Reviewer of the Month (2023)

In 2023, many Mediastinum reviewers make outstanding contributions to the peer-review process. They demonstrated professional effort and enthusiasm in their reviews and provided comments that genuinely help the authors to enhance their work.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding reviewers, with a brief interview of their thoughts and insights as a reviewer. Allow us to express our heartfelt gratitude for their tremendous effort and valuable contributions to the scientific process.

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Mediastinum 2022 CiteScore Released: 1

We are pleased to announce that the Mediastinum (MED) has received its 2022 CiteScore: 1, ranking 225 out of 309 journals in the Medicine (miscellaneous) category.

Furthermore, we are delighted to highlight the remarkable achievements made by all AME journals in the CiteScore ranking.

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Locally Advanced Thymic Epithelial Tumors (Ongoing)

The series on “Locally Advanced Thymic Epithelial Tumors” is edited by Dr. Masatsugu Hamaji, MD, PhD, Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan. This series discuss the pathology, therapies, staging and evaluation of thymic epithelial tumors.

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Mediastinum Annual Report 2022

We are pleased to present the 2022 Annual Report of Mediastinum. Mediastinum has formed an internationalized editorial board of 75 members from 16 countries, published 40 articles of authors from 15 countries. Besides, it has attracted internationally diverse readers from 167 countries/regions with stably increasing website pageviews up to 74,984 in 2022. The journal also features special series exploring trending topics, as well as the Chinese Edition that enhances the links between Chinese scientists and the international medical community.

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Management of Airway and Vascular Invasion in the Mediastinum (Ongoing)

This special series on “Management of Airway and Vascular Invasion in the Mediastinum” is edited by Dr. Roberto F. Casal and Dr. Bruce Sabath. This series covers various management strategies for airway and vascular invasion in the Mediastinum and includes the perspectives of experts from different subspecialties (interventional pulmonologist, gastroenterologist, bronchoscopist, and anesthesiologist).

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Mediastinal Cysts (Ongoing)

The series on “Mediastinal Cysts” is edited by Dr. Nestor Villamizar (University of Miami, USA). This series will discuss the diagnosis and surgical management of mediastinal cysts and provide reviews on various types of the mediastinal cysts, including pericardial cyst, thymic cyst, esophageal duplication cyst, and bronchogenic cyst.

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Traumatic Injuries of the Mediastinum

The series on “Traumatic Injuries of the Mediastinum” was edited by Dr. Simon R. Turner, MD, MEd, FRCSC, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. The series has covered a wide rang of traumatic injuries of the mediastinum in diverse sites.

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The Series Dedicated to the 11th International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group Annual Meeting (Virtual ITMIG 2021)

The Series Dedicated to the 11th International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group Annual Meeting (Virtual ITMIG 2021) was edited by Drs Malgorzata Szolkowska (The National Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Research Institute, Poland), Mirella Marino (Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Italy), Katarzyna Blasinska (National Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Research Institute, Poland), Magdalena Knetki-Wroblewska (Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Poland), Giuseppe Cardillo (Azienda Ospedaliera S. Camillo Forlanini, Italy).

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Changes in Management of Mediastinal Tumours Following the Surge of COVID-19 Pandemic

This series on “Changes in Management of Mediastinal Tumours Following the Surge of COVID-19 Pandemic” was edited by Dr. Giuseppe Banna, MD, Department of Medical Oncology, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Portsmouth, UK and Dr. Alfredo Addeo, MD, Oncology Department, University Hospital Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.

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