About the Journal

Annals of Esophagus

Aims and scope

The Annals of Esophagus (Ann Esophagus; AOE; ISSN: 2616-2784) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal focusing on basic and clinical research in all fields pertaining to the esophagus. In addition to esophageal cancers, Barrett's esophagus, gastroesophageal reflux disease, achalasia, hiatal hernias, esophagitis, congenital esophageal disease, esophageal diverticulum, esophageal perforation, benign esophageal neoplasms, and other rare esophageal malignancies are in the scope of AOE. The Annals of Esophagus is indexed and covered by Web of Science [Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)].

All submissions and review processes of AOE are conducted electronically to expedite the reviews and publication process. To best serve global authors and readers, AOE will spare no effort to minimize the duration of review and publication processes whilst maintaining the highest standards of each, and will maintain innovative efforts to meet readers’ need.

AOE welcomes submissions of Original Research (full length and brief reports), Review Articles, Case Reports, Technical Articles with videos, and Editorials. For descriptions and length requirements of each article type, please refer to the journal’s Author Instructions.

Indexing and Archiving

Annals of Esophagus is indexed and covered by

Digital Preservation

Information for Authors

AOE is a member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and it follows the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)'s guidelines and the ICMJE recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journal.

Manuscripts submitted must be original work of the author(s) and must not be published previously or under consideration for publication elsewhere.

Submission Turnaround Time

  • In-house review: 1-3 weeks
  • External peer review: 1-3 months
  • Publication Ahead of Print: within 1 month after being accepted
  • Formal publication: within 1-3 months after being accepted. Original Articles are listed as priority.

Publication Schedule

Published continuously from Jan. 2018 to Dec. 2019, AOE now follows a quarterly publication model (March, June, September, December).

Open Access Statement

This journal is a peer reviewed, open access journal. All content of the journal is published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). All articles published open access will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read, download, copy and distribute as defined by the applied license.

Free access and usage
Permitted third party reuse is defined by the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. This license allows users to copy and distribute the article, provided:

  • this is not done for commercial purposes and further does not permit distribution of the Article if it is changed or edited in any way.
  • the user gives appropriate credit (with a link to the formal publication through the relevant DOI) and provides a link to the license but not in an any way implying that the licensor is endorsing the user or the use of the work.
  • no derivatives including remix, transform, or build upon the material was allowed for distribution.

The full details of the license are available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Copyright

For open access publishing, this journal uses an exclusive licensing agreement. Authors will transfer copyright to AME Publishing Company, but will have the right to share their article in the same way permitted to third parties under the relevant user license, as well as certain scholarly usage rights.

For commercial usage or adaptation of AOE articles, please contact: permissions@amegroups.com

For reprint order, please contact: sales@amegroups.com

Support for Authors to Comply with Funding Body Mandates

We work with authors of research articles supported by funding bodies with open access mandates to ensure that authors can meet their funders’ requirements for public access to research results.

In addition, we offer further support for authors who are required to comply with funding body mandates, including but not limited to:

Editorial office

Email: aoe@amegroups.com
Phone: +86 20 66355775

Publisher information

AOE is published by AME Publishing Company
Addresses:
Hong Kong branch office: Flat/RM C 16F, Kings Wing Plaza 1, NO. 3 on Kwan Street, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong, China.
Singapore branch office: Pico Creative Centre, 20 Kallang Ave #03-08, 339411 Singapore, Singapore.


Updated on July 19, 2024