The European Heart Journal on the move: Can scientific publishing be further improved?

摘要

Every activity needs a strategy-and publishing is no exception to the rule. When the current editorial team had the privilege to manage the flagship of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), the European Heart Journal, in 2009, an initial and ambitious strategy was implemented.1 The strategy included (i) the nomination of deputy and associate editors from around the world ('going global'); (ii) the creation of the ESC Journal Family with manuscript transfer (Tunion fait la force'); (iii) improved readability of the journal with the introduction of CardioPulse, invited reviews, and editorials with high quality illustrations ('reading must be fun'); (iv) shorter turnaround time for manuscripts of first decision (currently 22 days) and expansion of the FAS7TRACK expedited review process to both the ESC Hotline Sessions and basic science papers ('fast and innovative'); and (v) introduction of novel electronic features (i.e. iPad and iPhone versions, and new media features, i.e. My Cardio Interview of hotline presenters, among others; 'modern and young' (Table 1).