Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (IJCARS) - Letter from Editor

Dear colleague,

We are pleased to announce that the International Journal of Computer
Assisted Radiology and Surgery (IJCARS) has been accepted for indexing in
Medline and Index Medicus. This news should encourage potential authors
who intend to submit a full paper for CARS 2010 or an abstract with
possible extension to full paper at a later date.

IJCARS began with Volume 1, Number 1 in March 2006 and became eligible for
indexing in Medline by the National Library of Medicine after 3 years of
continuous publication. Our application was approved on the first
submission, so we are grateful to all CARS contributors who have
contributed to the journal as authors, reviewers and active readers. Thank
you for making the journal so strong only 3 years after it was launched.
The quality of the submissions has steadily increased. The reviewers have
set exceptionally high standards by thoroughly and rigorously evaluating
each manuscript. We intend to recognize the exceptional achievements of
IJCARS authors and reviewers in future editorials and at the CARS annual
meetings.

The acceptance of IJCARS by Medline for indexing is particularly
significant since the acceptance rate by NLM for new journal applications
was only 23% in 2009.

You can remain up-to-date on the content of new journal issues by electing
to receive the IJCARS Table of Contents Alert at the journal's website
www.springer.com/11548. Simply enter your email address in the box at the
lower right as instructed, and click go. Youll receive the Table
of Contents via email as soon as a new issue is available online. You can
use this to identify articles of interest linked to their full-text
content.

Best wishes for the Holidays!

Michael Vannier & Heinz Lemke
Editors-in-Chief

Franziska Schweikert
Editorial Office Manager

International Journal of CARS
Im Gut 15
79790 Kuessaberg, Germany
Tel. +49-7742-922 434
Fax: +49-7742-922 438
E-mail: ijcars.edoffice(at)cars-int.org
IJCARS website: www.springer.com/11548
Manuscripts Submissions: www.editorialmanager.com/jcars

CARS congress website: www.cars-int.org
***CARS 2010, June 23 - 26, Geneva, Switzerland