We are delighted to announce that Robotic Surgery: Research and Reviews (RSRR) has been accepted for indexing in PubMed and PubMed Central (Robot Surg). As a peer-reviewed, online, open access journal, articles published in RSRR are already freely available through the Dove Medical Press website. With the extra discoverability afforded by indexing in PubMed, we look forward to better serving our authors and expanding our international readership.
RSRR welcomes original research, commentaries, reports and reviews on the theory, use and application of robotics in surgical interventions from around the world. Notably, and of great benefit to such an applied discipline as surgery, the journal also accepts video abstracts. One of our most viewed articles includes a video showing step-by-step surgical technique in robotic zero ischemia partial nephrectomy.Citation1 Since its launch in 2013, RSRR has provided a platform for discussion of the latest surgical robotic devices,Citation2 minimally invasive techniques,Citation3 and their application in different surgical specialties.Citation4,Citation5 We also encourage articles exploring the improvement of patient outcomes, benefit to patientsCitation6 and cost-effectiveness studies.Citation7
We would like to thank our editorial board, authors, peer reviewers, and readers for their contribution to the success of RSRR so far and look forward to the growth of the journal with this new chapter in its development. We welcome your submissions to RSRR.
Disclosure
Dawn Hesson is employed by Dove Medical Press as a Journal Development Editor responsible for the editorial development of Robotic Surgery: Research and Reviews. The authors report no other conflicts of interest in this work.
References
- Canda AE, Balbay MD. Robotic zero ischemia partial nephrectomy: step by step surgical technique with tips and tricks. Robot Surg. 2014;1:1–9.
- Du X, Brett PN, Zhang Y, et al. A hand-guided robotic drill for cochleostomy on human cadavers. Robot Surg. 2018;5:13–18.
- Donkor C, Gonzalez A, Gallas MR, Helbig M, Weinstein C, Rodriguez J. Current perspectives in robotic hernia repair. Robot Surg. 2017;4:57–67.
- Becchini L, Annecchiarico M, di Marino M, Moraldi L, Perna F, Coratti A. Gastrointestinal robotic surgery: challenges and developments. Robot Surg. 2015;2:11–27.
- Moss E, Murphy DA, Halkos M. Robotic cardiac surgery: current status and future directions. Robot Surg. 2014;1:27–36.
- Shinder BM, Farber NJ, Weiss RE, et al. Performing all major surgical procedures robotically will prolong wait times for surgery. Robot Surg. 2017;4:87–91.
- Aaronson N, Neubauer P, Judson B. Cost effectiveness of transoral robotic surgery for the treatment of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review. Robot Surg. 2015;2:59–63.