Annals of Vascular Diseases (AVD) is a quarterly online Open Access journal. AVD reports advances in medical, surgical, and endovascular science in vascular diseases. The journal is sponsored by the three societies: the Japanese College of Angiology, the Japanese Society for Vascular Surgery, and the Japanese Society of Phlebology. AVD is also the official journal of the Asian Society for Vascular Surgery and the Asian Venous Forum.
Journal data
- Publisher: Japanese College of Angiology, Japanese Society for Vascular Surgery and Japanese Society of Phlebology
- Published articles: 1,711 (as of April 1, 2021)
- Issue cycle: 4 times a year (on the 25th of 3, 6, 9 and 12)
- ISSN (Print): 1881-641X
- ISSN (Online): 1881-6428
Aims and scope
Annals of Vascular Diseases (AVD) publishes Open Access, peer-reviewed original research articles, reviews, case reports, clinical trials, and methods in vascular research and allied fields. Topics include vascular and endovascular surgery, vascular medicine, peripheral vascular disease, and venous and lymphatic disease. Epidemiology, exercise, genetics, translational biology, health services, and transplantation related to vascular science are also considered.
The journal encourages authors anywhere in the world to submit original and important work on clinical and other investigations relating to vascular diseases and angiology. The editors are especially interested in articles that provide clues to the underlying causes of disease or lead to effective treatments. AVD also welcomes articles that provide conceptual breakthroughs.
As the official journal of the Japanese College of Angiology, the Japanese Society for Vascular Surgery, and the Japanese Society of Phlebology, the journal publishes peer-reviewed annual reports and selected papers presented at the annual society meetings, as well as original articles from members and non-members.
Bylaws of Organization
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Name
The name is “The Editorial Committee of Annals of Vascular Diseases”.
Article 2. Office
The office is located in International Academic Publishing Co. Ltd., Publishing Center, 332-6 Yamabuki-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo162-0801, Japan.
Article 3. Purpose
The purpose of the Organization is to disseminate, world-wide, progress in angiology research in Asia.
Article 4. Activities
- Receipt and control of manuscripts, peer-review, and editing.
- Yearly Publication of “Annals of Vascular Diseases” in 4 regular issues and 1 supplement.
EDITORIAL BOARD
Article 5. Members
The Organization shall have, at all times, Editorial Board Members recommended by the following societies:
- ASVS (Asian Society for Vascular Surgery)
- AVF (Asian Venous Forum)
- JCA (Japanese College of Angiology)
- JSVS (The Japanese Society for Vascular Surgery)
- JSP (Japanese Society of Phlebology)
Article 6. Executives
The Committee shall have, at all times, one Editor-in-Chief and three or more Associate Editors.
Article 7. Elections
- The term of an Editorial Board Member is three years. The first term is from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2015. A review of the term shall be conducted during the Editorial Board Meeting, in the autumn or during the ASVS annual meeting in the third year of the term.
- Appointment of an editorial board member from societies listed in Article 5 requires an invitation and ratification from the Editorial Board.
- An Editorial Board Member who is 65 or over as of the end of March shall join Advisory Board from the following April. The term and a review of the term of Advisory Board Members is the same with that of Editorial Board Members. If an Advisory Board Member declines to continue to participating in Advisory Board or if he/she does not reply to the committee’s contact, the Advisory Board Member shall leave the Editorial Committee.
Article 8. Duties and Authority of Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editors and Editorial Board Members
- Editor-in-Chief shall represent the Organization, preside at meetings, and conduct overall management of affairs concerning the Organization. For peer-review of submitted manuscripts, the Editor-in-Chief appoints Associate Editors.
- Associate Editors shall support the Editor-in-Chief by selecting reviewers and making recommendations for submitted manuscripts.
- Editorial Board Members shall support the Editor-In-Chief and Associate Managers by participating in the peer-review process and attending meetings.
- Advisory Board Members shall give advice and suggestions to the Editorial Committee regarding operating the journal.
Article 9. Compensation
The Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editors, and Editorial Board Members serve without compensation. In case an AVD board member is not a member of Japanese College of Angiology or Japanese Society for Vascular Surgery, travel expenses for attending board meetings during annual meetings of each society will be covered by this committee. This committee shall bear the other expenses necessary for organizational matters.
MEETINGS
Article 10. Editorial Board Meeting
- Editorial Board Meetings shall be held every year during the Annual Meeting of Japanese College of Angiology (Japan), the Annual Meeting of Asian Society for Vascular Surgery (Host Country), and the Annual Meeting of The Japanese Society for Vascular Surgery (Japan).
- Associate Editors Meeting shall be held as required.
Article 11. Extraordinary Meeting
- Extraordinary Meetings or Conferences by e-mail shall be convened by Editor-in-Chief at his discretion, when needed.
ACCOUNTS
Article 12. Funding
The Organization is funded by subsidies from three sponsoring Japanese societies (Japanese College of Angiology, The Japanese Society for Vascular Surgery, Japanese Society of Phlebology), advertisement revenue, and offprint circulation income.
Article 13. Fiscal Year
The fiscal year of the Committee shall commence on April 1 of each year and end on March 31 of the following year, and year-end closing procedures shall be performed as of the end of each fiscal year.
Article 14. Accounting Report
- The Committee shall make an accounting report once a year at the Editorial Board Meeting in autumn and obtain approval from the Board.
- The Committee shall provide the accounting report to the three sponsoring Japanese societies at their request or, the Committee shall provide the accounting report to the three sponsoring societies after approval of the Organization.
FORCE AND EFFECT OF BYLAWS
The Bylaws take effect as of May 25, 2012.
Revised on December 21, 2015.
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief
- Juno Deguchi
- Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Japan
Associate Editors
- Stephen Cheng
- Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
- Akihiro Hosaka
- Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Japan
- Katsuyuki Hoshina
- The University of Tokyo, Japan
- Young-Wook Kim
- Samsung Medical Center, Korea
- Jun Koizumi
- Tokai University, Japan
- Masataka Sata
- Tokushima University, Japan
- Norihiko Shiiya
- Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan
- Hideyuki Shimizu
- Keio University, Japan
- Yoshiko Watanabe
- Kawasaki Medical School, Japan
- Norikazu Yamada
- Kuwana City Medical Center, Japan
- Kenichi Yokoyama
- Kyorin University, Japan
- Kohei Akazawa (Statistical Consulting Editor)
- Niigata University, Japan
Editorial Board Members
- Abdulkarim Al-Ameri
- Sanaa University, Yemen
- Mussaad al-Salman
- King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
- Louay Altarazi
- Orient Society of Vascular Surgery, Syria
- Takayuki Asahara
- Tokai University, Japan
- Enrico Ascher
- NYU Langone Health, U.S.
- Jean-Pierre Becquemin
- Hôpital Henri Mondor, France
- Ahmet Kürşat Bozkurt
- Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Turkey
- Jan Brunkwall
- University of Cologne, Germany
- Niaz Ahmed Choudhury
- Asian Society for Vascular Surgery
- Murnizal Dahlan
- University of Indonesia, Indonesia
- Tarun Grover
- Medanta, India
- Dong-Ik Kim
- Samsung Medical Center, Korea
- Hiroyoshi Komai
- Kansai Medical University, Japan
- Kimihiro Komori
- Nagoya University, Japan
- Issei Komuro
- The University of Tokyo, Japan
- Toshifumi Kudo
- Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan
- Byung-Boong Lee
- George Washington University, U.S.
- Leong Yew Pung
- Cardiac Vascular Sentral Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- James May
- The University of Sydney, Australia
- In Sung Moon
- The Catholic University of Korea, Korea
- Pramook Mutirangura
- Mahidol University, Thailand
- Hitoshi Ogino
- Tokyo Medical University, Japan
- Takao Ohki
- The Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan
- Peter Robless
- Robless Vascular Surgery, Singapore
- Josefino Sanchez
- University of Santo Tomas Hospital, Philippines
- Hirono Satokawa
- Fukushima Medical University, Japan
- Chun Che Shih
- Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
- Henrik Sillesen
- University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- Bauer Sumpio
- Yale University, U.S.
- Shen Ming Wang
- Sun Yat-Sen University, China
- Hiroyoshi Yokoi
- Fukuoka Sanno Hospital, Japan
- Yoshikazu Yonemitsu
- Kyushu University, Japan
Advisory Board
- Hideo Adachi
- Nerima Hikarigaoka Hospital, Japan
- Ricardo Etcheverry
- Asociación Médica Argentina, Argentine
- Peter Gloviczki
- Mayo Clinic, U.S.
- Tsuneo Ishiguchi
- Aichi Medical University, Japan
- Takehisa Iwai
- Tsukuba Vascular Center, Japan
- Kimihiko Kichikawa
- Nara Medical University Hospital, Japan
- Sachio Kuribayashi
- HIMEDIC Imaging Center at Lake Yamanaka, Japan
- Mauri Lepäntalo
- University of Helsinki, Finland
- Masunori Matsuzaki
- Yamaguchi University, Japan
- Tetsuro Miyata
- Sanno Medical Center, Japan
- Toshio Ohhashi
- Shinshu University, Japan
- Takashi Ohta
- Daiyukai Daiichi Hospital, Japan
- Osamu Sato
- Saitama Medical University, Japan
- Hiroshi Shigematsu
- International University of Health & Welfare, Japan
- Shoei-Shen Wang
- National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan
- Yoshio Yazaki
- International University of Health & Welfare, Japan
- Masao Yoshizumi
- Hiroshima University, Japan