• 2022
• 2021

Vascular Specialist International 2022 Report

Ahram Han¹, Seon-Hee Heo², Hyung-Kee Kim³ on behalf of the Vascular Specialist International Editors
¹Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, ²Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, ³Department of Surgery, Kyungpook National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

We, at Vascular Specialist International (VSI), extend our sincere greetings, and we hope this message finds you well and in good health. It is with pleasure that we present the VSI 2022 annual report, which highlights the significant achievements of the journal in the past year.
Despite the challenging circumstances brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, VSI’s authors and reviewers made remarkable contributions, and we advanced a significant step forward to ESCI, for which we are immensely grateful. Our efforts continued towards making VSI the premier journal in the field of vascular surgery, and we are proud to have achieved substantial progress towards that goal.
In this year’s annual report, we review the accomplishments of VSI in 2022 and acknowledge the challenges and changes faced during this period. We also express our gratitude to the VSI editorial board and the Korean Society of Vascular Surgery for their unwavering support, which has been integral to our success.
Once again, we extend our sincere thanks to all those who have contributed to VSI’s growth and success. We remain committed to publishing high-quality research in vascular surgery and continuing our efforts towards the betterment of healthcare.

1. WINNERS OF THE REVIEWER AWARDS FOR 2022

The Reviewer Award is given annually to recognize the top reviewers for their outstanding peer review efforts. Thank you all for your constructive, timely reviews.

2. NEWLY INDEXED IN ESCI

In 2022, our journal made a big step forward. As of November 2022, Vascular Specialist International has been indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI). ESCI is a multidisciplinary index of the Web of Science Core Collection database. All articles published after 36(1), 2020, are now indexed and searchable on the Web of Science. To make scientific research published in VSI widely available, our editorial members have focused on making VSI visible in international citation databases during the last few years. We are now indexed in the ESCI, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Scopus, PubMed, PMC, Science Central, KoreaMed, Google Scholar, and ORCID.

3. FOCUSED SESSION ON PEER REVIEW

The VSI editors held an education program for peer review during the 75th congress of the Korean Society for Vascular Surgery on April 15th, 2022. The editors of the VSI provided lectures on six topics, including the role of peer review, how to write a peer review, and publication ethics. We provided certification to the participants who completed the course.

4. ANNUAL DATA REPORT: PUBLICATIONS

1) Articles

2) Nationality of authors

*By the nationality of corresponding author, including non-citable articles.

5. MEDALISTS OF BEST ARTICLES

1) Most cited articles (among 2021-2022 publications)

Ko H, Min S, Ahn S, Han A, Kim J, Min SK. Stump Length Changes after Endovenous Cyanoacrylate Closure or Radiofrequency Ablation for Saphenous Vein Incompetence. Vasc Specialist Int. 2021;37:14-21.

Pallister ZS, Chung J. Femoral Vein Reconstruction for Aortic Infections. Vasc Specialist Int. 2021;37:4-13.

Shah A, Ramanujan V, Muralidharan K, AnRaja A. Outcomes of Vascular Resection and Reconstruction in Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma and Bone Tumors. Vasc Specialist Int. 2021;37:22-28.

2) Most read articles (among 2020-2021 publications)

Lee M. Practical Tips of English Expressions for Non-Native English-Speaking Peer Reviewers. Vasc Specialist Int. 2021. https://doi.org/10.5758/vsi.210044

Kim HK, Han A, Ahn S, et al. Better Efficacy of Balloon Assisted Maturation in Radial-Cephalic Arteriovenous Fistula for Hemodialysis. Vasc Specialist Int. 2021;37:29-36.

Nakashima M, Kobayashi M. Open Repair of a Giant Popliteal Artery Aneurysm Presenting with Nerve Compression Symptoms. Vasc Specialist Int. 2021;37:37-40.

3) Most downloaded articles (among 2020-2021 publications)

Yoon WJ, Rodriguez VM, Lee CJ. Insights on Bridging Stent Grafts in Fenestrated and Branched Aortic Endografting. Vasc Specialist Int. 2021. https://doi.org/10.5758/vsi.210025

Pallister ZS, Chung J. Femoral Vein Reconstruction for Aortic Infections. Vasc Specialist Int. 2021;37:4-13.

Gong S, Lee EJ, Kim JS, et al. Association between Laterality and Location of Deep Vein Thrombosis of Lower Extremity and Pulmonary Embolism. Vasc Specialist Int. 2021. https://doi.org/10.5758/vsi.200075

6. OVERALL BEST ARTICLES SINCE 1986

• 1) Most cited article
  Cho KJ. Carbon Dioxide Angiography: Scientific Principles and Practice. Vasc Specialist Int 2015;31:67-80. [Cited by 64 articles]
• 2) Most read article
  Lee M. Practical Tips of English Expressions for Non-Native English-Speaking Peer Reviewers. Vasc Specialist Int. 2021. https://doi.org/10.5758/vsi.210044 [Read count 3,089]
• 3) Most downloaded article
  Yie K. Achenbach Syndrome: A Benign Painful Blue Finger with Tip Sparing. Vasc Specialist Int 2019;35:251-255. [Download count 6,864]