Journal Guide

Annals of Leisure Research publishes refereed articles which promote the development of research and scholarship in leisure studies. Although originating in Australasia, Annals is aimed at an international readership, and seeks theoretical or applied articles which cover any topic within the broad area of leisure studies, including recreation, tourism, the arts, outdoor recreation, entertainment, sport, culture and play.

ISSN 0003-486X · EMIS Electronic EditionEdited by:Charles Fefferman, Princeton UniversityPhillip Griffiths, The Institute for Advanced StudyRobert MacPherson, The Institute for Advanced StudyJohn N. Mather, Princeton UniversityPeter Sarnak, Princeton UniversityAndrew Wiles, Princeton UniversityThe Annals of Mathematics is published bimonthly with the cooperation of Princeton University and the Institute for Advanced Study. Founded in 1884 by Ormond Stone of the University of Virginia, the journal was transferred in 1899 to Harvard University, and in 1911 to Princeton University. Since 1933, the Annals has been edited jointly by Princeton University and The Institute for Advanced Study.

Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence presents a range of topics of concern to scholars applying quantitative, combinatorial, logical, algebraic and algorithmic methods to diverse areas of Artificial Intelligence, from decision support, automated deduction, and reasoning, to knowledge-based systems, machine learning, computer vision, robotics and planning. The journal features collections of papers appearing either in volumes (400 pages) or in separate issues (100-300 pages), which focus on one topic and have one or more guest editors. Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence hopes to influence the spawning of new areas of applied mathematics and strengthen the scientific underpinnings of Artificial Intelligence.

Now published by Elsevier, Annals of Medicine and Surgery is an online-only, peer-reviewed open access journal with a global outlook and focus on those training in medicine and surgery (postgraduate and undergraduate). AMS contains a mix of original clinical and basic science research, reviews, editorials, commentary, perspectives, debate, opinion, case reports and journal club reports.

The journal crosses the whole disease spectrum of medicine and surgery but does also have a special focus on the following areas:

• Patient safety
• Human factors, teamwork, communication and professionalism
• Quality improvement science and practice
• Evidence based medicine
• Implementation science – clinical evidence into practice
• Leadership and management
• Medical education, teaching, and training
• Public and global health
• Healthcare policy, delivery, commissioning, and resource management
• Use of technology and health informatics
• Clinical ethics and medical law
• Research and innovation – bedside to bench and back again – including applications like personalised medicine

The journal uses an author-pays model and charges a fee per article accepted for publication. Following payment of this fee, the article is made universally available to all on http://www.sciencedirect.comwww.sciencedirect.com and http://www.annalsjournal.comwww.annalsjournal.com.

PubMed Central: Annals of Medicine and Surgery has been selected for inclusion in PubMed Central. All articles dating to Volume 1, Number 1 will be included in PubMed Central.

Annals of Medicine and Surgery is indexed in:

• AcademicPub
• The British Library
• Cancerlit
• EMBASE
• Google Scholar
• Medline/PubMed
• ProQuest
• Scopus
• Scisearch

AMS Case Reports is an open access, peer-reviewed international journal focussing on case reports from across the entire field of medicine and surgery.

About IJS Publishing Group

IJS Publishing Group is a scientific publishing house established in 2003 with the launch of the International Journal of Surgery.  There are now 12 journals in the portfolio and a number of other resources.

AMS Protocols is an open access, peer-reviewed international journal focussing on Protocols from across the entire field of medicine and surgery.  Protocols must be authentic, educational and well written. They should be interesting to a broad readership of physicians and surgeons across the globe.

About IJS Publishing Group

IJS Publishing Group is a scientific publishing house established in 2003 with the launch of the International Journal of Surgery.  There are now 12 journals in the portfolio and a number of other resources.