Global Contributions to Aesthetic Surgery Journal Over the Past Decade

Background The Aesthetic Surgery Journal (ASJ) is a world-renowned publication with valuable contributions from around the globe. Objectives To better characterize the journal’s evolving representation of global contributions to aesthetic surgery, the authors examined the author affiliations of all articles published in ASJ over the last decade. Methods A PubMed search was performed for all journal articles published in ASJ from January 2008 to August 2018. For each article, the first author’s primary affiliation as indexed in MEDLINE was recorded as the source country. Data were tabulated by source country and year. The authorless errata, corrigenda, and Cosmetic Surgery National Data Bank Statistics were excluded from analysis. Results A total of 1746 articles were published during this period, contributed from 49 distinct countries. All continents other than Antarctica were represented. Higher income countries where aesthetic surgery is more prevalent produced 87% of published articles. The total number of published articles in ASJ has climbed from 77 annually in 2008 to 318 in 2018 as of August. In 2008, 27.3% of articles were from non-US countries, whereas in 2018 this increased to 43.7%. In particular, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Australia, Brazil, and Italy demonstrate steady increases in contributions over the 10-year period. Conclusions Publications in ASJ have increased in number over the past decade, and the journal has become increasingly global in its network of contributing authors. The increased global contribution to the ASJ may enhance readers’ experience both in the United States and in the world beyond.

Erratum for Nagesh et al., Phytochemical analysis and docking study of compounds present in a polyherbal preparation used in the treatment of dermatophytosis

Volume 3, no. 4, 6-14, 2017, DOI: 10.29252/cmm.3.4.6. This erratum adds the primary affiliation of Simhadri VSDNA Nagesh, a Research scholar. The affiliation line should appear as shown above.

Erratum for Nagesh et al., Phytochemical analysis and docking study of compounds present in a polyherbal preparation used in the treatment of dermatophytosis

Volume 3, no. 4, 6-14, 2017, DOI: 10.29252/cmm.3.4.6. This erratum adds the primary affiliation of Simhadri VSDNA Nagesh, a Research scholar. The affiliation line should appear as shown above.

Aquatic mammal science in Latin America: a bibliometric analysis for the first eight years of the Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals (2002-2010)

We conducted a meta-analysis of the publication statistics for Vols. 1-8 of the Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals (LAJAM), the joint scholarly publication of the Sociedad Latinoamericana de Especialistas en Mamíferos Acuáticos and the Sociedad Mexicana de Mastozoología Marina, with the following purposes: (a) identifying the main patterns in the authorship and content published between 2002 and 2010, and (b) assessing the contributions of these scientific societies in the Latin American and global contexts. With the caveat that the results are only representative of the researchers that chose to publish in LAJAM during the period covered by the study, the metadata from 168 articles indicated that most of the research was conducted on small odontocetes (Sotalia, Pontoporia, Tursiops) and pinnipeds (Arctocephalus, Otaria, Mirounga) of coastal habits. Rorqual whales (Balaenoptera, Megaptera) and oceanic odontocetes (Stenella, Mesoplodon, Orcinus, Delphinus) also were well represented. Studies of distribution (including first records) were the most common, followed by those related to feeding, strandings, health and bycatch. Seventeen countries were represented in the primary affiliation of the lead author, but just five dominated the contribution: Brazil (52%), Argentina (10%), México (7%), Uruguay (5%) and USA (5%). Among institution types, a university was reported as the primary affiliation type by 50% of the authors, while 26% reported a NGO, 17% a government agency and 7% another type of organization. A social network analysis of 404 authors identified a large, well-connected cluster of 263 authors. Within this cluster, 13 authors from Brazil, Perú, Argentina and Colombia were among the most collaborative. The female to male ratio was 1:1.6 among lead authors and 1:3.2 among lead authors that published more than one article, suggesting a gender disparity within this scientific community. According to Google Scholar™, 91 articles in LAJAM were cited in other publications through January 2012, with an average of 7.5 citations per article. The 15 most cited articles had between 13 and 15 citations, were predominantly from Brazil, and were mainly about small cetaceans.

Where Are We in the Education of Emotionally Disturbed Children?

The major thesis of this paper is that some of the most dramatic gains in special education have been in the education of emotionally disturbed children. Unfortunately, the converse is equally true — some of the most pressing needs in special education are evident in this area. A minor, though significant, theme is that, while the field of emotional disturbance has perhaps the most shallow pedogogical roots of any category of exceptionality in special education, it has the deepest philosophical and psychological roots. This could be an asset in the present context of decline in support for professional schools of education. Other categorical areas of special education have had more primary affiliation with pedagogy, whereas the education of emotionally disturbed children has had more basic affiliation with psychology. I will first discuss the strengths of the area and selected accomplishments and changes during the past 20 years — the approximate total history — as a significant area of education. I will then focus on some of the challenges and opportunities for growth. My discussion of our strengths is divided into three parts: (a) maturing and change in our perspective, (b) areas in which we have been in the vanguard of special education, and (c) specific gains we have made.