Board Member Invitations………150
Agreed………………125 (83%)
Declined………………..10 (7%)
No Reply……………….14 (9%)
Uninvited…… (1%)
Reviews Completed……….110 (73%)
Awaiting Completion…………40 (27%)
Timeliness of Returned Reviews
Less than 4 weeks………….100%

9. UPDATE Future Planning
Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques – Pediatric Section
Future Planning
UPDATE
Continue to build associations with IPEG/ESPES
Ongoing evaluation of the editorial board
Identification of appropriate future editorial board members
Strive for manuscript review time of 4 weeks or less
Notify authors of manuscript decisions in 6 weeks or less
Expand the geographic manuscript submission area with emphasis on Central/South America and Australia