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Message from the Editor-in-Chief

The completion of this edition signals two complete years of publication of our journal and three years of work from its inception. As such, I thought that it was time for an update on what we have achieved so far and hopefully what we can achieve in the future. With this issue we have published eight editions with over 540 pages of scientific articles. The manuscripts received by the journal include nine invited reviews, 30 review articles and 198 original articles. Added to this there have been a percentage of case reports and a small number of technical notes. At initial decision, 133 manuscripts have been accepted from a total of 305 submitted giving an acceptance rate of 37%. However, this rises to a final acceptance rate of 65% after both minor and major revisions are completed. Our publishers tell us that this is excellent for a start up journal. With regard to the articles themselves, approximately 67% have come from the UK, 7% from Europe and 14% from the USA with the final 12% coming from the rest of the world. Whilst we are first and foremost a journal of BESS, it does seem that we have an international readership. I would encourage you to continue sending your articles. What of the future? Growth in online readership is a key objective and an important measure of the journal’s success but our principle aim for 2011 is the listing of Shoulder & Elbow in a journal citation index. This is a complex process, where a number of hurdles have to be overcome, involving an assessment of the number and quality of submitted original articles, number and quality of the published issues etc. In this regard we are very much guided by our publisher who will take us through the process. It is also important to recognise that if we fail there is a considerable time interval before we can apply again. As such, a significant amount of my time will focus on this in the coming months. In addition, I would just like to thank firstly Stella Crank, Editorial Assistant, without whose patience and hard work we would not have been where we are today. Added to this, I am extremely grateful for the continuous support of all of the Associate Editors, both old and new. It is our intention to add newcomers from both the UK and Europe in the near future. Last and by no means least, I would also like to thank our multiple reviewers. You know who you are and without your support this journal would not continue to flourish. Finally, of course I should also remember all the support personnel at Wiley-Blackwell, particularly Verity Emmans, Yvonne Gallagher and Sarah Jeffery who’s help has been invaluable.