Final Programme

Publish Europe – European Radiology
The activities of ‘European Radiology’, official organ of
the ESR as well as of several European Societies of
Radiological Subspecialties, were highly satisfactory
during 2006.
The number of manuscripts submitted to ‘European
Radiology’ will reach new heights for 2006. Indeed,
we expect to receive more than 1,300 manuscripts
compared to 1,177 manuscripts in 2005. It is
especially pointed out that more than 88% of these
manuscripts deal with original research. This is
proof of the attraction of our journal for researchers
from all over the world to publish their material.
During the year 2005, articles previously published
in ‘European Radiology’ were cited 5,662 times; an
increase of 15% compared to 2004. The impact
factor now stands at 2.437.
The electronic manuscript handling system is
functioning to the great satisfaction of authors, peer
reviewers and editorial staff. I am particularly proud
that we were able to reach a mean time interval of
approximately 6 weeks between acceptance of the
manuscripts and their online publication.
De to the high inflow of manuscripts and the financial
constraints of the available printing space, the time
interval between manuscript acceptance and the
printed publication has unfortunately increased. In
the future all efforts will be made to improve this
situation.
For the future, the editorial board of ‘European
Radiology’ plans to remain at the forefront of
technological and editorial innovation in scientific
publishing, in line with the advanced policies
developed by ESR and its office staff.
This annual report is a very welcome opportunity to
express my deep appreciation and gratitude to the
deputy editors, the assistant editors, and the entire
editorial board for their enthusiastic and excellent
support. I also wish to thank the more than 900
reviewers from Europe and overseas, who kindly
and benevolently invested so much of their time
and expertise in order to achieve our high scientific
standards.
Albert L. Baert
Editor-in-Chief
44 European Society of Radiology