About the Journal

About the Journal

Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (AJTES), which comes out two times a year, is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal encompassing all aspects of clinical and basic research related to traumatic and non-traumatic emergency surgery and its allied subjects. Topics of interest include but are not limited to emergency surgery, acute care surgery, trauma surgery, intensive care, trauma management, and resuscitation.

The journal is the official scientific publication of the Albanian Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery (ASTES) in Tirana, Albania. The language of the journal is English.

Its mission is to open an interdisciplinary forum that allows for the scientific exchange between basic and clinical science related to pathophysiology, diagnostics, and treatment of traumatized patients. The journal covers all aspects of clinical management, operative treatment, and related research on traumatic injuries and non-traumatic emergency surgery.

Clinical and experimental papers on issues relevant to the improvement of trauma care and non-traumatic emergency surgery were published. Reviews, original articles, perspectives, opinions, and commentaries allow the appropriate presentation of major and minor topics. 

The Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery invites articles from Albania, Europe, and worldwide. The journal encourages scientific publications by national and international authors and applies a rigorous double-blind peer-review system according to international standards. Two or three referees and a biostatistical consultant scrutinize each paper submitted. 

Open access

All articles published by the Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication, without subscription charges or registration barriers. 

As authors of articles published in the Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, you are the copyright holder of your paper and have granted to any third party, in advance and in perpetuity, the right to use, reproduce, or disseminate your article, according to the AJTES License Agreement. 

Please contact us if further information is needed.

Scope and Mission

Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (AJTES) which comes out two times a year, is a peer-reviewed and open-access international journal. The Journal is the official scientific publication of is the official publication of the Albanian Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery (ASTES) in Tirana, Albania. The language of the journal is English. 

AJTES was founded in 2017 for the first time and publishes scientific articles that aim to promote interest, knowledge, and quality of care in emergency and trauma surgery. Its mission is to open an interdisciplinary forum that allows for the scientific exchange between basic and clinical science related to pathophysiology, diagnostics, and treatment of traumatized patients. The journal covers all aspects of clinical management, operative treatment, and related research of traumatic injuries and health care research, conducted in all fields of medicine and health care, as well as interesting case reports and clinical images, invited reviews, invited medical education papers, editorials, opinions and viewpoints, comments and letters to the Editor. The structure of each edition of the publication comprises section categories determined by the Editor and reflects the views of the Editorial Board.

AJTES encourages academicians, researchers, and specialists of different medical and healthcare fields from all over the world to publish their valuable research in all branches of medicine and healthcare.

The journal’s aim is to publish original articles with high scientific and ethical quality.

The Editorial Board of the AJTES and the Publisher adhere to the principles of the International Council of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), the Council of Science Editors (CSE), the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the US National Library of Medicine (NLM), the World Medical Association (WMA), the US Office of Research Integrity (ORI), the European Association of Science Editors (EASE), and the International Society of Managing and Technical Editors (ISMTE).

AJTES permits and encourages authors to post items approved for publication from the journal on personal websites or institutional repositories both prior to and after publication while providing bibliographic details of the publication in AJTES. All articles are also available in PDF format on our website https://journal.astes.org.al/AJTES/ and can be downloaded free of charge.

The AJTES’s mission is to distribute and expand worldwide good quality research, focused primarily on the medical and health care problems of European and not only.

AJTES is open to publication for all authors that comply with the scientific and ethical requirements of the journal. All manuscripts submitted for publication are strictly internally and externally peer-reviewed for their originality, methodology, scientific relevance, quality, ethical nature, and suitability for the journal. A similarity check is performed on all manuscripts submitted. All the articles published at AJTES will be fully accessed online. The open-access publication fee for this journal is EUR 200 for full-length articles and EUR 150 for case reports. 

Submission of a manuscript implies that the submitted work has not been published before (except as part of a thesis or report, or abstract); that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere; that its publication has been approved by all co-authors. If and when the manuscript is accepted for publication, the author(s) still holds the copyright and retains publishing rights without restrictions. Authors or others are allowed to multiply articles as long as not for commercial purposes. For the new invention, authors are suggested to manage their patent before publishing. 

 

 

Article-processing charges

Open-access publishing is not without costs. Therefore, the Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery levies an article-processing charge of publication fee for this journal, which is EUR 200 for full-length articles and EUR 150 for case reports. For each paper accepted for publication, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.

You have accepted responsibility for paying the article-processing charge of 200 euros using personal, grant, or institutional funds (for details about our open-access journal, payment, and the account number of the AJTES, click here)

Submissions from EU countries are subject to VAT/GST charges. The VAT/GST rate charged will be the rate applicable to your country. Read more here.

You have to pay through Bank transfer, and all expenses and commissions must be paid by you (Article sender)

Revenue Sources

The Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery operates with transparency regarding its revenue sources to maintain the integrity and sustainability of our publishing practices. The journal is funded through a combination of revenue streams, including author fees, institutional subscriptions, and advertising. Author fees may be applied to support the peer review process and production costs, though we strive to keep these fees reasonable to ensure accessibility for researchers. Institutional subscriptions provide libraries and institutions with access to our content, contributing to our financial stability. Additionally, the journal may generate revenue through advertising and reprints, which help support ongoing operations and improvements.

Institutional and organizational support also plays a critical role in funding the journal, allowing us to maintain high standards of publication and enhance our services. We are committed to ensuring that our funding model is transparent and does not compromise the quality or independence of the editorial process.

 

Peer-review policy

Peer review is the system used to assess the quality of a manuscript before it is published. Independent researchers in the relevant research area assess submitted manuscripts for originality, validity, and significance to help editors determine whether the manuscript should be published in their journal. You can read more about the peer-review process here.

Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery operates a double-blind peer-review system, where the reviewers do not know the names of the authors, and the authors do not know who reviewed their manuscripts.

Submitted manuscripts will generally be reviewed by two experts who will be asked to evaluate whether the manuscript is scientifically sound and coherent, whether it duplicates already published work, and whether or not the manuscript is sufficiently clear for publication. The Editors will reach a decision based on these reports and, where necessary, will consult with Editorial Board members.

Conflict of interest policy

The AJTES’s editorial review process is in accordance with the Good Editorial Practice set by international editorial organizations (WAME, COPE). WAME indicates that “conflict of interest exists when an author, reviewer, or editor in the publication process (submission of manuscripts, peer review, editorial decisions and communication between authors, reviewers, and editors) has a competing interest that could unduly influence his or her responsibilities (academic honesty, unbiased conduct, and reporting of research and integrity of decisions or judgments) in the publication process”.

The AJTES requires that each author, reviewer, and editor must disclose to the editor-in-chief any conflict of interest related to family, personal, financial, political, or religious issues as well as any competing interest outlined above at the WAME’s definition. Whether or not a conflict of interest and financial support exist, they must be declared at the Conflict of Interest Statement (signed and approved by all the authors) as well as at the end of the manuscripts (Conflict of Interest Statement, before the Reference Section). If a reviewer or an editor has a conflict of interest and/or believes that it is not appropriate to be a reviewer or an editor for a given manuscript, the reviewer or the editor should resign from the assignment. The AJTES editorial board members may also submit their own manuscripts to the journal. However, they cannot take part in any stage in the editorial decision of their manuscripts. They will be treated like any other author and if any, final acceptance of such manuscripts can only be made by the positive recommendation of at least two external reviewers. Authors should not contact any of the editorial executive or scientific board members during the review process. All necessary information regarding the process of a manuscript will be regularly provided by the editorial office via the official e-mail addresses. The names of the handling editor and the reviewers are not disclosed to the author(s). Due to AJTES’s double-blinded review principles, the names of authors and reviewers are not known to each other. Please refer to the “conflict of interest statement and copyright form” section below for the conflict of interest declaration for authors. For a conflict of interest statement for reviewers, please refer to the “Instructions to Reviewers” page.

Ethical guidelines

AJTES is committed to the highest standards of research and publication ethics. If ethical misconduct is suspected, the Editorial Board will act by the relevant international rules of publication ethics (i.e., COPE guidelines, WAME resources, WMA policies, and ORI).

An approval of research protocols by an ethics committee by international agreements ("WMA Declaration of Helsinki - Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects, October 2013, Fortaleza, Brazil", "Guide for the care and use of laboratory animals, 8th edition, 2011" and "International Guiding Principles for Biomedical Research Involving Animals, 2012") is required for all experimental and clinical and drug trial studies. For articles concerning empirical research on humans, a statement should be included that shows the informed consent of patients and volunteers was obtained following a detailed explanation of the procedures that they may undergo. Informed consent must also be obtained for case reports. All recognizable photographs of a patient must be accompanied by written permission from the patient for reproduction. Procedures performed to eliminate pain, harm, and distress in subjects/animals should clearly be stated. The authors should clearly state their compliance with internationally accepted guidelines and the guidelines issued by the relevant authority of their country. The journal requests a copy of the Ethics Committee Approval received from the appropriate authority.

All authors should meet the ICMJE's authorship criteria outlined in the "authorship contribution form" section. AJTES does not accept the gift, guest, or ghost authorship and will act according to the COPE guidelines and flowcharts when faced with suspected misconduct.

Citing articles in "Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery"

Articles in the Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery should be cited similarly to articles in a traditional journal. The articles are printed and online; they have the name of the authors, the publishing year, the article's Title, the journal's name, volume numbers, issue numbers, page numbers, and the URL & DOI of the articles.

Article citations follow this format:

Authors: [year], Title. Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery [volume number]:[issue number]. [page] [article URL, Doi]

Troshani, A., & Vevecka, E. (2020). The Impact of Timing of Elective Cesarean Delivery at Term in Neonatal Respiratory Morbidity. Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 4(2), 653 - 660. https://doi.org/10.32391/ajtes.v4i2.93

Appeals and complaints

If you wish to appeal a rejection or make a complaint, you should first contact the Editor, who will provide details of the journal's complaints procedure. For complaints that cannot be resolved with the Editor, the authors should contact the AJTES editor-in-chief.

 
Journal Editors:

  • Prof. Agron DOGJANI, MD, Ph.D., FACS, FISS, FICS, FKCS  - The University of Medicine of Tirana, ALBANIA  
  • Hysni BENDO, MD. - Resident Internal Medicine SRH Clinic Karlsbad, Karlsruhe GERMANY
  • Asc. Prof. Basri LENJANI, MD, Ph.D. - University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Pristina, Republic of KOSOVO

ISSN: 2616-4922 (Online); ISSN: 2521-8778 (Print)

https://journal.astes.org.al/AJTES/

  • Impact Factor Value based on the International Citation Report (ICR)
    • for the years 2020-2021 = 1.022;
    • for the years 2021-2022 = 1.131; 
    • for the years 2022-2023 = 1.573; 
    • for the years 2023-2024 = 2.034;
  • ICV - Index Copernicus Value
    • for the year 2019 = 77.13;
    • for the year 2020 = 88.13;
    • for the year 2021 = 100.00
    • for the year 2022 = 91.80                                                                     
  • ISRA JIF - 2,197;
  • GIF - 2.394;
  • International License. CC BY-NC 4.0